Stream your library in Maputo. Even on 1 Mbps.
Maputo at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Mozambique
- Population
- about 1.3 million
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo (UTC+2)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 17:00–21:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 10 h 31 min in mid-winter, 13 h 46 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 70 m
- Nearest cities
- Beira 719 km · Nampula 1392 km
- Subtitle languages
- Portuguese
Maputo, and the connections it runs on
With about 1.3 million people, Maputo has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck. Maputo is the capital of Mozambique.
Mobile data in Maputo
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 Maputo or not.
Evenings in Maputo
Local time in Maputo is UTC+2, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (17:00–21:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Maputo gets about 10 h 31 min of daylight in mid-winter and 13 h 46 min in mid-summer.
On the move from Maputo
From Maputo it's about 719 km to Beira. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into South Africa? Mbombela is about 171 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Maputo
Can I watch my own films in Maputo?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Maputo or wherever you take them.
How much mobile data does a film use in Maputo?
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.
Can I watch my films in South Africa?
Yes. Over the border in Mbombela (around 171 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Maputo.
What does Silux Media cost in Mozambique?
Free. Running the server at home in Maputo costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Does it support Portuguese subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in Portuguese or any other language.
Will it work on the way to Beira?
Yes — the 719 km trip to Beira is no problem: the stream adapts to each mast you pass instead of stopping.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.