Apple TV on vacation?

[rustyosaurus]

I brought my Apple TV with me on vacation thinking I could watch movies and Netflix but its not working right. All I see is the screen saver but the remote app on my iPhone wont see it. I didn't bring my real remote.

Will this work or do I have to use it on my home network only?

 

[pavelbure]

I think they both have to be on the same wifi network.

 

[rustyosaurus]

Really? You can't even access Netflix?

 

[lunaoso]

Really? You can't even access Netflix?

The problem isn't accessing Netflix. Its because you need your iPhone and TV on the same wifi network so they can connect, which is pretty much impossible to do because you can't put the TV on wifi without the actual remote. The only way would be if you connected the TV to ethernet and the iPhone on that same wifi network that its on.

 

[wilhub]

The problem isn't accessing Netflix. Its because you need your iPhone and TV on the same wifi network so they can connect, which is pretty much impossible to do because you can't put the TV on wifi without the actual remote. The only way would be if you connected the TV to ethernet and the iPhone on that same wifi network that its on.

If your at a hotel you will probably not be able to get pass the hotel log in screen where you have to agree to abide by their policies. The last hotel I was at made you accept their policy through the ethernet cable.

I read in this forum that you can connect to a Macbook. Something about creating a wifi network from your Macbook. I guess you would plug your Macbook into the hotel's ethernet.

You might try the Apple 30-pin Digital AV Adapter on your iPad or iPhone. I use this with my iPad to watch movies that I purchased from iTunes.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD098ZM/A/apple-digital-av-adapter?fnode=3a

Good Luck

 

[lunaoso]

If your at a hotel you will probably not be able to get pass the hotel log in screen where you have to agree to abide by their policies. The last hotel I was at made you accept their policy through the ethernet cable.

I read in this forum that you can connect to a Macbook. Something about creating a wifi network from your Macbook. I guess you would plug your Macbook into the hotel's ethernet.

You might try the Apple 30-pin Digital AV Adapter on your iPad or iPhone. I use this with my iPad to watch movies that I purchased from iTunes.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD098ZM/A/apple-digital-av-adapter?fnode=3a

Good Luck

Yeah but even if he/she made te network with the MacBook he/she wouldn't be able to connect to it on the TV because he/she doesn't have the original remote with him/her.

 

[26139]

Hold up...

Quick question...

How did you think the remote app on your iPhone connected with the AppleTV?

 

[crazycanucks]

Quick question...

How did you think the remote app on your iPhone connected with the AppleTV?

The cloud...

 

[26139]

Yeah...

The cloud...

Ya know, not an altogether crazy assumption considering how much we've been told about the power of the cloud.

 

[rustyosaurus]

I think the only way to set up wifi is to use the actual remote. I tried to set up with a direct TV remote but no go. I had a new remote overnighted from amazon prime. Got it the next day. Problem solved. I love amazon prime.

 

[Mrbobb]

The cloud...

LOL. U win the presidency Sir.