Your films in Mecca. Even on 1 Mbps.
Mecca at a glance
- Where
- Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia
- Population
- about 1.6 million
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh (UTC+3)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 16:00–20:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 10 h 50 min in mid-winter, 13 h 26 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 333 m
- Nearest cities
- Jeddah 67 km · Medina 339 km · Abha 454 km
- Subtitle languages
- Arabic, English
Mecca, and the connections it runs on
Mecca is the capital of Mecca Region. With about 1.6 million people, Mecca has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck.
Mobile data in Mecca
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 Mecca or not.
Evenings in Mecca
Local time in Mecca is UTC+3, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (16:00–20:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Mecca gets about 10 h 50 min of daylight in mid-winter and 13 h 26 min in mid-summer.
On the move from Mecca
From Mecca it's about 67 km to Jeddah. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Sudan? Port Sudan is about 338 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Mecca
How much mobile data does a film use in Mecca?
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 Saudi Arabia?
Free. Running the server at home in Mecca costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Mecca?
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.
Can I watch my own films in Mecca?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Mecca or wherever you take them.
Will it work on the way to Jeddah?
Yes — the 67 km trip to Jeddah is no problem: the stream adapts to each mast you pass instead of stopping.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Mecca?
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.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.