My wife won a Tivo that can record 40 hours of TV, my first reaction was "So who wants to watch TV". I like books, researching, and learning, without cable there is not much of anything worth staring at. I also found that I would have to sign up for a service that would cost $13 every month or $300 for a life time. LOLROF I can't imagine why I would pay either price! Question: Has anyone been able to use this thing without the service? Can I sign up and quit the service but still use the device? Can the device be hacked so it can be used like a VCR for recording (wife likes 24)? or Do I put it up for sale? Sam. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.4 - Release Date: 3/27/2005