And, because nothing is forever in the streaming world, there’s usually a time limit on how long you can have something downloaded to your device. You might even need to pay for a premium version of the service in order to download. There may also be a limit to the number of titles you can download, or a cap on the number of devices you can download content to. That means you - yes, you! - can use your home internet connection to download a full season of that new dating show where people have prosthetics to look like terrifying animals, then spend your subway commute in abject horror, no internet required.īut downloading shows from streaming services isn’t always as easy as clicking “download.” Depending on which streaming service you’re dealing with, you may not be able to download everything in its streaming library, most likely due to licensing issues. Luckily, for the planners among us out there, all of the major streaming services (to some extent or another) allow users to download movies and shows for offline viewing. But what happens when you don’t have a good internet connection? The $13.99 a month you shell out for Netflix doesn’t do you much good if you find yourself without a signal or on an airplane with Wi-Fi so poor you’ll be able to load your inbox at best. The promise of streaming is that, with a decent internet connection and enough cash to pay for a monthly subscription fee, you can essentially watch whatever you want, whenever you want it.
