I cannot view rented movies (purchased through itunes) with the Video app on my iPad2 while flying. On a hunch, I purchased in-flight wifi and only then could I watch my rentals. What gives? Any suggestions on how to avoid paying for in-flight wifi is appreciated.
iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G
Did you download these movies to your ipad prior to take off? The movie files must be on the iPad to view them, otherwise you need a wi-fi connection to download them.
Yes I downloaded prior to take off. I even watched the rental a few seconds before I needed to power off my iPad during take off. Once in the air, I could not access. Maybe I should have watched the rental more than a few seconds?
I keep experiencing the same problem. I have iPad 1 wifi only. I download rentals fully at home and then check they show as downloaded in 'video.' But then when I try to watch on the plane (or anywhere without wifi) I will not start.
If you rent a movie from I tunes, you have 28 days to watch it. But once you start, you have 1 day to finish. Do I have this right? So if you watched a few minutes, but waited more than a day to really watch it, you are out of luck.
I don't think that he waited a day. From the wording, I concluded that he waited only minutes (during take-off).
I recall seeing this issue before. Apparently there is an issue related to copyright protection with some movies. I stopped flying when I retired so I didn't pay too much attention to the problem. Perhaps a search of the forum will shed more light.
I cannot view rented movies (purchased through itunes) on my iPad2 in-flight
