Review 1 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Works Great!
06/14/2009
By eags13
from Grand Rapids, MI
Ease of Installation
5.0
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What's great about it: No need to run any cables to your TiVo box anymore
What's not so great: a bit slower than if you connected directly
"I have been very pleased with this wireless adapter. It takes away the need to have your modem right by your TiVo or the need to run miles of cable across your house to reach it. For those of you that naturally have your modem close by, I wouldn't spend the money. All it will do is slow down your TiVo when it is trying to access functions online. But, for the majority of people that have their TiVo box in a location that is not convenient to run cables, this is a really great way to go. It is quite speedy for wireless. I would totally recommend it."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
Is this product used primarily for business?:
No
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Review 2 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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It works as advertised
06/14/2009
By oldmaster
from New York
Ease of Installation
5.0
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What's great about it: It works and sets up on the Tivo easliy
What's not so great: It only works on Tivo
"I couldn't get other USB WiFi adapters to work on my older Tivo, but this one worked as well as it does on my new Series 2. For products to do what they are designed to do is a real pleasure."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
Is this product used primarily for business?:
No
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Review 3 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Solved my problem!
03/13/2009
By Jen1015
from Raleigh/Durham, NC
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What's great about it: Plugged right in and worked correctly - very easy to set up
What's not so great: Would be great if it were cheaper
"I bought this to replace our existing Linksys Wireless-B adapter that has been hooked up to our tivo series 2 for years. We recently put security on our home network (WPA2) and the Linksys was no longer able to access the network. I was having to take the security off the network ("un-password protect" it) and then manually connect to the tivo service every couple weeks when our program info would run out. It was very time consuming, not to mention annoying! I bought the Tivo Wireless-G today and plugged it right in, went to the Settings page, and followed the prompts to enter my router's (Airport Express for Mac) password. It is now connecting and already working much faster than the Linnksys did. I paid $74 including tax, but I do feel it was worth it since my tivo can go back to doing things on its own just like it used to!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
Is this product used primarily for business?:
No
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Best Adaptor for TIVO ever!
02/27/2009
By Brownie77
from Fairbury, IL
Ease of Installation
5.0
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What's great about it: It's Wireless, No Phone line inuse, easier to set-up Tivo
What's not so great: Not Free!
""I bought this because I kept noticing that the TiVo was interfering with my phone line, presumably during downloads or updates. The phone kept displaying "line in use" very frequently, even when no one was using the phone. The length of time that TiVo was monopolizing the phone line was unacceptable to me, because you cannot make or receive calls during this time. I still need my land line for incomingd calls, so I looked for alternatives and found this. Now the TiVo does not access the phone line at all, and I really enjoy the extra features such as online scheduling via my computer as well." I recommend this to anyone whenever someone buys a TIVO!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
Is this product used primarily for business?:
No
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Review 5 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Top 1000 Contributor
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This is a great gadget
10/03/2008
By cook4fun
from DE
Ease of Installation
5.0
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What's great about it: Eliminates phone connection problems
What's not so great: none
"I bought this because I kept noticing that the TiVo was interfering with my phone line, presumably during downloads or updates. The phone kept displaying "line in use" very frequently, even when no one was using the phone. The length of time that TiVo was monopolizing the phone line was unacceptable to me, because you cannot make or receive calls during this time. I still need my land line for some calls, so I looked for alternatives and found this. Now the TiVo does not access the phone line at all, and I really enjoy the extra features such as online scheduling via my computer."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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How Easy? Really Easy!
07/06/2008
By ArgyleBoy
from Philly
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What's great about it: Tivo Gets it
What's not so great: It took a while to get out of the box
"Tivo is just awesome. It took twice as long to remove it from the packaging as it did to make it work.
I already had a Linksys Rangeplus Home Network so that was ready to go, although I'm not super-technical for those of you who are anxious about this. I plugged it into my Tivo & Tivo sent me a message to my on-screen message center which walked me through the simple-as-you-like installation procedure and it's now connected. It asked for the password to my WPA2 protected network and that was hard as it got.
It wasn't cheap but it's not much more than many other adapters, and with the built in Tivo functionality, it's well worth the money."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 7 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Make Life Easy
04/23/2008
By AikenMike
from Aiken, SC
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What's great about it: Easy to set up
What's not so great: None that I have found
"You can use other wireless USB adapters for your Tivo. However, you need to make sure that the are compatible and possibly the right release. Subsequently, with other wireless USB adapters, you are taking a chance they won't work once you get it home and connect it. If you are going to connect your Tivo to your wireless home network, buy this adapter! Make Life Easy!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 8 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Perfect, Absolutely Perfect
01/05/2008
By STLMan
from Saint Louis
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What's great about it: Easy setup, flawless operation
What's not so great: none
"I literally took this product out of the and used it 5 minutes later. I had to move my wireless router behind my TV when I first purchased the Tivo. With this product I was able to go wireless and move the router out of the already rat-nested area behind my television. It just makes sense. Internet access gives you the ability to download movies, schedule recordings, etc... I love it. But I am a geek. ;)"
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Easy to setup
11/01/2007
By BERTfromTEXAS
from Texas
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What's great about it: Fast setup
What's not so great: can't think of one
"I purchased this to convert my wired connection to wireless. I changed from cable to satilite. It took longer to update my programming schedule than to install and find my wireless network. Installation was easier than setting my my wife's wireless laptop. 5 stars."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 10 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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So Great!
10/18/2007
By NewMacFan
from Oakland, CA
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What's great about it: Easy to use
"I bought this product because I was having problems with my phone line. It works perfectly with my Mac Airport Express, right out of the package! It works like a charm! Definitely worth it!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 11 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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SOOOOO Easy
10/15/2007
By happylady
from Ohio
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What's great about it: Super easy
What's not so great: A bit pricey
"I am not very electronically gifted. I was a bit worried about the installation of my Tivo. I plugged in the TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter and my TiVo worked with my wireless connection from my computer. The TiVo customer service is also awsome. Just that easy!!! I love it."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Top 100 Contributor
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The ONLY choice for wireless TiVo
09/22/2007
By supahgrandpoobahnator
from California
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"Even though you can use generic wireless G adapters on the TiVos, I highly recommend using the TiVo Wireless G adapter because program and data transfers with it are substantially faster than the generic adapters due to the hardware-based compression the real TiVo adapter allows. This is no small benefit when you're transferring programs between TiVos using TiVotoGo or MRV and you need to move gigabytes of data. It will save minutes per program and hours per month."
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Yes
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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very easy to install
09/16/2007
By hdtv4me
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"It was incredibly easy to install and within a few minutes the tivo had downloaded all the information. It is wonderful not having to use the phone line and knowing that all my program information is there and that I can now have the choice of enjoying all the other benefits that tivo offers."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 14 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Great Buy
09/09/2007
By alyourtvpal
from boulder, CO
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"This product is amazing. its sooooooooo much nicer to be connected to the internet instead of the phone line as tivo runs sommther and faster, not to mention that i can use tivo unbox(movie download service) now which is fantastic. worth the cost."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 15 for TiVo® Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
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Easy and Quick to Install
09/09/2007
By hubris73
from Florida
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"I purchased the wireless antenna, opened the box, plugged it in and it was working. TiVo has a nice way of making their hardware work quickly and well. No drivers, updates or downloads.
The antenna detected my wireless network much better than my PC."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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