Apple TV and Monthly Limit?

hello all. 
i have a quick question about apple tv. ive searched through the forums but cant find an answer so here goes. 
When i stream a film from my iphone to the apple tv will this count towards my monthly download limit? I know if i were to rent a film off of itunes this would count towards the limit. Surely though because the phone and apple tv are on the same local network this would not count???
thanks Chappers

chappers wrote:
hello all. 
i have a quick question about apple tv. ive searched through the forums but cant find an answer so here goes. 
When i stream a film from my iphone to the apple tv will this count towards my monthly download limit? I know if i were to rent a film off of itunes this would count towards the limit. Surely though because the phone and apple tv are on the same local network this would not count???
thanks Chappers
Hi. Welcome to the forums.
If I may, just for a bit of extra detail - the usage figure is for both uploads and downloads from the internet (not internal network traffic). There are a few exceptions, BTFon, Digital Vault, BTVision and BBTalk.
You've not mentioned your package type, hence there may actually be no "limit" as such for a set monthly payment.
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