[BC] Dumping POTS lines (WAS:HD Radio Article)

[Chris Gebhardt]

Bernie Courtney wrote:
> Negative.  I used my tivo for a few years with a Netgear USB > 10/100 Wired
> ethernet adapter, has have many others, there are a number of wires adapters
> on the Tivo support page that are listed as being supported as well.
> 
> As far as the modem goes, if you REALLY want to get tivo over a voip line
> now you can attach an external modem to the units serial port (need to build
> a mini plug > dsub cable), force the external modem to connect at 14.4, and
> then tell tivo to use that modem for its calls.  I posted a link to these
> instructions a few months back when this discussion was going on,  if
> antibody's interested I suppose you could search the archives and find it.

We are lucky enough to have 2 Sony Series 1 units.  They've been great 
except for the modems, which are extremely sensitive to voltage spikes. 
  We've lost both of them.   Popping on an external USR Sportster modem 
has worked great.

Someday we'll get them (via WiFi) and the Series 2 hooked up to the 
broadband connection, but I live in a 30 year old house that wasn't 
wired up with Cat5 from the start, the floorplan is too funky to easily 
do after the fact, and I've not yet gotten a wireless bridge.

Funny when you think about it... the "Internet guy" with a bunch of 
modems at home all dialing up.  Guess it's like a carpenter's house or a 
mechanic's car... the last to get the love. :)

Chris Gebhardt
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