Our two TiVos are networked together over our wireless network. This allows us to transfer shows between the two, as well as doing the daily call over the internet. But the wireless dongle on the upstairs TiVo occasionally drops connection. In the past, I’ve just unplugged the dongle and let it cool down a bit, plug it back in, and everything was fine. But twice in the last two days, when I unplug the dongle, the whole TiVo reboots. That’s not good.
I wonder if it’s time to buy a new dongle. Or maybe I should just hold out for the TiVo Series III.
My Netgear wireless dongle used to drop connections a lot, and it drove me crazy. I used to do the unplug-cooldown-replug shuffle, but I eventually realized it was a flaky cable that was causing the problem. You might want to wiggle the cable at the connection point with the dongle to see if that’s your problem.
Tell me more about this transfer of shows to other TiVos. I only have one unite at the moment, but that sounds cool…
Rob, it’s just like it says – both TiVos detect the other one (no configuration required). They then list the shows on the other TiVo under a separate “folder” on the Now Playing List. You can select a show and transfer it to the TiVo you’re sitting at. This is great because it means that it doesn’t matter which TiVo you recorded on, you can watch it on the TiVo that’s more convenient for you.
The only problem is that it transfers slower than real time, so you can’t start watching immediately.
It’s great for us, because one of our TiVos has a DVD burner, so if you want to burn something, you just transfer it to that TiVo.
Sounds cool. Thanks for the info, Paul.
I’m holding out for a series 3.
Tina, me too. That’s why I haven’t even started thinking about HD TV yet.