Toronto, on any connection. Even on 1 Mbps.
Toronto at a glance
- Where
- Ontario, Canada
- Population
- about 2.8 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 55 min in mid-winter, 15 h 27 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 161 m
- Nearest cities
- Hamilton 62 km · Kitchener 95 km · Ottawa 349 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, French
Toronto, and the connections it runs on
As the capital of Ontario, Toronto has its own mix of connections. A city of about 2.8 million, Toronto mixes fibre-connected blocks with homes still on slower lines.
Toronto's time zone and viewing hours
Toronto is on UTC−5 (UTC−4 in summer). The usual evening viewing hours, 19:00–23:00 local time, are 00:00–04:00 UTC in winter — when networks everywhere are busiest.
Mid-winter in Toronto brings only about 8 h 55 min of daylight (against 15 h 27 min in summer), so evenings at home are long.
Making a bundle last in Toronto
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Toronto? 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 Ontario
The nearest other cities we cover are Hamilton (62 km), Kitchener (95 km) and Ottawa (349 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
The closest city we cover outside Canada is Detroit, United States (about 334 km). Watching while roaming? Every gigabyte saved matters.
Questions from Toronto
Can I watch my films in United States?
Yes. Over the border in Detroit (around 334 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Toronto.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Toronto?
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.
How much mobile data does a film use in Toronto?
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 Toronto costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Can I watch my own films in Toronto?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Toronto or wherever you take them.
Long winter evenings in Toronto — 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.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.