TiVo Series 1 and ooma voip dialup strings
I just tried the test call and 4 out of 5 times this worked for me. I then made the daily call which worked the first time. That is reliable enough for me as the TiVo carries enough data at a time and tries enough times to ensure I get my updates.
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I have a Sony SVR-2000 and I'm using the dialup modem to update the guide over the ooma VoIP service. Don't laugh, I paid $20 for it at a garage sale and it has LIFETIME service! I have Comcast cable as my ISP.
On your TiVo just set these settings under Phone Dialing options on your TiVo.
Make your screen look like this: (click the pic)
Phone Dialing Options
Use these dialing options
Set Dial-In Number: 281-969-1100
Set Dial Prefix: ,#034
Set Call Waiting Prefix: *99,
Set Tone/Pulse: Tone
Set 'Phone Avail.' Detection: Off
Set Dial Tone Detection: Off
Alternately you can use ,#019 as the Dial Prefix. This slows the modem down even further.
Turning off phone detect and dial tone detect and using a filter in the phone line can also help if your TiVo won't dial due to a modem hardware breakage issue. That fixed mine.
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If you've arrived here and need a voip service that works with ooma, buy one through this link and support theroblog.
On your TiVo just set these settings under Phone Dialing options on your TiVo.
Make your screen look like this: (click the pic)
Phone Dialing Options
Use these dialing options
Set Dial-In Number: 281-969-1100
Set Dial Prefix: ,#034
Set Call Waiting Prefix: *99,
Set Tone/Pulse: Tone
Set 'Phone Avail.' Detection: Off
Set Dial Tone Detection: Off
Alternately you can use ,#019 as the Dial Prefix. This slows the modem down even further.
Turning off phone detect and dial tone detect and using a filter in the phone line can also help if your TiVo won't dial due to a modem hardware breakage issue. That fixed mine.
Did this help? Donation based tech support: you pay what you think it was worth. Drop a buck in my Starbucks fund. (Actually, I make my own, but you get the idea.)
Comments
Thank you.
How did you find out the right strings to use?
This worked well on my Phillips Tivo
All you are doing is telling the TiVo "slow down your data rate" with ,#034 and telling ooma "this next call is data" with *99,
ooma compresses the data going out over the phone line and that really messes with a data transmission unless you slow it down and tell ooma it's data.
Try the 212 hurts nothing, since it's free long distance.
Is there a filter on your line maybe?
Is the tivo the only thing connected to the ooma?
My Ooma is plugged into the house wiring downstairs, and the TiVo upstairs, and other phones are too throughout the house.
Wiring is disconnected outside, that might make a difference somehow.
Think of the house wiring as just a big phone extension cord.
If that's not it, and the TiVo works otherwise, it might be something in your router settings.
Some have a VoIP priority. Might try enabling that and setting it up for the ooma or turning it off if it's on.
Kinda running out of ideas. :) Mine was fairly painless. If it's not the TiVo and the Ooma, the only thing left is your network.
You could also try a serial connection to an external modem, or a PC via PPP but that's another article entirely.
Also, you could get one of the LAN adapters they sell for Series 1, but you have to open your tivo and install it. Also it's about $100.
I've had VoIP for at least 5 years with several different services. TiVo worked with ATT, but they discontinued that service a year ago. ViaTalk is a great VoIP service ($200 for TWO years), but TiVo only worked once for every 50 connection attempts (with all sorts of different connection strings).
By the way, I've had a TiVo series 1 with lifetime service since 1999 (it was only $99 back then). What a deal that has been until I lost the ability to dial out and successfully connect!
Your post convinced me to try ooma. My first attempt - TiVo connected and downloaded the whole ball of wax! AND, I think ooma may now replace the rest of my VoIP's - it seems like the best deal yet!
I'm buying your next cup of coffee dude!
Cable Modem-Router-ooma-house wiring-Tivo
Can't recall if Voip priority is enabled in the router, so if you have trouble, try it both ways.
Mine is 1-978-xxx-xxxxx
Is the 1- a problem?
I can’t figure out how to change the number. The only option I see is to dial in to get new numbers but of course I can’t dial in.
On your first dial up, just use the same prefixes as the screenshot shows. It should ask you.
I can't try any other dial-up numbers because, well, I can't connect, and you have to connect to change the phone number.
Argh!
Otherwise the general strategy worked great switching from my cable VOIP to OOMA, already having configured a good local phone number.
I wanted to check some alternate numbers as well and found that I could override the local number in the CW setting, for example:
Set Call Waiting Prefix: *99,8772823840,, (note 2 commas at end)
This is one of the toll-free numbers that tivo uses during guided setup in order to get the list of local numbers. Basically it dials the alternate number first, pausing 4 seconds before dialing the 'local number'. By that time the call is already being connected and the remaining digits are ignored.
For those needing a few known working numbers as of Nov 1 2014 I used these:
8772823740
4804292445
4807689965
4802120883
For more numbers I suspect the S1 forum on tivocommunity.com would help.
Long live Series 1!
I now have THREE TiVo's (S3/Premiere/Roamio...I have issues!) so the old Series 1's are looking for a new home.
I can't do SD any more. :)
The Roamio was overkill but they had a $199 lifetime offer so I bit. That's 2001 era pricing.