I just activates a DirecTV DVR with TiVo and everything came up fine, I got satellite signals and video on each channel. I can not record until I first make a test phone call to download a local telephone number to activate recording. I made the connections numerous times and kept getting a message

I have been a DirecTV subscriber since 2003 and I have two Tivo based DirecTV DVRs. I have tried your newer DVRs and I do not them like them as much as the ones that I have now. DirecTV  has announced they have patnered with Tivo to offer a new HD Tivo based DVR. I would like to upgrade to HD, not w