Boston, on any connection. Even on 1 Mbps.
Boston at a glance
- Where
- Massachusetts, United States
- Population
- about 654,000
- Time zone
- America/New York (UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 00:00–04:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 9 h 4 min in mid-winter, 15 h 17 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 38 m
- Nearest cities
- New York 306 km · Philadelphia 435 km · Baltimore 578 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, Spanish
Boston, and the connections it runs on
Boston is a city of about 654,000, where many homes stream on ordinary broadband with modest upload speeds. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.
Evenings in Boston
Boston is on UTC−5 (UTC−4 in summer). The usual evening viewing hours, 19:00–23:00 local time, are 00:00–04:00 UTC in winter — when networks everywhere are busiest.
Mid-winter in Boston brings only about 9 h 4 min of daylight (against 15 h 17 min in summer), so evenings at home are long.
Mobile data in Boston
In our measurements a film in full HD uses about 1.0 GB per hour on Silux Media, against 2.5–2.7 GB on Jellyfin and Plex for the same picture. A 5 GB mobile bundle in Boston lasts about 8 hours of 720p instead of 3.7.
On the move from Boston
Heading to New York (about 306 km) or Philadelphia (435 km)? Your library goes with you — the server stays at home and the app adapts as the signal changes on the way.
The closest city we cover outside the United States is Montreal, Canada (about 405 km). Watching while roaming? Every gigabyte saved matters.
Questions from Boston
Long winter evenings in Boston — will a NAS or old PC cope?
Yes. Silux Media runs on ordinary computers and can prepare lean versions of your library overnight at low priority, so several people can watch on dark evenings without a powerful machine.
Does it support English and Spanish subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in English and Spanish or any other language.
Does it work on slower connections around Boston?
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.
Will it work on the way to New York?
Yes — the 306 km trip to New York is no problem: the stream adapts to each mast you pass instead of stopping.
Can I watch my films in Canada?
Yes — the server stays at home in Boston and you watch from anywhere, including Montreal about 405 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Boston?
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.