Once upon a time R N shaped the electrons to say... > I wrote last week, about my machine that was going through the power > up cycle every 18 minutes or so. This was after a heavy electrical > storm through the area. > After unplugging it over night, it seemed fine. It is not networked. > Come to find out last night, it hasn't been able to "phone home" since > then. It says there's 'no dial tone'. Here's what I've done:
Uh-oh. I think I know what this is - your modem took a hit during the storm and it is dead. You have a few of options: 1. Have TiVo repair/replace the TiVo out of warranty. 2. Have a 3rd party repair the modem. 3. Use an external modem connected to the serial port (next to the IR port). WeaKnees.com sells kits for this. 4. Add networking to the TiVo and switch to that instead of modem. 5. Just get a new TiVo. If this box has lifetime, it is probably worth doing one of the first four. If it is monthly, I'd just replace it. -MZ -- megazone-at-megazone.org http://www.MegaZone.org/ Gweep, Geek, Human, me. http://www.TiVoLovers.com/ http://www.Eyrie-Productions.com/ -><- Hail Eris "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171
