Reward Good ...

In addition to an allowance program, a rewards program could be put in place as well. To sweeten sour, award employee with least amount of minutes a percentage of company savings. Let it be announced beforehand and you may find employees trying to conserve so they can take home a larger paycheck. To make it more viral, perhaps first, second, and third place winners every month. That will ensure that employees know more than one employee each month will go home with a fatter paycheck. Increasing odds always helps feed fever. Works in Vegas, right?

Easier Said than Done ...

Now, keeping track of who is who and who calls what can equal to a big headache and ultimately take more time and money to manage. Luckily there are some companies out there that make a living from auditing and managing wireless bills or supplying firmware to do so. While costs associated with such services vary, they are valuable and more importantly; save money. Some of companies that provide these services include Let’s Talk www.letstalk.com, Traq www.traq.com, and Vercuity www.vercuity.com.

Carriers Feel Your Pain ...

Aside from these companies that audit, track, and manage wireless usage, mobile communications industry has seen aches and pains of employee abuse. Many cellular carriers now offer more cost effective wireless options for large employers knowing of employee abuse and minutes (money sacrificed. In other words, lower rates for higher volume to curb cost of abuse whether or not it is taking place.

One of better cell phone providers for corporate services is Nextel. They offer over phone ordering exclusively for corporate volume clients for all products and services which include some good plans for busy mobile users. You can call them toll free at: 1-866-720-4177 Business Code: 15376 Reference: LL UNLIMITED

TiVo seems to have a better interface from what I've seen and what others have said. It's easier to use. However, ReplayTV is more easily hackable - you can access it from web and PC easier to convert/archive shows, etc. I have a DVD recorder for this which is another post for another time.

Both can be made to do mostly same things, but you get idea.

My Suggestion

I recommend DirecTiVo Hughes HDVR2 (dual tuner) w/ Triple LNB dish (this is oval dish w/ 4 lines from it and it's HDTV ready). It's got satellite converter box built in so it's only one box to deal w/, TiVo monthly fee is less and it's dual tuner.

This model isn't as hackable as some TiVo's, but it can do some and if you want to go beyond basics than you probably haven't read this far.

Sites:

http://www.dvrinfospot.com

http://www.TiVo.com

http://www.TiVoCommunity.com

http://www.WeaKnees.com