IPTV Clarington

Clarington covers a lot of ground. Its land area is about 611 square kilometres, roughly four times Oshawa’s, and it runs from suburban Courtice and Bowmanville to the largely rural land of the old Clarke Township. It had 101,427 people in the 2021 census. For live TV, that range matters: a house in Bowmanville and a house on a rural road can be on completely different kinds of internet. Here’s how home internet works across Clarington, what Boom TV needs, and how to test it on your own connection first.

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A town, a village and two townships, merged in 1974

Clarington was formed on 1 January 1974 by merging the Town of Bowmanville, the Village of Newcastle, and the townships of Clarke and Darlington. It started out as the Town of Newcastle and later took its current name, a blend of Clarke and Darlington. It is one of eight municipalities in the Regional Municipality of Durham.

The old township lines still show. Darlington is largely suburban today, while Clarke remains largely rural. The urban communities are Bowmanville, Courtice, Newcastle and Orono, with many smaller rural communities in between. Clarington grew 10.2% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, from 92,013 to 101,427 people.

Who owns the wires in Clarington

An independent coverage map built from CRTC network-owner filings (the CRTC is Canada’s telecom regulator) splits Clarington into 38 zones. The picture is very different from Oshawa or Ajax:

• Rogers is the only cable (coaxial) owner listed, but cable is mapped in only about 40% of Clarington’s zones.
• Bell fibre-to-the-home is mapped in about two-thirds of zones, and Bell’s older DSL in about 84%.
• Rogers fibre is mapped in about one zone in ten, and Nexicom fibre in a small share. Vianet and Communicate Freely each appear in one zone.
• Fixed wireless is mapped in every zone, with several companies listed, and satellite is mapped in every zone too.

These are shares of mapped zones, not homes, so check your own address.

Boom TV works on any home connection that meets the speeds below. Test it on your own line with the free trial. It’s an app you install and sign into, so nothing is installed on the line and nothing changes on your internet account.

New fibre in rural Clarington

The Municipality says it doesn’t provide internet service itself, but it has worked with Rogers on a rural fibre build: about 200 route kilometres of new fibre along 171 kilometres of municipal roads. Work was expected to begin on 30 May 2025 and to run for about a year, in areas including Kendal, Orono, Kirby, Leskard, Tyrone, Hampton, Solina, Newtonville and Maple Grove. The Municipality’s page doesn’t say whether it’s finished, so ask whether it reaches your road yet.

Separately, the Region’s own fibre company, Durham OneNet, named south Courtice among the communities in its flagship rural project, which the Region declared substantially complete in January 2025.

If you’re in a pocket with no good option, the Municipality asks residents to report it through its Internet Service Issues form.

How much speed you actually need

Boom TV’s recommended speeds, per stream:

For Clarington, that coverage map lists cable at up to 1.5 Gbps and fibre at up to 8 Gbps. DSL is listed at 5 to 100 Mbps, fixed wireless at 25 to 250 Mbps and satellite at 25 to 220 Mbps, so on those, test your speed before relying on 4K.

Test where and when you watch: on the device in the TV room, in the evening. A 4K TV and an HD stream on a tablet need about 35 Mbps between them.

If a fast connection still buffers, check inside the home first:

• Use the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band, not 2.4 GHz.
• Run Ethernet to the main TV if you can.
• Keep the router out of basements and cabinets. Walls and floors cost signal.
• Count everyone on the network. Downloads and video calls share the same connection as your TV.

Getting set up in Clarington

1. Start the free 24-hour trial. Test it in the evening, on the TV you actually use.
2. Install the app on your streaming stick, TV box, smart TV, phone, tablet or computer, and sign in with the details sent by email.
3. Connect over 5 GHz Wi-Fi or Ethernet and watch a full evening. If it plays cleanly, choose a plan on the plans page.

No technician, no new wiring and nothing to return.

Frequently asked questions

Does Boom TV work on rural internet in Clarington?

Boom TV works on any home connection that meets the speeds above. Test it on your own line with the free trial. Fixed wireless and satellite are both listed on the network map for Clarington, with a wide range of speeds.

I live in Bowmanville or Courtice. What will I be on?

It depends on your street. Rogers cable, Bell fibre and Bell DSL all appear on the network map for Clarington. Boom TV works the same over any of them, and nothing on your internet account changes.

Should I wait for new fibre?

You don’t need to. If your current line gives about 10 Mbps per HD stream in the evening, Boom TV can run on it. Use the free trial on the line you have now.

What do I need for 4K?

About 25 Mbps per 4K stream, plus a device that supports 4K.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. It lasts 24 hours and is free. Start the trial or see the plans.