# How much is a TIVO subscription?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-tivo-subscription/497620>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 25, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-tivo-subscription/497620 "2009-05-25T23:16:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-tivo-subscription/497620/1 "2009-05-25T23:16:09Z")

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One of the things I can’t find on their website. Just as Charter Cable won’t tell me thier channel lineup, and whether they offer a DVR. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-tivo-subscription/497620/2 "2009-05-26T00:57:03Z")

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I pay $12.95 a month for TiVo service.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-tivo-subscription/497620/3 "2009-05-26T01:17:47Z")

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Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-tivo-subscription/497620/4 "2009-05-26T01:50:07Z")

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It’s at [this page](https://www3.tivo.com/store/plans.do). $12.95 is the monthly price, or $129 if you prepay for a year ($10.75/month) or $299 if you prepay for three years ($8.31/month) or $399 for a lifetime subscription (where lifetime means the lifetime of the actual DVR, not your lifetime).

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-tivo-subscription/497620/5 "2009-05-26T02:12:12Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> It’s at [this page](https://www3.tivo.com/store/plans.do). $12.95 is the monthly price, or $129 if you prepay for a year ($10.75/month) or $299 if you prepay for three years ($8.31/month) or $399 for a lifetime subscription (where lifetime means the lifetime of the actual DVR, not your lifetime).

So, what’s the lifetime of a TiVo?

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-tivo-subscription/497620/6 "2009-05-26T13:33:36Z")

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> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#):
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> So, what’s the lifetime of a TiVo?

My TiVo Series 2 was purchased by my stepfather about 7 years ago (maybe longer - I’m not sure). It still works great.