Your films in Montreal. Even on 1 Mbps.
Montreal at a glance
- Where
- Quebec, Canada
- Population
- about 1.8 million
- Time zone
- America/Toronto (UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 00:00–04:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 8 h 42 min in mid-winter, 15 h 41 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 216 m
- Nearest cities
- Ottawa 165 km · Quebec City 233 km · Toronto 502 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, French
Montreal, and the connections it runs on
As a city in Quebec, Canada, Montreal has its own mix of connections. With about 1.8 million people, Montreal has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck.
Montreal's time zone and viewing hours
Local time in Montreal is UTC−5, moving to UTC−4 for summer. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (00:00–04:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Daylight in Montreal swings from about 8 h 42 min in mid-winter to 15 h 41 min in mid-summer — long winter evenings are film evenings.
Making a bundle last in Montreal
Same picture, less data: about 1.0 GB per HD hour, compared with 2.5–2.7 GB for Jellyfin and Plex in our live tests. That's the difference between a film finishing on mobile data in Montreal or not.
Travelling around Quebec
From Montreal it's about 165 km to Ottawa. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into United States? Boston is about 405 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Montreal
What does Silux Media cost in Canada?
Free. Running the server at home in Montreal costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Montreal?
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.
Long winter evenings in Montreal — 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 help on crowded city networks in Montreal?
Yes. Using less data per minute means a stream needs less of a busy cell or Wi-Fi network — so it keeps playing when others start to buffer.
Can I watch my films in United States?
Yes — the server stays at home in Montreal and you watch from anywhere, including Boston about 405 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
Will it work on the way to Ottawa?
Yes — the 165 km trip to Ottawa is no problem: the stream adapts to each mast you pass instead of stopping.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.