DirecTivos get their guide data from the satellite. If you are getting TV service you will continue to get guide data. The telephone connection is used for other things such as pay-per-view purchases and autherizing software updates. The software updates themselves come via the satellite.
--- In [email protected], Mike Thomas <wenglish98...@...> wrote: > > I seem to be having a perfect storm of equipment and service failures lately > :-( > > My landline is having some serious noise issues such that my two HDVR2s > cannot dial in ("Service Connection" fails). Since it is not clear whether > the problem is in the home wiring (meaning an expensive service call), and > we barely use the landline anyway, I am planning on ditching the landline > and going with Vonage (we already have Vonage). > > The DirecTiVos cannot connect via Vonage (I can see the number being dialled > on the Vonage adapter, but the connection fails). Vonage's FAQ says if this > happens I need to upgrade my DVR (wish I could). > > I have the 6.4a firmware on the DirecTiVos. Is there a (fairly easy) way I > can either enable the USB port and use a WiFi adapter, or make a change to > the dial string used so that Vonage can handle it? I'm fine telnetting in > over the serial port and running UNIX/Linux commands infrequently, but I > really don't want to be rebuilding kernels every time DirecTV pushes a > firmware update. > > I really don't want to give up the DirecTiVos, but they are going to run out > of guide data in about a week and then my family will kill me. If only > DirecTV would hurry up and follow through with their re-partnership with > TiVo. > > Thanks ... Mike > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
