HT1657 Do I need to be connected to the internet to watch a rented movie once it is downloaded?

If I rent a movie from iTunes and I download it to my phone. Do I need to be connected to the internet to watch the movie?

Some posts have suggested that you need to be online when starting to watch the film - so if you want to watch it somewhere where you won't have internet then you could watch a few seconds of the film when you do (you have 24 hours if you are in the US, 48 hours elsewhere, from when you start watching a rental until it expires)

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  • HT1657 Do in need to be on the internet to watch my rented movie

    Do in need to be on the internet to watch my rented movie

    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 Do I have to connected to the Internet to watch a rental movie

    Do I have to connected to the Internet to watch rental movies?

    As long as the film has been fully downloaded then you should be able to watch it without being online.

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    Does someone know if this is necessary? I'd like to watch a rental on my way to the Dominican Republic, but I've absolutely no clue if its necessary to have an internet connection to start or watch a rental. Hope someone is able to help me.

    As long as the film has been fully downloaded then you shouldn't need to be online in order to then watch it.

  • HT1657 Do I need Internet to watch a rented movie?

    Do I need Internet to watch a rented movie?

    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.

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    Do you need internet to watch a rented movie from itunes?

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  • HT1657 Hi, at the moment I can only seem to watch a rented movie once - previously I used to be able to watch it as many times as I liked during the 48hr window.  Anyone else have this problem?

    Hi, at the moment I can only seem to watch a rented movie once - previously I used to be able to watch it as many times as I liked during the 48hr window.  Anyone else have this problem?

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    I paid for a rental and downloaded an HD movie, Avatar. I could start watching within about a minute, it played without skipping a beat.
    My wife started watching the movie the next night and got about half way through.
    The next day, she tried watching the rest, and selected the film and clicked on "resume watching".
    But instead of streaming and playing like it should, we got the spinning wheel of death followed by a message "Ready to play in 1 minute" which soon became "Ready to play in 2351 minutes"!
    Additional information that I can add is that it was Sunday afternoon which is peak time for internet usage and I'd just exhausted my data allowance before the speed limiting kicks in. Basic internet using browsers at that time was really slow.
    So it was as though the movie we were going to resume watching was going to be downloaded from the iTunes Store again, and since my connection had been speed limited, it was going to take forever. I thought you downloaded a rental to your hard drive and it deleted itself after it expired? So any subsequent streaming to AppleTV would be coming direct from your hard drive. It shouldn't have been affected by the speed of my internet connection at that time, surely. Anyone else experienced this?
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    If I'm off the grid when I'm prompted to renew my licence will I loose my apps?
    I've been searching the net for hours looking for a clear answer.
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    Thanks so much for any clarity re this.

    kimcats wrote:
    so what happens if you don't connect every 30 days with a monthly subscription?
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    kimcats wrote:
    is that why my programs have DRASTICALLY become so slow to open or do anything!?
    Unlikely to be related. That sounds like a separate issue. Licensing checks don't affect software performance. If you're financially up to date the software works. If not then it does not.
    kimcats wrote:
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    Nothing special. Just connect to the internet.
    The licensing mechanism built into the software will do what it needs to do automatically and silently In a few seconds while you work.

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