Stream your library in East London. Even on 1 Mbps.
East London at a glance
- Where
- Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Population
- about 479,000
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 17:00–21:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 9 h 58 min in mid-winter, 14 h 20 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 48 m
- Nearest cities
- Port Elizabeth 238 km · Durban 459 km · Bloemfontein 462 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa
East London, and the connections it runs on
East London is a city in Eastern Cape, South Africa. For a city of about 479,000 like East London, home upload speed — not download — decides how well films play remotely.
Mobile data in East London
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 East London or not.
On the move from East London
From East London it's about 238 km to Port Elizabeth. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Mozambique? Maputo is about 905 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Evenings in East London
Local time in East London 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.
East London gets about 9 h 58 min of daylight in mid-winter and 14 h 20 min in mid-summer.
Questions from East London
Can I watch my own films in East London?
Yes — put the server on a PC, Mac, NAS or Raspberry Pi at home, add your folders, and your films play on any screen in East London.
How much mobile data does a film use in East London?
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.
Does it support English, Afrikaans and Zulu subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in English, Afrikaans and Zulu or any other language.
Can I watch my films in Mozambique?
Anywhere, Mozambique included. Roaming allowances are small, which is where using under half the data pays off.
Will it work on the way to Port Elizabeth?
Yes — the 238 km trip to Port Elizabeth is no problem: the stream adapts to each mast you pass instead of stopping.
What's the busiest time for streaming in East London?
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.