Download and Chill: Netflix for the Well Traveled

Airplanes are being updated so quickly these days that even your shortest airbus flight is enabled with WiFi. However, with all those other flyers using the same router, malfunctions in WiFi systems, or planes unequipped with it completely, you can hit a few snags in your binge watching. Now, prepping for your trip doesn’t just mean putting liquids into a quart sized bag, making sure you have enough underwear, or separating items for the TSA. Netflix is offering a new service to all of its subscribers where you can pre-download your binge programs to watch them offline!

Before You Could Chill...

Netflix has been around since 1997 and started offering DVD rentals and sales in 1998. By 1999 they were offering monthly subscriptions for DVDs and rentals at one low rate. In 2010, they started offering service to WiFi enabled devices like iPads and Wiis. This year, Netflix is available worldwide and is making a killing in its own original series and movies including Orange is the New Black, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Stranger Things , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and many others. They’ve even paved the way for streamed shows and movies to be included in the award categories for the Emmys and Golden Globes.

Download and Chill

It’s important to note that not all shows are available for download yet. Also, this feature is currently only available on mobile devices with an update that came out yesterday. To use this feature, make sure your app is updated to the most recent program. Once you open your application after downloading, the words DOWNLOAD AND GO pop right up on your screen to show you how to download. If you need additional info, here is a HowToGeek.com article on downloading content.

We hope you’ll get to stream your family’s favorite Christmas movies on the road this season! Book online with us so we can get your family to and from the airport for your holiday travels.

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