Download now, watch later: The pros and cons of offline content

Hmm, no connection down here. It can pay to have some content downloaded for situations like these. — Photo: Hernandez And Sorokina/Westend61/dpa

MUNICH: Most people are familiar with the dreaded buffer icon, the small, rotating circle in the middle of the screen when you’re streaming videos from the Internet.

Fortunately almost all streaming providers allow you to save content temporarily to your device for watching later.