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For 1 regular cable box, it's $5/month on top of the service fees. For the DVR, add another $10/month ($15/month total). We have a second, non-DVT cable box which costs $5/month + a $2.50 digital programming fee.
TiVo's running a deal right now. Pay for 3 years of service up front for the price of 2 ($300). It means needing the money in hand now, but it works out to $8.33 per month. So if we get rid of the TW DVR, go down to 1 cable box, that's $15 + the $2.50 programming fee for the second box, and voila, a net savings of $9.17/month. Of course, there's the cost of the box , so knock a couple bucks off of that savings, but it's still less for a far superior box.
If we hadn't already had a ReplayTV in the past, I'm sure we would have been happy with the TimeWarner DVR. And it's possible that the bugs we're seeing could be solved by a technician coming out. But having lived with a more feature-filled product before, we were used to certain things and it would be nice to have them again, especially at reduced cost.
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