My dangerous idea.

[markb@y...]

Unfortunately, video streams are huge and take a very long time to 
transfer, even at cable modem rates. And, at least with my cable 
modem, upstream bandwidth is severely limited. (And I know at least 
one person who was booted from the cable modem service for running a 
server and sucking up all of the upstream bandwidth.)

--- In ExtractStream@y..., "The Nonesuch" <nonesuch773@y...> wrote:
> My current dangerous idea is to buy an old-model TiVo, add TiVoNet, 
> then ship the box off to a distant friend who A) gets a a lot of
> cable channels I cannot receive and B) has cablemodem access. Set 
it 
> up to record shows and dump them (with simple compression) back 
over 
> the 'net to me.
> 
> With such a setup, I can get shows that are on BBCA (not offered
> here) and rare shows found on his local PBS affiliate, etc.
> 
> And just think of the fun I can have when TiVo becomes available in 
> the UK, Japan, etc- instead of pen pals, we'll trade the ability to 
> schedule television programs remotely. I'll give you access to
> capture on my network if you give me access to one on yours :-)