HT1657 Do I have to be online when watching a rented film?

Do I have to be online to watch a rented film?

As long as the film has been fully downloaded then you should be able to watch it whilst offline

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  • Do you need wifi when watching a rented film?

    hello, do you know if you need an internet connection to watch a rented film? Thank you

    No. Because you can also download rented films via a mac onto your ipod and you can still watch them.

  • When watching a rented movie, it just stops and we have to wait for it to reload

    When watching a rented movie, the movie pauses and we have to wait for it to reload.  is there anything that we can do to stop this?

    This is likely caused by your network.
    What is your connection speed? www.speedtest.net
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  • HT1657 do i have to have an internet connection to watch a rented movie

    do I have to have an internet connection to watch a rented movie

    according to apple...
    An Internet connection to the iTunes Store is required to authorize playback of movie rentals??

  • Do you have to have an internet connection to watch a rented movie from itunes?

    I rented a movie from itunes and tried to watch in on a plane.  But a message came up that itunes could not connect to the internet.  I did not realize you had to have an internet connection to watch a rented movie.  Is this correct?

    I have experienced this on several occassions and after being unable to watch three of the six movies I rented from iTunes on the return leg of a six hour flight, I finally decided to explore a little more to determine how to "fix" this. I have yet to find a definitive answer but at this point I am 100% certain that you "need" an internet connection to watch a movie. If you have ever downloaded movies on your iPad and tried to BEGIN watching them in flight, imagine your frustration level when the "Content Not Authorized" message appears and you are SOL watching the back of the seat in front of you for six hours. On the initial leg of my West Coast trip, fearing this would happen, I started playing the three movies I might watch on the flight while in the terminal. This of course began the 24 hour countdown. I was rushed on the return leg and neglected to do this. Of course the three remaining movies could not be viewed because the "Content Not Authorized" message appeared.  Upon landing however I was prompted to log into iCloud and sure enough the movies could be played.
    While an internet connection is not required to view movies once they begin, there is clearly some form of authorization taking place and required before they can be played. If you wait until you are cruising along at 30,000 feet, you are SOL and heaven forbid you are on a New York to Seattle flight in the middle seat of a 737 with no in-seat entertainment. It makes for a very long 6.5 hours. 
    The abursdity of this is simply beyond my comprehension. Once you download and pay for the movie (transferred from PC), shouldn't the iPad somehow be intelligent enough to know when you started the movie using its own internal clock or something? Isn't the whole purpose of the iPad to enable me to screw off on a 6-hour flight watching movies and avoiding work? The apparent oversight here is simply impossible to understand given how frequently this must occur. Ten years from now every flight while be equipped with WiFi and this issue will be a thing of the past but what an incredible limitation of an amazing piece of technology. I would be willing to bet that if Jobs had ever been screwed out of $15 for three movies because "Content Not Authorized" appeared on his flight I wouldn't be posting this.

  • Why does my browser constantly have to stop playing when watching You Tube?

    Why does my browser constantly have to stop playing when I watch You Tube or other videos?
    this is driving me nuts. It stops and then starts up again after a few seconds and then stops again and re-starts.
    Happens on both Safari and Firefox.
    Can anyone help?
    Message was edited by: kathrynfromsananselmo

    Hi Kathryn ...
    Most YouTube content requires the Flash plugin... try troubleshooting.
    Quit Safari and Firefox if they are open.
    Now uninstall the Flash plugin then reinstall new >  Troubleshoot Flash Player | Mac OS
    Use Safari to test. Launch Safari From your Safari menu bar click Safari > Empty Cache
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    BTW... if you have the ClickToFlash extension installed in Safari > Preferences - Extensions, that can prevent Flash based video from streaming. It can also be installed as a plugin in /Library/Internet-Plug-Ins.
    And check to see if Safari is running in 32 bit mode. Right or control click the Safari icon in your Applications folder then click Get Info. If the box next to:  Open in 32 bit mode  is selected, deselect, quit then relaunch Safari to test.

  • Why is my Apple TV cutting out when watching TV and Films?

    Hi there, will try to provide as much info as possible but let me know if more is needed.
    I have purchased the newest Apple TV (March 2012) recently, and have noticed that it cuts out when I'm watching films and TV shows, but never when I listen to music or the radio. My friends have also noticed they cannot play youtube videos off their iPads onto the apple TV. When it cuts out, it does not say "cannot connect to iTunes" or anything similar to that, it just returns to the home screen and then we can select the computer and TV programme and resume playing as normal. This happens every 5-10 minutes during a show/film though and does get incredibly annoying.
    Originally I felt it would be a network problem. We have BT Infinity and the Home Hub 3.0, and I am aware that lots of people have issues with this. However this problem doesn't happen on any other device, nor when playing music. It is specifically when watch movies and TV shows. I have actually swapped the home hub device for a Netgear Cable Router back and forth trying to see if it ever made a difference, and the same problem is still happening therefore I do believe it to be a problem with the Apple TV.
    I have checked the troubleshooting advice for the Apple TV and followed that and nothing seems to have helped (unplugging various bits, making sure i'm on the right channels etc.).
    In short I have literally no idea what could have happened and what to do about this, and before I actually rang apple I wanted to know if anybody new anything about problems like this and how they can be resolved.
    Many thanks.
    PS it is also worth noting that on our homeshare, we can no longer access one of our friends iTunes, despite it being visible it never loads and is invisible to the Apple TV. This also baffles us and we are not sure if it is related!!
    Can;t think of any other details but let me know!

    I have three Apple TVs at home (one 2nd Gen and two 3rd Gen).  I have not had this issue.  Worst thing that happens is it will not load my content from iTunes after waking it up, so I reboot the Apple TV and that fixes this.
    My Dad has a 2nd Gen and it has started cutting out or dropping during playback of movies from iTunes and Netflix.  I tried restoring it over WiFi and also directly from his iMac running Lion and the version of iTunes previous to the latest that changed the iTunes layout (Not sure of the version), but it would fail saying the download was corrupt.  I even downloaded the .ipsw file and tried manually restoring that way, but it failed as well.  I purchased the USB cable for Apple TV to do this.
    I just took it home tonight and tried restoring on my iMac running Mountain Lion and the latest version of iTunes and it worked.  I will bring it back to my Dad's and test it there.  I will post the results.
    Maybe try this and see if it works.  I noticed that doing it through iTunes that it said it restored the latest version of OS for Apple TV and also the Firmware.
    None of the Apple TVs mentioned have been Jailbroken, so not sure if this would be causing issues for anyone else.  Just trying to rule out anything I can think of.
    I didn't get a chance to try this next step, since restoring from my iMac worked, but this was going to be my next step:
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  • HT1657 do u need a internet connection to watch a rented movie?

    Do i need a internet connection to watch a rented movie on my ipad?

    Please be aware of the movie rental's time limitation that you have 30 days from the time of rental to watch your movie, and once you start watching it, you have 24 hours to finish watching it. You may watch it as many times as you like during those 24 hours. It may be helpful to make sure the download completes successfully before you begin watching the movie.
    Once the download is complete you can watch it without an Internet connection. However, an Internet connection to the iTunes Store is required to authorize playback or activate the 24 hours time-limit of movie rentals. This means, only during the starting of the movie. Once you have started playing the movie rental, internet connection is not required. You can play anywhere without internet connection.
    For more information on movie rentals, you can visit:
    iTunes Store: Movie rental frequently asked questions (FAQ)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1657
    Note: 24 hours time limit is for United States customer only, while 48 hours for other countries.

  • HT1657 I didnt have enough storage to fully download a rented movie. The time has expired but the movie is still downloading. How can I get rid of it now?

    Please help.

    Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.
    You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
    * [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
    * [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
    * [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
    * [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
    * [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
    [http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
    Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
    Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

  • HT1657 How do I access my library to watch a rented movie I have downloaded

    Hi, I am trying to watch a movie I have rented and downloaded and cannot seem to find library on my iPad, can someone help me please . .

    Did you look in the videos app?

  • HT1498 Do I have to have a Internet connection to watch a rented movie

    If I want to rent a movie on my IPAD and watch it on the airplane do I have to have a Internet connection to play the movie once I have downloaded it?

    If you have fully downloaded the movie then you do not need an internet connection to watch it.

  • HT1657 Do I need an Internet connection to watch a rented movie that has already downloaded?

    Do I need an Internet connection to watch a movie I have rented and already downloaded to my iPad. In other words, do I need an Internet connection to start watching the movie after it has fully downloaded?

    Not really, as long as you have finished downloading your rented movie successfully. 

  • Sound through hdmi to my tv works but not when watching video online like 4OD

    the sound through hdmi to my tv works with music and videos I have downloaded, but not when watching video online like 4OD and youtube.
    How can I get it to work?

    Ok so I happened to figure it out while on the phone to apple support. Even though the guy was very nice, I think I knew more than him! He was explaining very basic resolution principles I played about. I had the second option in displays resolution. All I did was unplug the HDMI cable, click on 'best for display' then plugged the HDMI in and my resolution on the normal monitor changed to the normal blue, then went black momentarily and then changed to a strange resolution but another window appeared that said SONY BRAVIA HDMI at the top! Hey presto! Don't know why it didn't do it yesterday - I probably left the HDMI cable in or something! Oh well. Problem solved!

  • HT1657 Do i need to have internet connection to watch a rented movie

    If I download a rental movie from iTunes do I need to have Internet connection to be able to watch the movie? I frequently travel on Northlink ferries and would like to be able to watch a movie but they internet/3G disappears soon after the ferry has left port?

    iTunes Store Movie Rental FAQ - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1657
    After downloading a rented movie, do I need Internet connection to watch it? - https://discussions.apple.com/message/17114214 - No, you don't need a connection.
    Do you have to have an internet connection to watch a rented movie from itunes? - https://discussions.apple.com/message/17934850 - Yes, you do need a connection.
    Internet connection for rented movies? - https://discussions.apple.com/message/13361498 - No, you do not need a connection.
    Can you watch a rented movie without internet connection? - https://discussions.apple.com/message/12857284
    Nobody has come up with a definitive answer.  It seems you have to start watching a rented movie with an Internet connection so it can start the 24 hour timer, but after that you can continue to watch it.

  • HT1657 Do I have to have wifi or Internet connection to watch a rented movie

    Do I have to have an Internet connection to watch a rented movie on my iPad or I pod

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    From my own personal experience, I have found that when I turn off the Wi-Fi on my Wi-Fi only iPad, I am still able to play rented movies on it. I have tried this perhaps four or five times and in each case, this has been the result. I have also noted that other users have had the same experience as I.
    However saying that I have noted a small number of users that have stated they are unable to view rented movies without an Internet connection. This knowledge base article from Apple, also suggests that an Internet connection is required.

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