pjay 8 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) Links: http://www.telecom-media.co.nz/releases_de...amp;pagesize=10 http://www.telecom.co.nz/mytivo http://www.mytivo.co.nz/ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/ar...jectid=10597931 Telecom broadband will enable TiVo entertainment downloads with no impacton customers’ monthly data allowance 17 September 2009 - Telecom and Hybrid Television Services, the exclusive licensee of TiVo® products in Australia and New Zealand, today announced a partnership that will see TiVo delivering unmetered entertainment to NZ living rooms from November. The deal will provide Telecom broadband customers with the ability to download movies and shows to their TV with no impact to their monthly broadband data allowance as well as access to all of the Freeview|HD® channels. The TiVo media device allows viewers to pause and rewind live TV, record every episode in a series with the Season Pass feature, auto record favourite actors using the WishList search and provide a safe viewing environment for their children with TiVo KidZone. Telecom broadband will also unmeter games and information services as well as the 14-day on-screen guide and software updates within the TiVo. Alan Gourdie, CEO Telecom Retail: “TiVo represents a revolution in the way Kiwis watch television, this new entertainment service allows the freedom to watch what you want, when you want and enjoy top rated movies on the television without impacting your monthly broadband data allowance. “We are delighted to add this world class entertainment device to New Zealand’s most popular broadband service; which already provides customers services such as Yahoo!Xtra Pro Mail, a comprehensive security suite and photo manager Flickr Pro all at no additional cost,†says Mr Gourdie. Robbee Minicola, CEO of Hybrid TV: “The partnership between Hybrid TV and Telecom is an outstanding result for the consumer. We are very pleased to have New Zealand’s largest telecommunication provider support our efforts in supplying unmetered broadband entertainment to the TiVo media device. “In addition to getting the best of free-to-air digital TV, Telecom customers will have access to broadband entertainment which they will only pay for what they view instead of paying monthly subscription fees. “When we announced our plans to launch in NZ back in March of this year we were greeted with a high level of interest. We are confident that New Zealanders will enjoy the entertainment choices, convenience, and value we will provide just in time for Christmas shopping,†said Ms Minicola. At launch the TiVo Media Device plus the Wireless Adaptor will be sold as a bundle for $920.00 (incl. GST) from Telecom retail stores, customer service channels at 123 and online at http://www.telecom.co.nz/mytivo Telecom will also offer a deferred payment option of 24 monthly payments of $30 plus an upfront initial payment of $200 (incl GST) which is placed on your Telecom phone bill. This payment option will only be available to Telecom Broadband customers. Edited September 17, 2009 by Pjay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 We have AT&T U-Verse here. Has at least all of the features of TiVo, and is awesome. Nearly every channel is in full HD as well, which is brilliant. TiVo will be great in NZ, a step above the new mysky. Cheers Grant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 Hmmmm best part of a grand for a freeview|HD PVR How are they going to deliver movies for on-demand ? Surely they arent going to stream HD movies, so when you download something how long is it going to take and what quality is it going to be ? Shame, here was me thinking something was finally going to make my HTPC obsolete. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pjay 8 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 Hmmmm best part of a grand for a freeview|HD PVR How are they going to deliver movies for on-demand ? Surely they arent going to stream HD movies, so when you download something how long is it going to take and what quality is it going to be ? Shame, here was me thinking something was finally going to make my HTPC obsolete. Quote from Herald article: While New Zealand's broadband is generally accepted as being off the pace of the rest of the world, Minicola says TiVo is unaffected by this. She said that data delivered at a modest speed of 1.5Mbps (megabits per second) it would only take three to five minutes to download the first ten minutes of programming. ... The TiVo recorder contains two high-definition tuners, which can simultaneously record shows while broadband content is watched and more is downloaded. Doesnt 100% answer your question though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingkarl 136 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 as if there wasn't enough strain on our prehistoric broadband network already... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 It wont apply to mobile broadband though will it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 Quote from Herald article: She said that data delivered at a modest speed of 1.5Mbps (megabits per second) it would only take three to five minutes to download the first ten minutes of programming. I dont disagree with this comment 'as such' but Im already sitting on 10Mb from TCL right now and can only ever get 1.2Mb if Im downloading something where the upload can match it.Who in NZ ever gets a consistent 1.5Mb at any and all times of the day ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pjay 8 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 1.5Mbps = 0.1875Mb/s actual download speed and yes, the majority of http traffic would obtain this at all times of the day. It's safe to assume the TiVo traffic would be Tier 1, and whatever shaping done to the bandwidth would benefit the download speed, but cant really say for sure until its released. Am keeping an eye on the geekzone forums, because I only know as much as you do at this point Pen. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?Forum...p;TopicId=38464 http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?Forum...p;TopicId=41499 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laadeelaa 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 All of this technology upgrade is giving me a headache. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted September 17, 2009 All of this technology upgrade is giving me a headache.Ahhh, just do what I do, I don't even try to understand it, I just embrace and use it and reflect on how much things have progressed in the last few years.Sometimes, ignorance can be bliss. Cheers Grant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rds 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2009 It wont apply to mobile broadband though will it. It will affect the amount of backbone traffic, your mobile broadband is only "mobile" untill its hits the first exchange. As for Tivo: There are plenty of cheaper/better options out there, without buying into the tivo/telecom scamfest. MythTV is a great OSS VPR application that requires no license or ongoing costs. It is constantly updated with new features as they become available. The major benefit with this app is that once the TV data is captured you can do whatever you want with it. Host it on the internet, share it will your friends or chop and edit it into new videos. With MySky and Tivo you can't download your data (which you have paid for) onto your personal computer. Its an absolute scam. With the aim of maintaining Intellectual property rights, which is a whole other bunch of shiiit But on the flipside: Its easy, you just pay money and some nonce can install it for you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
