March 14, 2007 5:20 PM PDT

TiVo finally makes it onto Verizon phones

by Kent German
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Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

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It's been so long we almost forgot about it, but Verizon Wireless finally delivered on its year-old promise to bring TiVo services to cell phones. As a refresher, TiVo Mobile will allow Verizon customers to schedule recordings on their Series2 and Series3 DVRs from their phones. That's pretty neat by itself but Verizon also is pushing a selection of "premium content" that will come with a TiVo Mobile subscription. Included will be a customizable channel lineup, the most popular and most recorded shows, and a current list of TiVo recommendations. The service is available for a very reasonable $1.99 on select Verizon Get It Now phones including the LG VX8300, the LG VX8500 Chocolate, and the Samsung SCH-A950. Just remember that you'll be using data minutes as well.

Kent German is a senior editor for cell phone reviews at CNET. When he's not testing the newest handsets on the market, he's blogging about cell phone news for Crave. In his On Call column, he answers reader questions and gives his take on the rapidly changing mobile industry. E-mail Kent.
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I wonder???
by mdplights March 18, 2007 10:20 AM PDT
I wonder if it will work with DirecTV TiVos. I hope but directv seems to disable all "fun" features of tivo.
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I wonder???
by mdplights March 18, 2007 10:20 AM PDT
I wonder if it will work with DirecTV TiVos. I hope but directv seems to disable all "fun" features of tivo.
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