So, tivo finally announced their new pricing plans. They are now bundling service plans with the boxes rather than doing it separately like they used to. Starting next week you buy a tivo box with a subscription plan (you can either pay monthly for 1,2, or 3 years, or prepay for the entire duration of the plan).
The price for a TiVo box and a one-year service commitment is $19.95 a
month or $224 prepaid
The price for a TiVo box and a two-year service commitment is $18.95 a
month or $369 prepaid
The price for a TiVo box and a three-year service commitment is $16.95 a
month or $469 prepaid
There is an obvious price increase here and given that the previous life time subscription was just 300 dollars (which paid for itself if you held on to the tivo for more than a year and a half) it looks like the comapny is doing what it can to increase revenue. I love Tivo's software, but there hardware plans are just getting too expensive. Cable and satellite companies practically give away their DVRs...now if Tivo only made bigger deals with companies besides Comcast and was able to hold onto their DirecTV deal hings might have been different.
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Well, this isn't going to do anything for getting new subscribers. Like you said Faze, DVR's are pretty much free nowadays. Why would anyone want to pay for a box, plus an extra $20 a month or whatever when they have that option with their cable or satellite companies for a lot less. I hope the whole NetFlix deal is included or something because I do not see this as a smart move for TiVo.
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