I've been using mine offline for 2 years without it having to phone home. But I would worry about getting a new one. They may have added the phone-home feature as a requirement.
Richard P. >>My watching habits are pretty simple and no one else here watches TV. >>It's easy for me to program by the hour. >>I was always afraid it wouldn't function if it couldn't call home. > > I can't say that for sure because mine phones home several times an hour > polling for any instructions I've sent it over the web. > > I can say that it can be set to record by date, time, and duration. That > should not require phoning home, but if they adopt MS-style strong-arm > marketing tactics I could see how they could require it. > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
