How to keep iphone wifi on for Apple TV but only use phone data to stream

As crazy as it sounds, our Internet Service Provider has now limited our home data usage but my iPhone data is unlimited. We have an Apple TV that we usually stream video through (Netflix, movies, etc.) but that uses our home wifi data. Is there a way to connect my iPhone to our Apple TV and make it use my phone's data instead of the wifi data? I really don't want to create a separate network for both of them since it won't be connected to the Internet for other things and when I'm not there. We also would like to keep our ISP since it is the fastest around with the least amount of service interruptions.

Hi Atagahi,
Firstly, have you emailed Apple iTunes support indicating your issue? There have been instances in which Apple will allow re-downloading of all content you've purchased on the iTunes store.
Secondly, I highly recommend you get an external usb hard drive, attach it to your mini and use it as a Time Machine drive to keep your iTunes purchases safe. It's a fact of life that all hard disk drives will eventually fail. The Apple TV should never be used as any kind of permanent storage space; think of it as a 'temporary holding' zone. And as you've unfortunately already experienced, a glitch wiped out all content on the Apple TV.
As regards your original question, it seems like there have been folks who've done just that...taken the internal drive in the Apple TV out and attached it to a mac and copied files from the Apple TV hard drive. I have not had to do such, so I cannot offer any help here except for Linda's suggestion on googling the net for solutions.
Good luck and hope you get all your purchased content back Atagahi!
Message was edited by: Alec

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