Can I use my phone as a remote when I am off my home WiFi network?

[galatians51]

I have a CC coming in a few days. The main reason I bought one is so that I can limit the amount of time my children spend in front of the TV. We don't have cable or satellite, just Google TV (and now CC). What I would like to do is be able to set up a cue in Netflix or play movies. Since there is no remote, once the cue is played, it is like an automatic timer!
But say I am on a date with my wife and the babysitter wants to play one more show. Can I add one from the restaurant, or is it necessary to give her access to a device that controls the CC?

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[gabbott]

No you have to be on the same network

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[Liquidretro]

No you have to be on the same network

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I would think the OP would be able to start the cast while at home, then leave and the cast would still work. I guess in this case just make the que large enough before he leaves. They can always shut off the TV if they are not interested.

 

[DreamSTi]

You can cast and leave the network and the cast will continue to play. You cannot control the cast from outside the network however.

 

[Devlyn16]

I also dont seem to ever recall seeing a que feature in the Netflix app. I know some TV series will auto play the next episode immidately following the end of one.

A possible solution would be if you Cast from a TAB on your computer and then remote desktop the computer from your phone. I haven't tested this myself because I really don't like allowing remote access to my PCs

 

[Legobricke]

I have a CC coming in a few days. The main reason I bought one is so that I can limit the amount of time my children spend in front of the TV. We don't have cable or satellite, just Google TV (and now CC). What I would like to do is be able to set up a cue in Netflix or play movies. Since there is no remote, once the cue is played, it is like an automatic timer!
But say I am on a date with my wife and the babysitter wants to play one more show. Can I add one from the restaurant, or is it necessary to give her access to a device that controls the CC?

This can be done from any computer on the network....

You open netflix in a browser and select the movie she wants... Start movie and a Chromecast button should appear... select it and it will send to the chromecast just like it would if using your phone. No need to stream the tab.

 

[Almeuit]

You can cast and leave the network and the cast will continue to play. You cannot control the cast from outside the network however.

This.

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