IPTV Oshawa

Oshawa sits on the Lake Ontario shoreline, about 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto, and it is the largest of Durham Region’s eight municipalities. It had 175,383 people in the 2021 census. It isn’t all city streets, either: the north end takes in the villages of Columbus, Raglan and Kedron, and Columbus and Raglan were named in the Region’s own rural fibre project. Your internet connection is what decides how well live TV plays, so here’s who runs Oshawa’s lines, what streaming needs, and how to test Boom TV on your own connection first.

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Durham’s largest city

Oshawa became a village in 1850, a town in 1879 and a city in 1924. Since 1974 it has been one of eight municipalities in the Regional Municipality of Durham, alongside Whitby, Ajax, Clarington, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock. The regional government is based next door in Whitby.

The city grew 10.0% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, from 159,458 to 175,383 people. Its neighbourhoods include Lakeview, Samac, Taunton and Windfields, and the list also includes Columbus, Raglan, Kedron and a rural area. A home near the lake and a home on a rural road in the north can be on very different kinds of internet, so your neighbour’s options aren’t always yours.

Who owns the wires in Oshawa

An independent coverage map built from CRTC network-owner filings (the CRTC is Canada’s telecom regulator) splits Oshawa into 14 zones:

• Rogers is the only cable (coaxial) network owner listed, mapped in about 71% of Oshawa’s zones.
• Bell fibre-to-the-home is mapped in about 71% of zones, with Bell’s older DSL listed in every zone.
• Rogers fibre is mapped in about 43% of zones.
• Vianet, an Ontario provider with its main office in Sudbury, has fibre mapped in about 36% of zones. A smaller fibre owner, NFTC, appears in one zone.
• Fixed wireless from several companies is mapped in every zone, and so is satellite.

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.

North Oshawa and the Region’s own fibre

In February 2022, Durham Region incorporated Durham OneNet to design, build and run a fibre network across the region. The Region describes it as a municipal services corporation it wholly owns. In January 2025, the Region announced that OneNet’s flagship project, Project Genesis, was substantially complete, with service provided to customers by its partner Vianet.

Columbus and Raglan were among the communities named for that project, alongside places such as Myrtle in Whitby and south Courtice in Clarington. By December 2025, the Region said the network had brought high-speed access to more than 2,000 homes and businesses across 14 rural communities.

If you live in north Oshawa, ask which networks reach your road before you compare plans, then use the free trial on whatever line you end up with.

How much speed you actually need

Boom TV’s recommended speeds, per stream:

For Oshawa, that coverage map lists cable at up to 1.5 Gbps and fibre at up to 8 Gbps, well beyond a few streams. DSL is listed at 5 to 100 Mbps and fixed wireless at 25 to 250 Mbps, so on either of those, test your speed before relying on 4K.

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

Apartments, condos and buffering

If you live in an apartment or condo building, the CRTC says your building cannot limit your choices to only one provider. Bulk internet deals are allowed, but residents must stay free to choose another provider.

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 the router is close enough.
• Move the router out of the basement or a closet, or add a mesh point for upstairs TVs.
• Count everyone on the network. Video calls, game downloads and cloud backups share the same connection as your TV.
• Restart the streaming device now and then. Small sticks with limited memory run better after a fresh start.

Getting set up in Oshawa

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 Rogers internet in Oshawa?

Yes. Rogers is the only cable owner on the network map for Oshawa, and Boom TV works over Rogers cable or fibre just as it does over Bell or Vianet. Boom TV doesn’t change anything on your internet account.

I live in Columbus or Raglan. Will it work?

It can, if your connection keeps up. Both communities were named in Durham OneNet’s rural fibre project. Whatever your line, aim for about 10 Mbps per HD stream and test in the evening with the free trial.

Does it work on Bell DSL or fixed wireless?

It can. That coverage map lists DSL at 5 to 100 Mbps and fixed wireless at 25 to 250 Mbps, so run a speed test in the room with the TV first, and use the trial before you choose a plan.

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.