There's no deep thought about it, I prefer to download my movies rather than stream them. I've often wondered why people prefer streaming over downloading, and I’ve seen how technology has made it possible to watch and save a lot of files without taking up internal storage on their phones. However, when it comes to downloading, especially for movies with endless seasons and episodes, it consumes a lot of space. As a result, someone might end up not keeping some of the movies they would have wanted to rewatch later. Apart from this reason, I still find it puzzling why people would choose streaming over downloading. Please, don’t blame me—I just feel that downloading to watch later is the coolest option.
Why I Prefer the Download-to-Watch Method:
With the download-to-watch method, all I need is my data to download the movie, and that’s all. I don’t need to subscribe to a particular site or app like Netflix and others. Most of the time, I download movies at midnight because I can buy a night data plan, which is less costly. Another advantage is that data speed at night is very fast, so I won’t have to deal with sluggish downloads.
On the other hand, streaming requires a special subscription fee to access platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+. Even after paying for the subscription, one still needs data to stream or to save movies for later. That makes it double expensive. It seems like the people who stream movies frequently must be very rich.
I won’t lie, it’s been a long time since I shared a movie with someone or received one through Xender, Bluetooth, or any other file transfer method. It seems a lot of people have switched to streaming and no longer want to share or collect movies. However, I still come across people who ask me for movies, and I share the ones I have on my phone.
Receiving movies from someone also helps save money, especially the money that would have been spent on data to download them. This is one reason I encourage people to download movies. For example, when I watched Alchemy of Souls, I got it from someone who had already downloaded and saved it on her phone. It was a stress-free experience, I didn’t have to worry about data costs to download the next season or the next episodes.
I know that in streaming, people share their accounts, too, but isn’t that too limiting? This means you can only connect with people you are close to, unlike downloading, where you can share a movie with anyone.
I Make Use of YouTube Too
I also use YouTube, and we all know how it works—it’s free and doesn’t require any form of subscription unless you opt for a premium account. I do watch movies on YouTube, but not regularly because, most of the time, they don’t come with subtitles. I love watching movies with subtitles, so this makes YouTube a less preferable option for me.
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