Methods, systems, and devices for improving viewing experience of streaming media content on mobile devices

A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a communication device including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• determining first and second network conditions associated with first and second mobile networks, respectively, of a group of mobile networks;
• identifying first and second portions of a travel route associated with the first and second network conditions, respectively;
• downloading, over the first mobile network, a first portion of first media content from a media content server during the first portion of the travel route at a first resolution according to the first network condition and based on the first portion of the first media content comprising dynamic images;
• and
• streaming, over the second mobile network, a second portion of the first media content from the media content server during the second portion of the travel route at a second resolution according to the second network condition and based on the second portion of the first media content comprising static images, wherein the first resolution is higher than the second resolution.

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a communication device including a processor, first and second network conditions associated with first and second mobile networks, respectively, of a group of mobile networks;
• identifying, by the communication device, first and second portions of a travel route associated with the first and second network conditions, respectively;
• downloading, by the communication device over the first mobile network, a first portion of first media content from a media content server during the first portion of the travel route at a first resolution according to the first network condition and based on the first portion of the first media content comprising dynamic images;
• and
• streaming, over the second mobile network, a second portion of the first media content from the media content server during the second portion of the travel route at a second resolution according to the second network condition and based on the second portion of the first media content comprising static images, wherein the first resolution is higher than the second resolution.