Stream your library in Ndola. Even on 1 Mbps.
Ndola at a glance
- Where
- Copperbelt, Zambia
- Population
- about 628,000
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka (UTC+2)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 17:00–21:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 11 h 22 min in mid-winter, 12 h 53 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 1,307 m
- Nearest cities
- Kitwe 49 km · Lusaka 275 km · Livingstone 619 km
- Subtitle languages
- English
About streaming in Ndola
For a city of about 628,000 like Ndola, home upload speed — not download — decides how well films play remotely. Ndola is the capital of Copperbelt.
Beyond Ndola
From Ndola it's about 49 km to Kitwe. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Democratic Republic of the Congo? Lubumbashi is about 191 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
How much data a film uses in Ndola
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 Ndola or not.
When Ndola sits down to watch
Local time in Ndola 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.
Ndola gets about 11 h 22 min of daylight in mid-winter and 12 h 53 min in mid-summer.
Questions from Ndola
How much mobile data does a film use in Ndola?
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 films in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Yes — the server stays at home in Ndola and you watch from anywhere, including Lubumbashi about 191 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
Does it work on slower connections around Ndola?
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.
Can I watch my own films in Ndola?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Ndola or wherever you take them.
What does Silux Media cost in Zambia?
Nothing to start: the server you run at home is free, remote streaming included. Plus, Pro and Cloud are optional, billed in USD.
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.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.