Your films in Apia. Even on 1 Mbps.
Apia at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Samoa
- Population
- about 40,000
- Time zone
- Pacific/Apia (UTC+13)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 06:00–10:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 11 h 18 min in mid-winter, 12 h 57 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 9 m
- Subtitle languages
- Samoan, English
Apia, and the connections it runs on
As the capital of Samoa, Apia has its own mix of connections. Apia is a smaller place of about 40,000, where every megabit counts.
How much data a film uses in Apia
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Apia? About 8 hours of HD 720p with Silux Media, versus 3.7 hours with other media servers at the same picture quality (our measurements).
Beyond Apia
Crossing into Tonga? Nukuʻalofa is about 890 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
When Apia sits down to watch
Local time in Apia is UTC+13, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (06:00–10:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Apia gets about 11 h 18 min of daylight in mid-winter and 12 h 57 min in mid-summer.
Questions from Apia
Does it support Samoan and English subtitles?
Yes — name a subtitle file with its language code (for example .sa.srt) and it's matched automatically; tracks inside the film are offered too.
Can I watch my own films in Apia?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Apia or wherever you take them.
Does it work on slower connections around Apia?
Yes. Silux Media plays HD from about 0.7 Mbps and keeps going below 0.3 Mbps at lower quality — built for fixed-wireless, satellite and rural mobile links.
How much mobile data does a film use in Apia?
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's the busiest time for streaming in Apia?
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.
Can I watch my films in Tonga?
Yes. Over the border in Nukuʻalofa (around 890 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Apia.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.