DirecTivo Series 1 and Series 2 on the same account

[rwmair]

A friend of mine was one of the first adopters of Tivo for his DirecTV reception. He's had a trusty Sony Series 1 box for many years.

At that time, the monthly "Tivo fee" was paid directly to Tivo. It was about $13 a month, but I think he paid the "lifetime" option of $250 in one go. He's never paid the $6 a month DVR fee to DirecTV.

He's now looking for a second Tivo unit, and a back-up for his Sony. I've suggested he look for R-10 units on eBay, as they are the most recent Tivo-powered DirecTV receivers.

Does anyone know how DirecTV will handle the DVR monthly fee for him? I presume DirecTV will just start charging the $6 fee, and will claim no knowledge of, or lack of interest in, his original lifetime Tivo fee. Can this be fought, or is it not worth the effort?

Has anyone been through this?

Thanks

[captain_video]

The way I understand it, the lifetime fee should apply to all Tivos on his DirecTV account. The monthly DVR fee is a flat fee that covers however many DTivos you want to add to your account so I would assume the lifetime service does the same thing.