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ATV near useless without internet connection

Due to the severe storms that hit Sydney I have just been through a week without broadband internet connection. I was unable to download any movies or TV from iTunes, of course, but thought it would be good to watch some iTunes-purchased and downloaded videos, stored on my iMac.


No such luck - the ATV refused to play them without an internet connection.


The only way I could watch purchased content was to hotspot my iPad to the iMac to give it internet connection, then start the TV show and use Airplay to send it to the ATV. I found that I could disconnect the iPad once the video started.


The need for an internet connection to watch purchased, downloaded content is a real nuisance. When I first set up the ATV several years ago I don't think the connection was necessary - it seems to be something that snuck in recently.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Apr 27, 2015 12:07 AM

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ATV near useless without internet connection

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