Playing rented movies without an Internet connection?

I'm in the middle of moving, and won't have cable or Internet service until sometime next week. I'm wondering if I could take my AppleTV to the office, hook it up to the net, rent some movies, and then play those movies at home over the weekend? In short, do I need an Internet connection to authorize the playback of movies that are already on the device?

i believe internet access is required to authorise the playback of rented movies.

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  • HT1390 Can you watch a rented movie without an internet connection?

    It is my hope to rent a movie today
    and watch it while on a flight tomorrow.
    Can I watch a rented movie without an internet connection?
    I.e: is it streamed or downloaded?
    Do I have to buy the movie in order to watch it without an internet connection?

    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.

  • I'm a new iPad owner. When I've rented a movie, I can't work out how to play it back without a wifi connection. I get a message which says you cannot connect to the iTunes store without an Internet connection. This happens whether I've rented or purchased

    I'm a new iPad owner. When I've rented a movie, I can't work out how to play it back without a wifi connection. I get a message which says you cannot connect to the iTunes store without an Internet connection. This happens whether I've rented or purchased a film. We're going on a flight soon and would ideally like to watch one on the plane. Can someone please provide some step by step instructions. Thanks.

    Rented or purchased video are watched through the videos app after you have downloaded them, iTunes on iOS devices is for buying media only.

  • Can you download movies into iTunes then watch them via airplay without an internet connection?  We want to be able to watch them in our RV that does have an internet connection always.

    Can you download movies into iTunes and watch them via airplay without an internet connection?  We want to be able to watch downloaded movies in our RV.

    If you want to watch on your iPad screen, you don't even need airplay.
    If you want to watch on a television screen, you need an AppleTV.
    In both cases...
    If the movies are purchased, there is no need for an Internet connection to the outside world.  If they're rented, you need an Internet connection for the first minute or so that Apple knows that you're watching the movie.  I do not know if a rented movie can be stopped and restarted without an Internet connection.

  • HT1657 Can a movie be watched on an airplane without a internet connection?

    Can an Itunes movie be watched on an airplane without an internet connection? If so, how does it know when to start the 24 hour timer for the movie to be deleted?

    In theory it should work, in reality many keep coming here stating it did not work. Things get a little muddled as location services and time-zones can cause all kinds of glitches when travelling at jet speeds.

  • HT3209 Can u watch rented movies without Internet access

    Can u watch rented movies without Internet access

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

  • Watching a rented movie w/no internet access

    with the new version of itunes, I'm not able to watch rented movies without internet acces......please help tell me how to make this work.

    Movies rented on an iPad can't be transferred to any other device or computer; iTunes on the PC can only play rented movies which it downloaded.
    (126184)

  • HT1657 Can i play rented movies on my ipad being offline?

    Can i play rented movies on my ipad being offline?

    The answer appears to be "maybe". Once the rental has completely downloaded it shouldn't need an Internet connection from then on, but I've seen reports here from people who tried the play the rental and has it insist on an Internet connection. I've never been able to spot any common factor between such reports to form an opinion as to why this happens, though it's possible that the movie hadn't really completely downloaded. But I'd advise not presuming that an Internet connection won't be necessary.
    Someone else here may have better insight into the issue.
    Regards.

  • Is there a way that I can control iTunes with the iPhone without any internet connections?

    First let me say that I am ready to throw this POS in the lake.  Is there a way that I can control iTunes with my iPhone without any internet connections?  On my houseboat I have a wifi router and want to connect my phone to my computer to control my music which plays from my computer through my stereo.  I can easily do it with my laptop without having to jump through any internet APPLE BS , but I dont want to have my laptop out on the deck. I just want to use the phone as a remote control.
    Remote wont do it because it keeps saying Im not connected to the internet, even though is is connected to my computer.  Same problem with JumiAmp.

    It should have an option to manage iTunes library without network connection, like Bluetooth or connect directly to the computer without a router or wi-fi, i live outsite of the city and i dont have the ability to control my iTunes librry from the iphone

  • HT1657 I got an error message when trying to play rented movies

    I got this error message when I tried to play rented movies after downloading.
    "We could be complete your iTunes Store request. An unknown error occurred (-42110). There was an error in iTunes Store. Please try again later."
    Anyone has similar experience?

    Brian-KK Sabah wrote:
    I too get the same message but I the software had downloaded 100% but about half way through "processing file" the error message (.3259) Check network connections. How do I fix this?
    See Here for your Error Message -3259
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2799

  • Direct Sync? (without an internet connection)

    Anyone know if you could directly sync the AppleTV with iTunes? Wi-Fi takes forever for everything I have. My AppleTV is active and registered, so I am hoping there is a way.

    Sorry, should have been more clear. My internet speed is awesome here, about 60 gigs. Wireless is great also, sure not the 60 gigs, but not bad. I have a Time Capsule near my desk, with an Airport Extreme extending the signal to the living room. So it has a great signal.
    Maybe I should ask my question like this. Can I transfer my movies and music WITHOUT an internet connection? My internet is going to be down for a couple days and just thought I would see if there is a way to do it without an internet connection.

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  • HT4557 playing rented movies on apple tv from ipad

    How do I play rented movies on apple tv from ipad without using airplay?

    Without using AirPlay you can't.
    Regards.

  • HT200109 Why do all my other Apple devices not care if the movie I rented from iTunes if it was downloaded directly to that device or not, but the stupid Apple TV won't allow you to play rented movies unless you rented it directly from the Apple TV?

    Why do all my other Apple devices not care if the movie I rented from iTunes if it was downloaded directly to that device or not, but the stupid Apple TV won't allow you to play rented movies unless you rented it directly from the Apple TV?
    Great, so now I have to airplay it by linking my computer to my Apple TV and then the movie has to buffer! So, all that time I spent downloading the HD video has to technically "download" again by buffering. The more I use Apple TV, the more I feel like this item was not created by Apple. I don't even use it for what I originally purchased it for. If I would have known that anytime I wanted to sync a movie from my computer to Apple TV by using airplay that it would have to buffer the movie, I would have never ever ever ever ever purchased this waste of time device. So the video has to technically play all the way through one time first so Apple TV can "remember" the movie to play it back in real time afterwards.
    Am I missing something here? Am I doing something wrong that can be fixing my problem? I should have known that the Apple TV had so many things backwards when simple things like when you are using the remote and you reach the bottom of your list, in order to cycle back to the top of your list you have then press the directional buton back the other way rather than most modern day devices that will automatically cycle you back to the top or to the other side when you reached the bottom or end but keep on pressing the button. That **** annoys me when I am doing a search for a movie and have to type the name in manually and have to cycle back and forth to the letters. It makes me feel like I am using a rotary phone or something!

    I was told by someone to try and purchase something directly from my Apple TV and that will help authorize my Apple TV.  So I picked something that was free and it downloaded.
    Then I went back to the Movie that would not work and it played just fine. 
    So it seemed to work.  I will have to try it on other movies and TV shows later.

  • I have purchased and downloaded some TV Shows through iTunes. How can I watch them on my iPad without an internet connection?

    I have purchased and downloaded some TV Shows through iTunes. How can I watch them on my iPad without an internet connection?

    Demo the same thing happened to me.  I purchased a seasons pass for Sons of Anarchy Season 6 and I've got the eposides on my IPad but Airplay won't allow me to watch the episodes without an internet connection or WiFi.  Is there anything else I can do so that I can watch these eposides without an internet or wifi connections?

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