Comments on: Program your DVR from the road with TiVo Mobile

The new TiVo Mobile site provides programming searches and TiVo settings access from any Web-enabled smartphone.

[Blackjack_Joe]

I just tried the Tivo Mobile site from my iphone. Clean user interface, and seems to work well.

[daren.darrow]

The only problem I have with TiVos online scheduling is that it only works when the TiVo connects up to get new data (once per day). They really need a push data service for scheduling notifications to the TiVo so you can set things to record the same day.

[MuddyBulldog]

A TiVo connected via broadband will query the server every fifteen minutes to see if any new commands have been received.

[broadscaler2]

I recently starting using http://parkmytv.com which hosts my slingbox for me and I'm now getting MUCh better video quality since I'm not limited to my home DSL upload speeds and I pleasantly no longer annoy those at home watching TV while I'm switching channels on them while away :) I think they are in trials now but I was able to get an account early on...

Tivo's web services have been poor at best. They're getting better but still a long way from being a really useful tool. Feels like another site where the designers aren't real users. If they listen to user feedback, they sure aren't quick to implement suggestions. Sure could use the OpenSource world to come in and make some sweet apps to take the place of Tivo's web control.