Your films in Frankfurt. Even on 1 Mbps.
Frankfurt at a glance
- Where
- Hesse, Germany
- Population
- about 650,000
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 18:00–22:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 8 h 3 min in mid-winter, 16 h 23 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 113 m
- Nearest cities
- Stuttgart 152 km · Cologne 153 km · Dortmund 178 km
- Subtitle languages
- German
What makes Frankfurt different
Around 650,000 people live in Frankfurt; outside the centre, connections thin out quickly. Frankfurt is a city in Hesse, Germany.
Frankfurt's time zone and viewing hours
Local time in Frankfurt is UTC+1, moving to UTC+2 for summer. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (18:00–22:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Daylight in Frankfurt swings from about 8 h 3 min in mid-winter to 16 h 23 min in mid-summer — long winter evenings are film evenings.
Making a bundle last in Frankfurt
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Frankfurt? 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 Hesse
The nearest other cities we cover are Stuttgart (152 km), Cologne (153 km) and Dortmund (178 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
Crossing into France? Strasbourg is about 183 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Frankfurt
How much mobile data does a film use in Frankfurt?
Measured: 1.0 GB per HD hour with Silux Media versus 2.7 GB with Plex for an identical picture — the same film, under half the data.
Long winter evenings in Frankfurt — 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.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Frankfurt?
Usually 19:00–23:00 local time (18:00–22:00 UTC in winter), when most people are online. Silux Media steps quality down within seconds if the network gets crowded, instead of buffering.
Will it work on the way to Stuttgart?
It does. Between Frankfurt and Stuttgart (about 152 km) the picture follows the signal down and back up, so the film doesn't pause.
Can I watch my films in France?
Yes — the server stays at home in Frankfurt and you watch from anywhere, including Strasbourg about 183 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
Can I watch my own films in Frankfurt?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Frankfurt or wherever you take them.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.