Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Tivo Now Officially Available in Canada
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 12:00 PM
"The TiVo Service is now available in Canada. Canadian residents will be given special instruction to follow when activating service. Please look for the link "Instructions for Canadian residents," under step 1 during the activation process. TiVo does not sell boxes in Canada, so Canadian residents must purchase boxes in the US and import them. If the DVR becomes defective, TiVo will not ship a warranty replacement box into Canada, and will only ship to a US address."
Could this be any more underwhelming? This isn't a launch, it's more like a corporate shrug from Tivo: "Eh, ok, I guess we'll kind of support you Canucks". I was expecting partnerships with local Canadian cable providers - or, well, something other than this. This offers no temptation for my household with our MCE 2005 (analog recording) and cable-company PVR (digital/HD recording). Neither one costs me any monthly fees. Do any of my fellow Canadians reading this site feel even a twinge of interest in this?
Could this be any more underwhelming? This isn't a launch, it's more like a corporate shrug from Tivo: "Eh, ok, I guess we'll kind of support you Canucks". I was expecting partnerships with local Canadian cable providers - or, well, something other than this. This offers no temptation for my household with our MCE 2005 (analog recording) and cable-company PVR (digital/HD recording). Neither one costs me any monthly fees. Do any of my fellow Canadians reading this site feel even a twinge of interest in this?
