Neighbor's apple tv showing up on my iphone

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Neighbor's apple tv showing up on my iphone

Every now and then when I am using airplay from my phone or ipad the airplay will stop. When I press the airplay icon to stream again, I can see my neighbor's apple tv as an option. Why am I able to see my neighbor's apple tv? My bluetooth isn't on and I am on my own secure wifi. Also, is his apple tv dropping my airplay or why is it that every time his apple tv shows up it drops my airplay? It doesn't show up at all times like mine, it just shows up randomly.

Posted on Aug 19, 2015 12:32 AM

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Answer 1

Alley_Cat

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Aug 19, 2015 3:13 AM in response to monser2130

Any possibility he's managed to connect to your LAN to use the wi-fi or internet.

Check your router for associated devices.

Don't suppose you have a shared wi-fi between several different residences?

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monser2130 Author

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Aug 23, 2015 7:58 PM in response to Alley_Cat

No, it's my own private internet. He's not on there but then again his Apple tv only shows up now and then.

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Alley_Cat

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Aug 24, 2015 12:22 PM in response to monser2130

Could it be detecting it over Bluetooth?

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/03/12/apple-tv-6-1-bluetooth-airplay/

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monser2130 Author

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Aug 24, 2015 1:08 PM in response to Alley_Cat

I don't think so. Neither the iPhone nor iPad have the Bluetooth on. It's always off.

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Aug 24, 2015 1:52 PM in response to monser2130

Just a thought but are you using either of the following channels on your wifi. 6 (2.4 GHz) or 149 (5 GHz)

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monser2130 Author

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Aug 24, 2015 9:55 PM in response to Winston Churchill

Yeah it's on channel 6 for the 2.4 GHz

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Answer 7

Aug 25, 2015 12:50 AM in response to monser2130

I could be clutching at straws here, but this sounds like peer to peer airplay to me, but this is triggered by BTLE and you say you don't have bluetooth enabled, so it's a bit of a mystery. Only other thing of relevance is that BTLE only initiates airplay, it is then shifted to wifi over the channels I mentioned. I'm not holding out any hope but if it were me I'd like to see what switching to another channel does.

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