With my interest renewed I was browsing the Tivo Store and at http://myaccount.mytivo.co.nz/shop/ saw this message:
To purchase a remote, the Home Networking Package or an additional Desktop Plus Key, please follow this link where you can buy on our Australian Online Shop. Please Note: this item is only available for purchase until 31 December 2013 and activations for purchases prior to 31 December 2013 will close on 31 March 2013.
a) I'm assuming "31 March 2013" is a typo and should be "31 March 2014"
b) It doesn't specify 'which item' is only available for purchase until 31 December 2013, or why it won't be available after this date.
Does anyone know any more details? I couldnt find anything here or on mytivo.co.nz.
EDIT:
Was just clicking around on the australian store and saw it refers to the "Home Networking Package & TiVo Desktop Plus Key"
http://www.mytivo.com.au/buy/onlinedirect/deliverydates/