Using a TiVo box

We're here to assist with connecting your TiVo to your network, @davids_mtbiker! 

When it comes to connecting your TiVo to the internet, you have the option of choosing Ethernet connection or Wi-Fi, depending on the model you have. 

Now for cable cards, we do not provide those as U-Verse TV is 100% internet provided television, not a cable based television service.

Feel free to let us know if you have any other questions or concerns!

CalebP, AT&T Community Specialist 

so if you don't provide cable cards, how does the tivo work with AT&T then?

The TiVo will connect to the Internet (for guides, etc.) on AT&T's Internet service.  It will not work with AT&T's U-verse TV service.

"Now for cable cards, we do not provide those as U-Verse TV is 100% internet provided television, not a cable based television service."

The att reps response here makes it sound as if the tivo will function with current tv broadcast.  The tivo itself doesn't care what internet it's getting as long as there's a signal to update guide, etc. 

So bc ATT does not give Cable Cards, the tivo will not allow live current tv channels to be viewed on tv?

AT&T's U-verse TV service (which, by the way, new customers have been unable to order for 4 years now) uses a technology wholly incompatible with anything a CableCard was designed to work with, and TiVo never developed a product compatible with the U-verse IPTV technology.  AT&T provides its own DVR technology with its U-verse TV service, which is included in all but the very lowest service tier, which is likely why TiVo never explored developing anything for that customer base... there was no market.

TiVos will work with OTA programming (given a suitable antenna), but that has nothing to do with AT&T service, other than as was said, AT&T's Internet is capable of providing the Internet service required by TiVo for guide retrieval.

I'm surprised people still use TiVo. There was definitely a market for it, but given that modern services all include either a local (hard drive) DVR or a cloud DVR...TiVo is rapidly going the way of Blackberry, VCR and Slingbox.

Now...there may very well have been a lifetime TiVo option, but if anyone is still paying a monthly fee for TiVo, why not consolidate into one DVR?

UNLESS...the person travels a lot. I can see that. You'd take your TiVo with you and plug it into the TV at the new location. You'd still have saved shows, if nothing else.