The app is just called TiVo, and it's by the TiVo corporation. I didn't have any trouble finding it when I got my TiVo and went to the App Store and just searched on TiVo. Remember, I'm in the US.
On 30/10/12 22:56, Carol Pearson wrote: > Thanks so very much for your full explanation. I'm interested to look at this > further so have decided to try to get the app and go over to a friends house > to give it a go. Could you please tell me exactly what the app is called so > that I'm sure to get the right one. Thanks very much > > Regards > > > > Carol P > Sent from my iPhone > > On 30 Oct 2012, at 08:56 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm using the TiVo app from the TiVo corporation. I'm in the US so I got >> it from the US store. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I'm >> not sure there isn't anything I can't do with it. It seems completely >> accessible. >> >> You can connect directly to your TiVo over your wifi or access it >> remotely if you're not at home. You don't have access to as much >> functions if you're connecting remotely. >> >> If I'm watching TV, and I bring up the app, the info tab will give me >> information about the show I'm watching. >> >> The guide tab gives me a list of everything that's playing on the TiVo, >> and it lets me move backwards and forwards in time. If I click on a show >> in the guide, I'll get info about the show, and I'll be able to either >> record it or watch it live. >> >> There's a my shows tab, which shows me what's been recorded and what >> TiVo recommends. I can watch a recorded show or delete a show from my >> TiVo. There's also a way to get recorded shows over to my iPhone, but I >> haven't looked into this myself yet. >> >> You can also manage your season passes through the app. If all else >> fails, you can bring up a remote on the app and then just hit the thumbs >> up button or numeric channel numbers directly, just as you would on the >> remote. Again, it all seems accessible. >> >> I'm going partly by memory since I'm traveling internationally at the >> moment. I'm also sure I haven't tried everything on the app. >> >> Ah, I just realized I could have gone in remotely and had it record the >> Dolphins game on Sunday! Now I'll just have to rely on NFL's Audio Pass. >> >> On 30/10/12 18:16, Carol Pearson wrote: >>> I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since our Cable >>> company use this box, or one with that name anyway. >>> >>> Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me what you >>> can and cannot do with the app? >>> >>> This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo quite a >>> lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an app to be >>> successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight before >>> I say anything. >>> >>> Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. >>> >>> Carol P >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Christopher Chaltain >>> Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market >>> >>> I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking >>> forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. >>> Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have rotating >>> knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so I >>> can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer >>> that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for it, >>> but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know whether the >>> load is done without having to run downstairs to check. >>> >>> On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>>> Hi Marianne, >>>> >>>> Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple >>>> Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go >>>> there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. >>>> >>>> I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home >>>> automation this can have it's uses. >>>> >>>> I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like >>>> washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few >>>> others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a >>>> couple of years now, but I don't think anything has really made it's >>>> way into the mass market yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a >>>> Matec top loading washer at some point with a modern front loader, but >>>> so many of them nowadays have touch sensitive controls or endlessly >>>> turning dials which make it hard to mark them properly. I'd much >>>> rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the program, water levels >>> etc. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sieghard >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Christopher (CJ) >>> chaltain at Gmail >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Christopher (CJ) >> chaltain at Gmail >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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