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-====== How to buy and activate HDHomeRun DVR subscriptions ======
+====== HDHomeRun DVR accounts ======
 <btn type="success" size="xs" icon="fa fa-chevron-left">[[:DVR|Go back to all DVR topics]]</btn>\\
-<lead>A **DVR subscription** can be purchased at our online shop and costs $35 per year. The subscription service includes 14 days of guide data. The subscription also keeps track of your upcoming recording "tasks", helps prevents duplicate recordings, prevents recording programs that you've already watched and wanted deleted, and helps orchestrate all of your DVR storage devices.
+<lead>DVR accounts keep track of your upcoming recording "tasks", helps prevents duplicate recordings, prevents recording programs that you've already watched and wanted deleted, and helps orchestrate all of your DVR storage devices.
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+No HDHomeRun DVR service, paid or otherwise, is required if you are using third party DVR software/services.</lead>
-The HDHomeRun DVR service is not required if you are using third party DVR software/service.</lead>
+=====Free Basic subscription=====
-=====New DVR service=====
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-==== Buying DVR service ====
+One-off/"Record this airing" recordings can be made for free, up to three days in advance. No subscription or account required.
+  * All [[:dvr#hdhomerun_network_tuner|supported HDHomeRun models]] now come with basic DVR support for free, with no signup needed.
+  * See [[:app:recording|Recording in the HDHomeRun app]] to learn more about what features are free or paid, and how to use them.
+  * An automatic email-less account is auto-generated for your HDHomeRun unit to keep track of DVR tasks. This account follows your physical HDHomeRun unit, so if you move to a new home, your DVR tasks go with you and your HDHomeRun unit.
+  * Existing and previous DVR subscribers can optionally log in to a DVR account so that your tasks can easily transfer between paid and free tiers (see the section on [[:dvr:activation#activation|Activation]]).
+Next step for free customers: <button type="success" icon="fa fa-book">[[DVR:Storage|Step-by-step guide on selecting and setting up a DVR storage device]]</btn>
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+=====Full Guide subscription =====
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+Automatic recording tasks (Auto Record), being able to set any recording task up to 14 days in advance, and [[:DVR:XMLTV]] API access, requires the Full Guide subscription.
+==== Buying ====
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   - Select "Login"
   - Use the e-mail address you used when you signed up for DVR service
-  - Then enter your shop password (you can also use the first 8 digits of your DVR key from your subscription e-mail)
+  - Then enter your shop account password
   - Finally, select "Login" to save the login information

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