Okay, it hasn't been a good two days - for PTVs in my home or electricity in general.
I wake up Wed. AM and turn on my TiVo to see the "Message" Richard told us about. No message. Check the Menu - it didn't make it's call (line busy) at like 5am - very odd for TiVo.
Check Replay - had a message from around 6am that Replay "failed to get data from the server". Par for the course for Replay's crappy network.
Figured this meant stupid Replay stayed connected from 5-6am when TiVo was trying.
I did a Net Connect w/ TiVo - everything worked just fine.
Tried one w/ Replay. Nope...REALLY slow (like hangs a minute at "Connection Established"). So...changed numbers and tried...nope... And here's a weird thing, after one 243NetConnect, subsequent tried could take up to 30 seconds to start after me hitting "Select" on the 243Zone Screen. Weird. I set it up to download REAL SLOW and hop in the shower. About half hour later it's still not done w/ channel guide data.
Frustrated, I give up.
But then I realize my DSL was getting hooked up Wed. so maybe that's interfering. So I plug in the "filter" the DSL people provide. It does nothing.
I go to work. I come home to find out...power's been out for about 3 hours, will be out for about 6 more! Then they "extended" the "accidental" outage to do some repairs that they had planned to do on Friday (which is good because I was supposed to have a 12 hour outage on Friday which they turned into a 10 hour one on Wed due to an "accident). Needless to say, no DSL and no attempts to try connecting were made Wed. night.
Thurs. morning: my TiVo's screwed up because when I lose power it loses it's time. So, Force a Call, everything's fine.
Replay? Try a Net Connect? No go. (it did try after power was restored but the phone was disconnected) Same SLOW network and same SLOW delay on 243Zones screen. Tired yet another number. Nope.
So...question #1 I need help with: Replay employes: what the hell is going on with your network? These problems are CONSTANT!!! You have no 800 number or nationwide locals...your network FREQUENTLY fails...users FREQUENTLY get odd error messages (c89000 or some odd string of numbers that mean nothing)...you purposely don't download as much data as your main competitor...you purposely don't give us as timely updates as your main competitor...and you cut of information you download anyway (descriptions...I had to add that, sorry http://www.avsforum.com/ubb/wink.gif
So...what the HECK is going on???
I've decided to keep a log in Nov. stating my problems w/ Replay vs. TiVo's nightly downloads so we can see a good comparison. I'll probably add in problems w/ Replay's Zones for the fun of it too (Replay Zone teams, here's a hint: the Emmys and World Series are OVER).
Now...on to problem two. Oh, wait: one minor problem - and I think this is a "feature" of 3.0. When I do a soft reboot, the unit powers down and I have to turn it back on.
Problem two:
This morning: most of my Replay Channels show that they have nothing to record. It's weird...I can read the Channel description - it says I am set to record Simpsons and X-Files...when I do a Find Shows it FINDS SHOW that meet the criteria but NO DOTS. And here's an odder one - I have a "Days of Our Lives" Channel for 3 episodes. I have ONE episode now. I do a Find Shows? Only Thurs. episodes has dots, Friday-Wed. do not!!! Oh, and there's no dots in the Channel Guide for these shows either.
Did Replay lose it's memory w/o power so long? Do I have to reset all my recordings? Will a Net Connect (if I can ever do one) fix this?
HELP!
I wake up Wed. AM and turn on my TiVo to see the "Message" Richard told us about. No message. Check the Menu - it didn't make it's call (line busy) at like 5am - very odd for TiVo.
Check Replay - had a message from around 6am that Replay "failed to get data from the server". Par for the course for Replay's crappy network.
Figured this meant stupid Replay stayed connected from 5-6am when TiVo was trying.
I did a Net Connect w/ TiVo - everything worked just fine.
Tried one w/ Replay. Nope...REALLY slow (like hangs a minute at "Connection Established"). So...changed numbers and tried...nope... And here's a weird thing, after one 243NetConnect, subsequent tried could take up to 30 seconds to start after me hitting "Select" on the 243Zone Screen. Weird. I set it up to download REAL SLOW and hop in the shower. About half hour later it's still not done w/ channel guide data.
Frustrated, I give up.
But then I realize my DSL was getting hooked up Wed. so maybe that's interfering. So I plug in the "filter" the DSL people provide. It does nothing.
I go to work. I come home to find out...power's been out for about 3 hours, will be out for about 6 more! Then they "extended" the "accidental" outage to do some repairs that they had planned to do on Friday (which is good because I was supposed to have a 12 hour outage on Friday which they turned into a 10 hour one on Wed due to an "accident). Needless to say, no DSL and no attempts to try connecting were made Wed. night.
Thurs. morning: my TiVo's screwed up because when I lose power it loses it's time. So, Force a Call, everything's fine.
Replay? Try a Net Connect? No go. (it did try after power was restored but the phone was disconnected) Same SLOW network and same SLOW delay on 243Zones screen. Tired yet another number. Nope.
So...question #1 I need help with: Replay employes: what the hell is going on with your network? These problems are CONSTANT!!! You have no 800 number or nationwide locals...your network FREQUENTLY fails...users FREQUENTLY get odd error messages (c89000 or some odd string of numbers that mean nothing)...you purposely don't download as much data as your main competitor...you purposely don't give us as timely updates as your main competitor...and you cut of information you download anyway (descriptions...I had to add that, sorry http://www.avsforum.com/ubb/wink.gif
So...what the HECK is going on???
I've decided to keep a log in Nov. stating my problems w/ Replay vs. TiVo's nightly downloads so we can see a good comparison. I'll probably add in problems w/ Replay's Zones for the fun of it too (Replay Zone teams, here's a hint: the Emmys and World Series are OVER).
Now...on to problem two. Oh, wait: one minor problem - and I think this is a "feature" of 3.0. When I do a soft reboot, the unit powers down and I have to turn it back on.
Problem two:
This morning: most of my Replay Channels show that they have nothing to record. It's weird...I can read the Channel description - it says I am set to record Simpsons and X-Files...when I do a Find Shows it FINDS SHOW that meet the criteria but NO DOTS. And here's an odder one - I have a "Days of Our Lives" Channel for 3 episodes. I have ONE episode now. I do a Find Shows? Only Thurs. episodes has dots, Friday-Wed. do not!!! Oh, and there's no dots in the Channel Guide for these shows either.
Did Replay lose it's memory w/o power so long? Do I have to reset all my recordings? Will a Net Connect (if I can ever do one) fix this?
HELP!
