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    How I got my TiVo

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    3 Sep 07 - Bought a Sony SVR-2000 from AuctionItGroup on ebay
    "This auction is for used Sony SVR 2000 TIVO DVR Series 1 without hard drive
    Unit has minor cosmetic scratches and knicks that do not affect working order.
    This auction is for the unit and power cord only. No remote or other accessories included."
    Actually included 30 GB disk
    Paid US$25 plus US$75 postage (AU$122.96)
    Sent by USPS Global Priority Mail on 6 Sep
    Arrived 11 Sep
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    4 Sep - Bought new TurboNZet network card from John McKirdy
    Paid AU$75
    Sent by NZPO International Air Parcel on 4 Sep
    Arrived 10 Sep
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    5 Sep - Bought 2 x new Thomson remotes and a serial null modem cable from Eklectic Systems on ebay
    Paid US$24.97 plus US$12.10 postage (AU$46.16)
    Sent by USPS First Class Mail International on 6 Sep
    Arrived 11 Sep
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    5 Sep - Bought 2 x IR Blasters (emitters) from C&N Consumer Electronic Liquidators on ebay
    Paid US$9.50 and US$3.70 postage (AU$16.44)
    Sent by USPS First Class Mail International on 10 Sep
    Arrived 27 Sep
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    6 Sep - Bought new Seagate 320GB IDE disk drive from MSY Technology at Auburn, Sydney
    Paid AU$96
    Self pickup
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    8 Sep - Bought new power cord (use figure 8 TiVo end), UTP coupler and 0.5M UTP lead from Jaycar at Hornsby
    Paid AU$4.95, AU$19.95 and AU$3.25, total AU$28.15
    Self pickup
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    9 Sep - Bought new Energizer CR2032 replacement backup battery from Harvey Norman at McGraths Hill
    Paid AU$2.95
    Self pickup
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    10 Sep - Tried to buy Linksys WGA54G Wireless Game Adapter (wireless bridge) from 'thefuzzymuff' on ebay
    Paid AU$56 plus AU$20 postage
    Now trying to sort it out which is hard with no communication - don't you love ebay/paypal
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    13 Sep - Sent to Darren King for PAL tuner, stereo sound and 2nd A/V input mods
    also fit TurboNZet card, disk, UTP coupler to rear panel, replace backup battery and holder, add heatsink to MPEG chips and test
    Sent by TNT Overnight First Class AU$22.14
    Paid AU$175 plus AU$25 postage
    Returned by AusPost registered mail on 22 Sep
    Arrived 26 Sep
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    29 Sep - Bought new Netgear WG602 Wireless Access Point from Harris Technology at North Ryde
    Paid AU$99
    Self pickup


    This is not a recommendation of any of the suppliers above, it simply details my experiences with them on a single transaction
    YMMV

    Note that the US to AU dollar exchange rate can and does vary
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    Last edited by BurnieM; 01-10-2007 at 07:27 PM.
    TiVo HD with dual HD tuners and now 1 TB disk upgrade

    Free to a good home;
    Sony SVR-2000 series 1 TiVo with Seagate 320GB disk, TurboNZet card, internal PAL Tuner, stereo sound and second A/V input

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    Quote Originally Posted by BurnieM View Post
    Tried to buy Linksys WGA54G Wireless Game Adapter (wireless bridge) from 'thefuzzymuff' on ebay
    Paid AU$56 plus AU$20 postage
    Now trying to sort it out which is hard with no communication - don't you love ebay/paypal
    Lodge a claim with PayPal. So long as you have kept all your attempts at correspondence you will have no issues initiating a claim. I bet the seller soon responds when they get the notice of intent to reverse transaction.
    Darren King
    OzTiVo Repairs and Modifications
    If your TiVo requires repairs or modifications
    then visit: http://kingey1971.wix.com/tivorepairs

    NOW ALSO REPAIRING FETCH TOO!

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    The payment is sitting in limbo
    It has gone out of my account but he has not claimed it
    Paypal said wait 30 days and it will be automatically reversed.
    They will not take any proactive action.

    All my US transactions were fine, only problems with an Aussie seller.
    TiVo HD with dual HD tuners and now 1 TB disk upgrade

    Free to a good home;
    Sony SVR-2000 series 1 TiVo with Seagate 320GB disk, TurboNZet card, internal PAL Tuner, stereo sound and second A/V input

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    Quote Originally Posted by BurnieM View Post
    The payment is sitting in limbo
    It has gone out of my account but he has not claimed it
    Paypal said wait 30 days and it will be automatically reversed.
    Then PayPal have done all they are able to do. Next move will be the seller's and what they do dictates the action PayPal can take.

    They will not take any proactive action.
    They are not allowed to.
    Darren King
    OzTiVo Repairs and Modifications
    If your TiVo requires repairs or modifications
    then visit: http://kingey1971.wix.com/tivorepairs

    NOW ALSO REPAIRING FETCH TOO!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BurnieM View Post
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    10 Sep - Tried to buy Linksys WGA54G Wireless Game Adapter (wireless bridge) from 'thefuzzymuff' on ebay
    Paid AU$56 plus AU$20 postage
    Now trying to sort it out which is hard with no communication - don't you love ebay/paypal
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    Hmm, interesting.

    I tried to win this item too. Obviously, your bid was higher, but a couple of days later I got a second chance offer from fuzzymuff, with this message: "Hi, pretty sure the first buyer is a fake. Let me know if your interested."

    I note that fuzzymuff got positive feedback from the other one he/she was selling. Is it possible that there's some genuine communication problem?

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    Added Wireless Access Point details

    Netgear WG602 Wireless Access Point
    set to client mode to work with my WGR614 wireless router
    Was cheaper to buy a new Wireless Access Point and set it to client mode than to buy a new Wireless Bridge - go figure

    WPA and Mac filtering working fine with this combination; WG602 v4 and WGR614 v4
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    Last edited by BurnieM; 01-10-2007 at 08:13 PM.
    TiVo HD with dual HD tuners and now 1 TB disk upgrade

    Free to a good home;
    Sony SVR-2000 series 1 TiVo with Seagate 320GB disk, TurboNZet card, internal PAL Tuner, stereo sound and second A/V input

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    TiVo HD with dual HD tuners and now 1 TB disk upgrade

    Free to a good home;
    Sony SVR-2000 series 1 TiVo with Seagate 320GB disk, TurboNZet card, internal PAL Tuner, stereo sound and second A/V input

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