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Series3 HD TiVo CableCARD Info

Series3 HD TiVo and the TiVo HD DVRs can record two channels at once with two CableCARDs in the unit - and the best part is, you don't need a cable box. CableCARDs are a relatively new product in the market, and there is some confusion about how they work. Here's the bottom line: the FCC requires all US cable companies to supply CableCARDs to their customers on request. There may be monthly fees and installation charges (none of which are unreasonable) but the cable companies must provide the cards.

The TiVo HD can also record two channels at once with a single CableCARD if it's a "multistream" cable card. The Series3 can use this type, but would need two to record two channels at once.

Any TiVo that can use a CableCARD can NOT use a cable box instead.

For more information, see our CableCARD + TiVo blog post.

This chart has some more information about the way your local cable provider deals with CableCARDs.

Installation of a CableCARD is truly simple - here's TiVo's guide.

Cable
Company

Costs
(these vary widely - we're only listing rough guidelines based on individual experiences here)

More Info

Adelphia Monthly fee: $1.75 - $3.75
Installation/delivery: $25
Pickup seems to be available

Adelphia Info Page

Adelphia forum thread

Cablevision

Monthly fee: $1.25
Installation/delivery: $25 - $50

Cablevision Info Page

Cablevision forum thread

Charter n/a

Phone: 866-499-8080

Charter forum thread

Comcast

Monthly fee: generally free
Installation/delivery: from $15 - $30

Comcast Info Page

Phone: 800-COMCAST

Comcast forum thread

Cox

Monthly fee: $1.99 - $8.50
Installation/delivery: $25 - $65

Cox Info Page

Cox forum thread

Mediacom Monthly fee: $2.95

Mediacom Main Site

Mediacom forum thread

RCN Monthly fee: $1.50
Installation/delivery: $15 - $50

Phone: 800-RING-RCN

RCN forum thread

Time Warner Monthly fee: $1.75 - $4
Installation/delivery: $25 - $50
Time Warner forum thread
Verizon FIOS Monthly fee: $1.25 - $2.95
Installation/delivery: $24.95 - $46

Verizon Main Site

Phone number list

Verizon FIOS forum thread

Canada Generally unavailable, but off-air works, subject to guide-data limitations. More Information about Series3 in Canada

 


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