TORONTO \u2013Netflix is giving Ontario cottage country dwellers an entertainment fix over holiday weekends this summer.<\/p>\n
The streaming video operator says it’s opening several temporary \u201cdownload zones\u201d that allow viewers to refill their mobile devices with fresh TV series and films.<\/p>\n
It begins this weekend with a Wi-Fi hotspot at Bass Pro Shop at Vaughan Mills on Friday and the Farmers Market in Collingwood, Ont., both Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n
A spokeswoman for Netflix says employees will be on-site to guide users through the steps.<\/p>\n
Streaming companies have been expanding their downloadable content as more subscribers watch entertainment while in transit.<\/p>\n
Restrictive mobile data plans have made it costly for most Canadians to stream on the road.<\/p>\n
Netflix began letting users download a limited selection of its TV and films last November.<\/p>\n
Other streaming video services such as Amazon Prime Video and Hoopla, which is used by some of Canada’s public libraries, also make content downloadable onto phones and tablets.<\/p>\n
Netflix says it will operate \u201cdownload zones\u201d at various Ontario cottage country locations on every holiday weekend until Labour Day.<\/p>\n
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