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--- communication:intermittent [2020/07/25 03:56]
frater_secessus [be ready]
+++ communication:intermittent [2025/04/03 16:47] (current)
frater_secessus [be ready]
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   * upload pics and videos
   * check in on forums, subreddits, youtube channels, blogs
+  * make use of open wifi (walmart, libraries, etc) for larger transfers
   * etc
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   * if you don't have a kindle you can [[https://getpocket.com/add/|save pages to Pocket]] or similar offline readers.
+===== multimedia =====
+==== movies ====
+Streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix, etc, often allow some amount of downloading for future watching.  If your device has [[https://amzn.to/3xnA8Vs|a microSD card]] for storage you may want to point the app to it before downloading.
+Caveats:
+  * the number of shows to d/l may be restricted
+  * the devices to which one can download may be restricted. In particular, rooted/jailbroken devices are often not allowed.
+  * 'casting to TVs or other devices may be restricted
+If you will be watching on a phone you may want to reduce the quality/resolution to [[communication:bandwidth_conservation|save bandwidth]].  {Prime's "data saver" setting makes for very small downloads and is quite watchable at phone screen size  -- secessus}
 ==== download YouTube videos ====
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 If you require tunnelling, autossh can reconnect when connection is broken.
+screen and tmux keep shell sessions alive and re-connectable for when the connection is restored.

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