Your films in Edmonton. Even on 1 Mbps.
Edmonton at a glance
- Where
- Alberta, Canada
- Population
- about 1 million
- Time zone
- America/Edmonton (UTC−7, UTC−6 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 02:00–06:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 7 h 27 min in mid-winter, 17 h 3 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 610 m
- Nearest cities
- Calgary 281 km · Saskatoon 483 km · Regina 696 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, French
Edmonton, and the connections it runs on
A city of about 1 million, Edmonton mixes fibre-connected blocks with homes still on slower lines. Edmonton is the capital of Alberta.
Edmonton's time zone and viewing hours
Local time in Edmonton is UTC−7, moving to UTC−6 for summer. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (02:00–06:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Daylight in Edmonton swings from about 7 h 27 min in mid-winter to 17 h 3 min in mid-summer — long winter evenings are film evenings.
Making a bundle last in Edmonton
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Edmonton? About 8 hours of HD 720p with Silux Media, versus 3.7 hours with other media servers at the same picture quality (our measurements).
Travelling around Alberta
The nearest other cities we cover are Calgary (281 km), Saskatoon (483 km) and Regina (696 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
Crossing into United States? Seattle is about 909 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Edmonton
Will it work on the way to Calgary?
Yes — the 281 km trip to Calgary is no problem: the stream adapts to each mast you pass instead of stopping.
How much mobile data does a film use in Edmonton?
Roughly 0.6 GB for an hour of 720p and 1.0 GB in 1080p, so a two-hour film in HD fits in about 2.0 GB of your plan.
What does Silux Media cost in Canada?
Free. Running the server at home in Edmonton costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Long winter evenings in Edmonton — will a NAS or old PC cope?
Yes. Silux Media runs on ordinary computers and can prepare lean versions of your library overnight at low priority, so several people can watch on dark evenings without a powerful machine.
Does it support English and French subtitles?
Yes. Subtitle files next to your films, and the subtitle and audio tracks inside them, appear in the player in any language.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Edmonton?
Between about 7 and 11 pm local time. Quality re-adjusts every three seconds, so a crowded evening network means a lighter picture for a moment, not a frozen one.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.