Trying to reinvigorate declining retail sales, TiVo is adding Slingbox-like features to the latest refresh of its DVR line to stream live TV and recordings to mobile devices — both in and out of the ...

So if you ever change service, cancel service, take the filter off, etc. the cable company will be able to read the box and see that there's (for ex) 400 dollars worth of PPV purchases stored on it ...