In Apple TV on Mac - Extremely high data consumption and Changing the streaming option to "Data Saver" is not actually reducing the data consumption.

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In Apple TV on Mac - Extremely high data consumption and Changing the streaming option to "Data Saver" is not actually reducing the data consumption.

I am seeing that Apple TV app on my Mac Mini (connected to a 4K display) is consuming extremely high amount of data (about ~8-10 Gb per hour).

Unfortunately I don't have unlimited data volume on my internet connection and this is big problem.

I see that there is an option to change the streaming option to "Data Saver" which claims to use up to 1Gb/hour.

I have selected that option for streaming but I still see extremely high data usage by Apple TV.

How to fix this problem?

Mac mini, macOS 13.2

Posted on Mar 31, 2023 7:40 PM

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Apr 1, 2023 2:33 AM in response to g-dexterous

I've reported this issue to Telstra, my provider. No one seems to care. Despite my having provided oodles of background information to my issue, I got the stock standard response - "here is how to change to a lower data setting." Sheesh.

Having lived rurally the last 6 years, I've always used the so-called "Data Saver" option for whatever streaming service I've been subscribed to at the time (it's the only way you can more or less watch a movie uninterrupted on patchy internet). For Apple TV, their Data Saver option should equate to 1GB/hour (see screenshot). Tonight, after watching a 2-hour movie, I get a 50% usage warning. I go online to check my usage and see it is 25.5GB.

WTAF?

I signed up to Apple TV through Telstra. I think the onus is on them to sort this issue out, with Apple. In the meantime, I will be quitting Apple and switching to an alternate network provider.

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