This has been reported several times, so let me help out here.
Configuration:
- The computer was directly connected to the modem
- I'm the only one at home; I am not currently doing anything on the internet other than this test. There is no streaming going on inside or outside of the house. The NASs are silent and no computer is accessing them.
- I am not on a VPN.
- I can replicate this at a friend's house on my machine, and he can replicate it on his.
- I had tokens, so no waiting
Here's what happens. When you download from HM, you have to stay on that page. You cannot search for another show, which changes pages. It will download any show shown on that page, including in the ones in the search field, or hidden beyond the scrolls. As long as you don't search for anything else, it will download everything you can click on. You can switch to other providers at will with no issues, as long as you don't do another search on HM. This only affects the movie STARTING it's download... once is starts, you can search for a new movie and it will continue and start the next movies (as long as you are still on the page you added that movie from).
Process:
- Searched and added Movie 1.
- Added another movie on that page, Movie 2.
- After Movie 1 started and with Movie 2 pending in the queue, searched for Movie 3. Added Movie 3 and two sequels that also popped up.
- Movie 1 completed successfully (since it was started when I switched pages). Movie 2 failed (since I had searched and was no longer on that page.)
- Stayed on the Movie 3/4/5 page and let Movie 3 finish and start the first sequel, Movie 4, and searched for Movie 6 and added it, switching pages.
- Movie 3 had finished successfully before I switched pages and the first sequel Movie 4 had started when I switched so it also completed successfully. The second sequel, Movie 5 failed since I was no longer on that page.
- After Movie 6 started with me on the page then searched for the filed Movie 2, added it, waited for it to start, searched for the failed sequel Movie 6 and added it, and let it finish correctly.
Conclusion: As long as you are on the page where you added the movie to the queue when the movie starts to download, it will successfully download.
I am currently on 1420, the problem either started on the previous version or the one before.