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Well I’ve been waiting with baited breath for TiVo, but as per usual not going to be that easy. It seems that Telecom have got their mits on it.

This is the email I just received from TiVo…

‘We know that many of you have been patiently waiting for TiVo to arrive in New Zealand, having registered with us as early as March this year.

One of the main reasons we have not revealed our retail plan is because we understand how important it is for you to be able to download our movies and TV content through your broadband connection without it impacting your monthly download allowance.

So we’re delighted to tell you that Telecom have agreed to give everyone with a Telecom Broadband connection the freedom to download our movies and TV content through their broadband, without it impacting their monthly data allowance.

When you registered, you told us that you aren’t currently a Telecom Broadband customer. Please be aware that TiVo will be available only through Telecom when it goes on sale in November and the whole TiVo service will only be available to Telecom broadband customers.

To ensure you’re ready when TiVo goes on sale in November, why not take up Telecom’s current broadband offer of a free wireless modem plus one month’s free broadband plan charges? See here for all the details www.telecom.co.nz/broadband/offer.

Thanks again you for your interest, we’ll keep sending you all the latest information and updates on all things TiVo.’

I’ve been with Vodafone for 4 years never had any problems, why would I change to Telecom who I constantly have to deal with for my client, trying to work out what the technical support is saying in broken english…

Just finish off my rant, they are also not allowing skipping of Adverts…which is my biggest grip about NZ TV when they turn up those bloody Harvey Norman Adverts…

Received this email, good news for NZ.

(problems reading this email? read in at http://creativefreedom.org.nz/story.html?id=231)
Hi Lee Howard, we thought you’d like to know that the S92A has been scrapped.
The Creative Freedom Foundation are celebrating tonight after National’s announcement this afternoon that Section 92A will be scrapped, and that they will work towards finding an alternative.
Chris Keall at the NBR reports: "Prime Minister John Key has announced that the government will throw out the controversial Section 92A of the Copyright Amendment Act and start again. Section 92A has been scrapped.". This is fantastic news, and it’s great that Prime Minister John Key has taken a stand on this important issue. This draconian and naive law was originally championed by former-MP Labour’s Judith Tizard. Now we need to help make some sensible copyright law that will protects artists and well as New Zealanders. The CFF are preparing to take part in this process.
Today is a victory for New Zealanders – artists and non-artists alike. The CFF thanks everyone of you who supported this movement: we couldn’t have done it without you!
Further details at
http://creativefreedom.org.nz/story.html?id=231