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scorpionatthepcscorpionatthepc Posts: 5,378
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A friend of mine has TiVo and is interested in the Netflix service on there but he doesn't have internet but I've told him I could setup an email address for him. I think he just wants the 30 day trail tbh but would he be able to cancel via his TiVo when his trail is up or would he have to do it via a computer?
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    TechnixTechnix Posts: 2,571
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    You can't cancel from the TiVo but I think what you can do instead is cancel your friend's membership as soon as signing up, so your friend wouldn't have to do anything himself to prevent getting charged after the trial period. I've mentioned this before but this is a nice setup VM have done for those wanting Netflix without the need of internet.
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    Chris JamesChris James Posts: 532
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    Technix wrote: »
    You can't cancel from the TiVo but I think what you can do instead is cancel your friend's membership as soon as signing up, so your friend wouldn't have to do anything himself to prevent getting charged after the trial period. I've mentioned this before but this is a nice setup VM have done for those wanting Netflix without the need of internet.

    That is correct.
    1 Sign up on the web page using an email address, password and credit card. Click on the free month trial. Once they are satisfied you haven't had a free trial before they will email you within seconds to tell you that you have a free month's trial.
    2 Log back in and cancel. The web site will tell you subscription will not be renewed after the following date (one month ahead).
    3 Open the Tivo app (or Channel 204) and sign in with email and password. Tivo will remember these details and you will not have to sign in again (unless you want to watch Netflix on another device).
    4 The Tivo uses its own internal broadband for the streaming and it will begin with a basic picture. As it realises it has a decent broadband speed, picture gets better. Max pic quality is Super HD (1080p) - if you want to see the progress of the better picture press INFO on remote.
    5. Finally if you do want to sign out of Netflix (maybe to watch a film at another home) then once it has opened with the film choice menu, ignore what happens on the screen as you press keys on your remote that takes you to the log off page: UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT,LEFT,RIGHT,UP,UP,UP,UP.
    Hop all this helps :p
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    scorpionatthepcscorpionatthepc Posts: 5,378
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    Bit of a problem.


    Been my mates today and he's signed up without a valid email address. He just typed any email in and then just entered his bank details and Netflix excepted it!!!

    I gather they will take payment as the email address doesn't even exist?
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    Chris JamesChris James Posts: 532
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    scorpionatthepc wrote: »
    Bit of a problem.


    Been my mates today and he's signed up without a valid email address. He just typed any email in and then just entered his bank details and Netflix excepted it!!!

    I gather they will take payment as the email address doesn't even exist?

    Why is that a problem? If he didn't want to join, why did he give his bank details? Was this a month's trial he signed up for? If so, he really needs the phoney email address to cancel it but he'll still get a free month. If he can't remember the email address he will have to phone them to cancel. Seems odd behaviour especially as there are sites which allow you to use a temp email address for an hour or so.:confused:
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    scorpionatthepcscorpionatthepc Posts: 5,378
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    He doesn't have a computer he just typed in loads of numbers and letters and then @yahoo.com and said that netflix excepted the email address so he carried on and put his bank details in. I've since told him he will have to ring them if he wants to cancel.
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    BenMcr77BenMcr77 Posts: 6,573
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    Considering you need the email address to log into a device as it's the username, a bit of a problem if he can't remember it!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,031
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    scorpionatthepc wrote: »
    He doesn't have a computer he just typed in loads of numbers and letters and then @yahoo.com and said that netflix excepted the email address so he carried on and put his bank details in. I've since told him he will have to ring them if he wants to cancel.

    What a donkey.
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    Jez_GafysJez_Gafys Posts: 291
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    I wouldn't bother if I was you, netflix on the tivo box is the slowest pile of sh*te version of the netflix app on any hardware ever made. Low end 30 quid android tablets can load the interface and start an actual stream around a week before the tivo box even presents you with your profile selection!
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    OLD BOYOLD BOY Posts: 2,998
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    Jez_Gafys wrote: »
    I wouldn't bother if I was you, netflix on the tivo box is the slowest pile of sh*te version of the netflix app on any hardware ever made. Low end 30 quid android tablets can load the interface and start an actual stream around a week before the tivo box even presents you with your profile selection!
    H'mmm, maybe there's something wrong with your box.

    TIVO takes about a minute to load fully, but once you are in, everything's fine.

    If this is not what is happening for you Jez, I'd call Customer Services. It's either a box or a signal problem in my opinion.
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    Peter the GreatPeter the Great Posts: 14,230
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    Jez_Gafys wrote: »
    I wouldn't bother if I was you, netflix on the tivo box is the slowest pile of sh*te version of the netflix app on any hardware ever made. Low end 30 quid android tablets can load the interface and start an actual stream around a week before the tivo box even presents you with your profile selection!
    I think you need to get your box replaced because it is excellent on my Tivo box. It only takes about 10 seconds to give me full HD on a stream and loads quickly. It also gives you Dolby Digital 5.1 sound as well. So it is certainly worth it.
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    woolybullywoolybully Posts: 152
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    I've heard about people having US accounts for Netflix. How is this done?
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    c4rvc4rv Posts: 29,624
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    woolybully wrote: »
    I've heard about people having US accounts for Netflix. How is this done?

    The accounts are not geographically locked down. So your account can access any netflix server regardless of location.
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    Jez_GafysJez_Gafys Posts: 291
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    woolybully wrote: »
    I've heard about people having US accounts for Netflix. How is this done?


    You have to use either a US VPN or a DNS server which has been edited to reroute netflix lookups (google netflix dns)
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    Jez_GafysJez_Gafys Posts: 291
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    Peter the Great wrote: »
    I think you need to get your box replaced because it is excellent on my Tivo box. It only takes about 10 seconds to give me full HD on a stream and loads quickly. It also gives you Dolby Digital 5.1 sound as well. So it is certainly worth it.

    you must be one of those magic people with a different box to the rest

    http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/Netflix-on-TiVo-is-USELESS/td-p/2084658/page/4

    http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/Youtubue-and-Netflix-slow-to-load-after-Tivo-update/td-p/2067322

    http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/Netflix-App-slow/td-p/2078758/page/2

    http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11/33695520-tivo-update-netflix-page-53.html
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    Peter the GreatPeter the Great Posts: 14,230
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    Jez_Gafys wrote: »
    you must be one of those magic people with a different box to the rest

    http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/Netflix-on-TiVo-is-USELESS/td-p/2084658/page/4

    http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/Youtubue-and-Netflix-slow-to-load-after-Tivo-update/td-p/2067322

    http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/Netflix-App-slow/td-p/2078758/page/2

    http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11/33695520-tivo-update-netflix-page-53.html
    To the rest? They are a few small examples and in a couple of those threads other people are saying that Netflix works alright for them.
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    Ernie_CErnie_C Posts: 2,841
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    Peter the Great wrote: »
    To the rest? They are a few small examples and in a couple of those threads other people are saying that Netflix works alright for them.

    Yes, a few people complaining on a forum where people come to complain doesn't mean there is a generic problem affecting everyone.
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    acoolwelshblokeacoolwelshbloke Posts: 3,185
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    Jez_Gafys wrote: »
    I wouldn't bother if I was you, netflix on the tivo box is the slowest pile of sh*te version of the netflix app on any hardware ever made. Low end 30 quid android tablets can load the interface and start an actual stream around a week before the tivo box even presents you with your profile selection!

    I agree totally! The worst ever experience using netflix is with the TiVo.
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    Matt DMatt D Posts: 13,153
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    woolybully wrote: »
    I've heard about people having US accounts for Netflix. How is this done?

    www.unblock-us.com/
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    OLD BOYOLD BOY Posts: 2,998
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    acoolwelshbloke wrote: »
    I agree totally! The worst ever experience using netflix is with the TiVo.
    Well, you too should consider reporting this to VM. Don't just put up with a problem like this, you must report it or it will never sort itself out on its own!

    We are using Netflix a lot and we do not have the kind of problems that some are reporting on here.
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    acoolwelshblokeacoolwelshbloke Posts: 3,185
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    OLD BOY wrote: »
    Well, you too should consider reporting this to VM. Don't just put up with a problem like this, you must report it or it will never sort itself out on its own!

    We are using Netflix a lot and we do not have the kind of problems that some are reporting on here.

    I have a Cisco box, to be fair the whole thing is naff. It's slow slow slow.

    Contract is up on the 10th of April and its due to switch off on that date. Can't wait.
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    seasidedazseasidedaz Posts: 213
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    what i find a put off, is you can't set up a different profile on the virgin tivo like other device's. and on our box it take's so long to come on i ended my subscription slow was not the word.if you could set up different profile i could not find it.
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    Jez_GafysJez_Gafys Posts: 291
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    Peter the Great wrote: »
    To the rest? They are a few small examples and in a couple of those threads other people are saying that Netflix works alright for them.

    I wasn't exactly going to find a million different posts on every user that has issues. In my living room I can access netflix via my tv, tivo, wii or xbox (from the devices connected to my tv) out of all them the tivo is deffo the slowest. Starting a program isn't really the issue it's the actual loading. It takes an age to present you with profiles and then a further age to show you the media catalogue after that. Out of all of them the xbox is the fastest logging in and doing on the above much faster. This isn't down to network performance it is purely the speed of the processor in the tivo is quite pants really.
    seasidedaz wrote: »
    what i find a put off, is you can't set up a different profile on the virgin tivo like other device's. and on our box it take's so long to come on i ended my subscription slow was not the word.if you could set up different profile i could not find it.

    I get the profile selection I'm sure, but yeah it's the slowness of initially loading thats a put off. P.S it's not just netflix youtube and spotify are just as bad.
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    Jaycee DoveJaycee Dove Posts: 18,762
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    We just signed up to Virgin and the Tivo box is a confusing piece of kit. But I am gradually picking it up.

    However, Netflix on it is awful. Very hard to get to like. Takes forever to set up and to load and when it does it keeps buffering and pausing and never playing more than a few seconds before I just give up.

    My box was set up by Virgin only 10 days ago and I have not been able to watch more than 30 seconds of anything on Netflix before I have to get on with my life.

    It is badly letting the side down for my impressions of Virgin as a newbie.
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    stuntmasterstuntmaster Posts: 5,070
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    Jaycee Dove wrote: »
    We just signed up to Virgin and the Tivo box is a confusing piece of kit. But I am gradually picking it up.

    However, Netflix on it is awful. Very hard to get to like. Takes forever to set up and to load and when it does it keeps buffering and pausing and never playing more than a few seconds before I just give up.

    My box was set up by Virgin only 10 days ago and I have not been able to watch more than 30 seconds of anything on Netflix before I have to get on with my life.

    It is badly letting the side down for my impressions of Virgin as a newbie.

    Netflix works fine for me

    by the way, netflix on tivo uses its own 10 meg internet. I'd get virgin to check the line and area first
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    mimik1ukmimik1uk Posts: 46,701
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    stuntmaster wrote: »
    Netflix works fine for me

    by the way, netflix on tivo uses its own 10 meg internet. I'd get virgin to check the line and area first

    same here

    I use Netflix via the TiVo a lot and only had the very occasional issue with it
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