Is there any hope if I've lost my Tivo remote?

[imjustagirl2]

I looked at the store and there are universal remotes, but none say anything about being Tivo compatible.

Do I just have to suck it up, order one off tivo.com, and wait a week to get it, being unable to change my channel until then?

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Not having Tivo, I don't know this for sure. But can't you control it from the box itself?

 

[imjustagirl2]

I don't have any buttons on my Tivo. If there's a way to do that, I'd love to find out how.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Ah makes sense. I've never paid real close attention to a Tivo in the stores, so wasn't sure if it had any buttons on it.

 

[OTD]

A little Google and, voila!

http://www.weaknees.com/tivo-remote-finder.php?gclid=CPL2yJCs3ogCFQRDYQod4g8hkQ

 

[imjustagirl2]

Well, I can order one online off the Tivo site. I'm rather hoping someone knows a store I can buy one so I don't have to wait for shipping.

 

[OTD]

Well, I can order one online off the Tivo site. I'm rather hoping someone knows a store I can buy one so I don't have to wait for shipping.

Oh, sorry. I thought maybe you were just looking for one cheaper than the TiVo site. Try Best Buy--they have them at bestbuy.com

 

[imjustagirl2]

I looked at Circuit City, but hadn't yet looked at Best Buy. I'll wait until tomorrow afternoon, since I'm not waiting in a Black Friday BB line for a remote.

 

[Buck]

But you love shopping on black Friday.

 

[imjustagirl2]

Yes. But not when I'm already going to two other stores. There's an art to it, Buck.

 

[Buck]

Can I call you the artist formerly known as IJAG?

 

[imjustagirl2]

I'm still known as IJAG.

You can call me the artist formerly known as Holly Golightly, or The Future Second Mrs. Brook Jacoby.

 

[Shifty Squid]

I don't know about TiVos in general, but ...

When my DirecTV TiVo remote fell about 2 inches onto the floor and somehow stopped working completely, I called up DirecTV to tell them my sob story. This was around 4 p.m. They say they can get me a new remote, and it should take about 3 business days. They also tell me there really aren't any authorized dealers in my area. So I'm not thrilled about having to control the box with the buttons on the box itself for a couple of days, but so be it.

Next morning, I'm harshly awaken from a dirty Scarlett Johanssen dream by the doorbell at 9 a.m. It's a dude from the post office, asking me to sign for a package. Obviously, I wouldn't be telling you this if it wasn't the remote. Not only that, but it was a new universal one that lets me control basically everything I have with one remote. And they never even charged me for it.

Love me some DirecTV after that.

 

[imjustagirl2]

*sigh*

Mine doesn't have any buttons on it.

Oh well. :)

 

[dog428]

I have nothing really useful to offer (shocked, I'm sure), but I would like to ask one thing: When you say you "lost" your remote, does that mean you can't find it or do you mean it's dead, as in we've lost uncle Fred?

 

[imjustagirl2]

Can't find it. I had it at one point the other day. I don't have it now. Didn't walk out of my apartment with it. I think it vaporized.

 

[dog428]

Can't find it. I had it at one point the other day. I don't have it now. Didn't walk out of my apartment with it. I think it vaporized.

There's some way, I believe, to make the remote light up by hitting buttons on the TiVo. I'm almost positive I had to do this once. Turned out the lights, hit the button and then went searching.

Maybe that'll help and I'll be wrong about my lack of useful advice.

Oh, and check the bathroom. Always the first place I look.

 

[imjustagirl2]

Ha! It's not in the bathroom. I don't have any buttons on my Tivo (am I the only person with no buttons? Is there a secret panel somewhere that I have to whistle "Pirates of Penzance" to get it to open?).

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Can't find it. I had it at one point the other day. I don't have it now. Didn't walk out of my apartment with it. I think it vaporized.

You know as soon as you buy one and get it in your hands, that you are going to find the old remote.

 

[leo1]

i have no buttons on my tivo either. not a single one.

that said, the remote is probably under the cushions of the couch or chair, wedged in between the cushions and the couch or chair or under or behind the furniture. you can thank me later!