Using Apple TV in an RV?
Thinking of setting up a new Apple TV and wondering if anyone has experience with this? I know how it works.. need Internet connection etc, just never tried it?
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Trackrig wrote:
We only have a 10GB plan, granted that could be changed, but it sounds like I should avoid it.
Bill
I'm afraid you might need to rethink streaming over mobile data for anything other than occasional use. For the usage you have described you would need a lot more than 10GB and by a lot I mean a LOT. Even if you had an "unlimited" data plan it would not be unlimited for full-speed Netflix streaming every day. After a certain amount of data used you would likely get throttled (data speed slowed down) to the point that your internet connection would not support Netflix.
For regular Netflix use you really need a wifi connection (broadband).
To give you an idea how much data Netflix uses:
Watching Netflix uses about 1 GB of data per hour for each stream of standard definition video, and up to 3 GB per hour for each stream of HD video. This can create headaches for Netflix members that have a monthly bandwidth or data cap on their Internet service.
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/87
You can force Netflix to use a lower quality and squeeze more time out of it, but in your case I just don't see it being viable, without a healthy amount of time on wifi.
My recommendation is to go with over the air or Satellite, possibly augmented by DVDs or downloaded online movie purchases (while on WiFi).
Michael
