Q: Keeping Apple TV plugged in uses 40GB daily
If my Apple TV is plugged into a wall outlet it will use around 40GB of data on my ATT U-verse internet only plan, per day. The TV is not on except for maybe an hour or two a day and even then not necessarily watching the Apple TV. ATT can't explain why this happens; hopefully someone on this forum can recommend a solution.
There is am iPad and Windows based PC using the ATT U-Verse connection in addition to the Apple TV, but in turning each off in turn it is apparent the 40GB per day usage is from leaving the Apple TV plugged into the wall outlet.
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Posted on Jun 29, 2016 7:57 PM
Yes, if the light is lit, it's on. I assume you can put it to sleep from the remote, or that there's a sleep after time setting. Since there are no apps, there's nothing to force quit. I expect that it's either playing through some series, or intensively interacting with photos in the cloud. 40 Gigabytes per day is a pretty decent data rate. I expect the internet light on your router/modem must be flickering continuoisly.
Posted on Jun 30, 2016 4:55 PM