Stream your library in Bogotá. Even on 1 Mbps.
Bogotá at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Colombia
- Population
- about 7.7 million
- Time zone
- America/Bogota (UTC−5)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 00:00–04:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 11 h 51 min in mid-winter, 12 h 23 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 2,582 m
- Nearest cities
- Pereira 180 km · Medellín 245 km · Bucaramanga 299 km
- Subtitle languages
- Spanish
About streaming in Bogotá
Bogotá is the capital of Colombia. Bogotá is home to about 7.7 million people, so evening cell traffic is heavy: exactly when a stream needs to stay smooth.
Bogotá sits at roughly 2,582 m; in mountain terrain the signal comes and goes, and adaptive streaming keeps the film going.
Making a bundle last in Bogotá
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Bogotá? About 8 hours of HD 720p with Silux Media, versus 3.7 hours with other media servers at the same picture quality (our measurements).
Bogotá's time zone and viewing hours
Local time in Bogotá is UTC−5, with no clock change. 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.
Close to the equator, Bogotá has about 11 h 51 min–12 h 23 min of daylight all year, so evening viewing starts at much the same time in every season.
Travelling around Bogota D.C.
The nearest other cities we cover are Pereira (180 km), Medellín (245 km) and Bucaramanga (299 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
Crossing into Venezuela? Maracaibo is about 724 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Bogotá
What does Silux Media cost in Colombia?
Nothing to start: the server you run at home is free, remote streaming included. Plus, Pro and Cloud are optional, billed in USD.
Can I watch my own films in Bogotá?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Bogotá or wherever you take them.
How much mobile data does a film use in Bogotá?
About 1.0 GB per hour in full HD and roughly 0.6 GB in 720p, from our measurements — against 2.5–2.7 GB per HD hour on Jellyfin and Plex at the same picture quality.
Will it work on the way to Pereira?
Yes. On the roughly 180 km between Bogotá and Pereira, the app re-checks the connection every three seconds and keeps playing — dropping to a lighter quality in weak spots and climbing back up after.
Does it work at altitude around Bogotá?
The altitude doesn't matter to the server — but mountain terrain makes mobile signal patchy, and adaptive quality keeps films playing through it.
Does it support Spanish subtitles?
Yes. Subtitle files next to your films, and the subtitle and audio tracks inside them, appear in the player in any language.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.