Your films in Freetown. Even on 1 Mbps.
Freetown at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Sierra Leone
- Population
- about 803,000
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown (UTC+0)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 19:00–23:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 11 h 38 min in mid-winter, 12 h 37 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 38 m
- Nearest cities
- Bo 175 km
- Subtitle languages
- English
Freetown, and the connections it runs on
As the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown has its own mix of connections. For a city of about 803,000 like Freetown, home upload speed — not download — decides how well films play remotely.
How much data a film uses in Freetown
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 Freetown or not.
Beyond Freetown
From Freetown it's about 175 km to Bo. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Liberia? Monrovia is about 363 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
When Freetown sits down to watch
Local time in Freetown is UTC+0, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (19:00–23:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Close to the equator, Freetown has about 11 h 38 min–12 h 37 min of daylight all year, so evening viewing starts at much the same time in every season.
Questions from Freetown
What does Silux Media cost in Sierra Leone?
Free. Running the server at home in Freetown costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Can I watch my own films in Freetown?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Freetown or wherever you take them.
Does it support English subtitles?
Yes — name a subtitle file with its language code (for example .en.srt) and it's matched automatically; tracks inside the film are offered too.
How much mobile data does a film use in Freetown?
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 Freetown?
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.
Does it work on slower connections around Freetown?
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.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.