Your films in Harare. Even on 1 Mbps.
Harare at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Zimbabwe
- Population
- about 1.5 million
- Time zone
- Africa/Harare (UTC+2)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 17:00–21:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 11 h 4 min in mid-winter, 13 h 12 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 1,494 m
- Nearest cities
- Mutare 213 km · Bulawayo 366 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, Shona, Ndebele
Harare, and the connections it runs on
With about 1.5 million people, Harare has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck. Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe.
Mobile data in Harare
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 Harare or not.
Evenings in Harare
Local time in Harare 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.
Harare gets about 11 h 4 min of daylight in mid-winter and 13 h 12 min in mid-summer.
On the move from Harare
From Harare it's about 213 km to Mutare. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Zambia? Lusaka is about 399 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Harare
Can I watch my films in Zambia?
Yes — the server stays at home in Harare and you watch from anywhere, including Lusaka about 399 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
How much mobile data does a film use in Harare?
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 does Silux Media cost in Zimbabwe?
Free. Running the server at home in Harare costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Does it support English, Shona and Ndebele subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in English, Shona and Ndebele or any other language.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Harare?
Yes. Using less data per minute means a stream needs less of a busy cell or Wi-Fi network — so it keeps playing when others start to buffer.
Can I watch my own films in Harare?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Harare or wherever you take them.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.