Apple TV and Wi-Fi

Recently we just switched to another Internet that only lets us use 10 gigabytes of data. When I got my Apple TV for Christmas, I started viewing videos and Youtube and also rented two movies. Well, only a few days later I found out that we went over the 10 gigabyte limit, just because of the Apple TV. The Apple TV pulls sooo much gigabytes (3 to 5 gigabytes), just for one movie. Also, I understand that when the Apple TV is connected to an HDTV, it will draw even more gigabytes because of the crisp quality. Is there any way that I could still watch movies, without drawing so much gigabytes of data? Now I cannot use it because of the amount of gigabytes that it is pulling from the internet, which is sad. Is there any resolutions? If I would have know that the Apple TV pulls so much gigabytes at a time, I would never have put it on my Christmas list. The Apple TV is great, the only problem is that it pulls way too much data from the internet. Maybe Apple can look futher into this problem, and possibly bring the gigabyte usage down. Also, I have one more question... If I bring up a YouTube video up on my iPad or iPhone via Airplay to the Apple TV will it use as much gigabytes as if I would hook it directly up to the computer? Thanks!!

It has nothing to do with Apple and it's not really a problem (rather something the user has to be aware of if on a limited cap). HD streaming requires a lot of bandwidth (4-5GB is standard for a movie).
Youtube content will be much lower as it's highly compressed, but it won't matter whether you view directly or with airplay and you will still need to keep track.
If you want to keep within your limit I would suggest switching the resolution to SD for iTunes rentals (in settings). Other services tend to have an option to change quality settings as well (e.g. Netflix).

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