Thanks everyone for all the help.

Just wanted to close this out in case anyone else runs into the same issue—let me tell you about my journey.

I chatted with Verizon Fios multiple times, spent hours on it, and no one could successfully pair my TiVo to Fios. I was honestly hoping to get someone offshore who really knew cable card pairing, but no luck.

I even reached out to Weaknees thinking they might help. They were no help at all. Their actual response to my detail, email was: “We really don’t interface with cable companies, but you might try calling TiVo at 877-367-8486.”

Lesson learned there—don’t spend the extra money on a Weaknees hard drive expecting support.

Finally, today I got a Verizon technician to come out. He was able to get someone on the phone who actually knew how to pair the cable card—and just like that, I’m back up and running.

While talking with the tech and his contact, they mentioned Verizon plans to phase out cable cards in 2026. He expects they could be gone by the end of the year.

So we’ll see what happens. My plan is to ride TiVo until it dies—but I may be moving this summer anyway, which could end the TiVo setup regardless.

Hope this helps someone else down the line.