Your films in Alicante. Even on 1 Mbps.
Alicante at a glance
- Where
- Valencia, Spain
- Population
- about 349,000
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 18:00–22:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 9 h 29 min in mid-winter, 14 h 50 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 18 m
- Nearest cities
- Valencia 126 km · Palma 303 km · Granada 303 km
- Subtitle languages
- Spanish, Catalan
About streaming in Alicante
Alicante is a city in Valencia, Spain. Around 349,000 people live in Alicante; outside the centre, connections thin out quickly.
Mobile data in Alicante
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Alicante? About 8 hours of HD 720p with Silux Media, versus 3.7 hours with other media servers at the same picture quality (our measurements).
On the move from Alicante
The nearest other cities we cover are Valencia (126 km), Palma (303 km) and Granada (303 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
Crossing into Algeria? Oran is about 295 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Evenings in Alicante
Local time in Alicante is UTC+1, moving to UTC+2 for summer. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (18:00–22:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Alicante gets about 9 h 29 min of daylight in mid-winter and 14 h 50 min in mid-summer.
Questions from Alicante
Can I watch my films in Algeria?
Yes. Over the border in Oran (around 295 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Alicante.
What does Silux Media cost in Spain?
Nothing to start: the server you run at home is free, remote streaming included. Plus, Pro and Cloud are optional, billed in EUR.
How much mobile data does a film use in Alicante?
About 1.0 GB per hour in full HD and roughly 0.6 GB in 720p, from our measurements — against 2.5–2.7 GB per HD hour on Jellyfin and Plex at the same picture quality.
Can I watch my own films in Alicante?
Yes. Install the free Silux Media server on a computer at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Alicante, elsewhere in Valencia, or abroad.
Does it support Spanish and Catalan subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in Spanish and Catalan or any other language.
Will it work on the way to Valencia?
Yes. On the roughly 126 km between Alicante and Valencia, the app re-checks the connection every three seconds and keeps playing — dropping to a lighter quality in weak spots and climbing back up after.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.