TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder (*TiVo Service Fee Not Included)
YES YOU DO NEED A PHONE LINE!
Let's just get this clear once and for all.  *YOU DO NEED A PHONE LINE TO GET TIVO TO WORK*.  Despite what other tivo owners have posted in these reviews I'd like to reiterate that *YOU DO NEED A PHONE LINE BEFORE TIVO WILL WORK*  <br /> <br />I have put off buying TIVO for a while now because I don't have a home phone line, I just use my cell.  So after reading about the new broadband features of TIVO Series 2 I was very excited to bring home my Tivo to hook it up to my wireless network and plug it in. <br /> <br />On about the 4th page of the set up it asks you to connect a phone line.  There is NO other option for the initial set up, you *HAVE* to have a phone line.  I logged on to Tivo's customer support site and there hidden away in the FAQ is a page telling you that you have to take the Tivo to a different location that has a phone line to complete the first set up, which will take at least 4 hours, then you can download a software upgrade and THEN you can use your broadband connection. <br /> <br />So if you're one of the growing number of people who just use a cell phone or a Voice Over IP (internet) phone, understand that even though Tivo don't make it clear when you buy it, you will need an understanding friend that will let you take your tivo to their house for 6 hours of set up before you can use it.