Making time to keep up with your favourite series isn’t easy, but thanks to one of Showmax’s most convenient features, you can fit a few episodes into your busy schedule. We’re talking, of course, about the “Download” feature which allows you to save a few episodes of your favourite series, or even a few different movies, for offline viewing. This feature is handier than you think!
Showmax users can store 25 different content titles at a time and we’ve taken a look at different types of South Africans to suggest ways that downloading Showmax content can improve everyday tasks.
These three types of series-lovers can take advantage of their situations to indulge in a few episodes of their favourite shows without needing a single megabyte of data to watch. Here’s how they do it:
Public Transport Users
The reality for many South Africans is that travelling to work takes anything from 30 minutes to two hours in some instances. If you’re a public transport user, you’ve probably mastered the art of making the most of this travel time - but have you ever considered using it to indulge in more of your favourite series?
With Showmax Mobile, you can download episodes of your favourite shows to view offline including when you’re on the go, and the best part is, once they are offline, you won’t need to rely on signal to stream them. A smart trick is to play around with Showmax’s quality settings; viewing and downloading lower resolution content will help you store more titles on your phone meaning you can be covered for your full commute and then some! We can’t help if you reach your destination while you’re halfway through a tense episode of Godfather of Harlem, however! Forest Whitaker is the Godfather of Harlem. Stream it now on Showmax.
Students Without WiFi at Home
If you’re a young adult who doesn’t have internet at home then you’re probably finding it quite difficult to stream all of your favourite shows during your free time. Although Vodacom makes life easier by offering 2 GB of streaming data to its customers, a true and noble binge-watcher could finish that quite quickly - so what can you possibly do next?
This is where saving some of your content for offline viewing will come in extremely handy. When you do have access to WiFI (e.g. at work or at school), you can make the most of your bandwidth to download the next few episodes of a show that’s had you glued - we’re loving Lockdown right now and can’t even afford to miss an episode! Lockdown S5 is TENSE! Stream the latest season only on Showmax.
Jet-setters
If you’ve ever flown before, you’ll be very familiar with the rules on any aircraft and one of the strictest ones is about your mobile devices. Every pilot will tell you to “turn all mobile devices to flight mode” before taking off and whether you’re on a long-haul flight or a short trip, things can get pretty boring pretty quickly without our mobile devices. Unless, of course, you’ve saved a few episodes of your favourite show ahead of time.
Some of the most frequent flyers are also the most frequent downloaders of Showmax content, and who can blame them? Sometimes the “on board” entertainment (filled with old repeats, by the way!) is nowhere near as entertaining nor as current as Rick and Morty’s intergalactic adventures. Another First To Showmax Season: Save the first five episodes of Rick and Morty S5 on Showmax today!
Showmax’s download feature will help you fit all of your favourite shows into your busy schedule with minimal fuss.
Downloads are available on the Showmax app for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. Downloading is not possible on laptops, computers or other streaming devices. Once downloaded, watch your downloads offline – no data needed.
-Go to showmax.com to sign up. -Download the Showmax app on your smartphone or tablet for either iOS or Android
-Open the Showmax app, sign in, and choose the series episode or movie you want to watch offline. -Click on the DOWNLOAD button. On the smartphone app, it’s usually an icon of a cloud with an arrow pointing downwards. -Downloads should start immediately. -Enjoy watching offline once the download is complete. -To save space on your device and data, adjust the Download Quality. -Choose between Low Quality, Standard Quality, Good Quality and High Quality. --To use as little data and as little space as possible, select Low or Standard Quality. -These low-quality options are perfect for small screens.
Sign up for Showmax mobile and get full access to the full catalogue on one mobile device for R49PM. Vodacom customers can get Showmax mobile plus 2GB data for R99PM.
New customers get a 14-day free trial and then pay R99 per month for Showmax’s standard plan.
DStv Premium subscribers get Showmax free - go to showmax.com to sign up. DStv Compact and Compact Plus subscribers pay R49pm.
Right now you can sign up for Showmax mobile and get full access to the full catalogue on one mobile device for R49PM. Vodacom customers can get Showmax mobile plus 2GB data for R99PM.
