oxio vs. everyone else.

Vidéotron's promo rate is a teaser. It climbs a few months in, and by month seven you're paying full price without ever agreeing to it. oxio's price is the price — same number on invoice one and invoice twelve.

• Promo rate expires quietly; oxio's rate doesn't move
• Support is phone-first; oxio is fully digital
• Unlimited data included, no upsell

Fizz undercuts on price, but the coverage map leans heavily urban — outside the core, you might not even qualify. oxio reaches further and backs it with a rate that doesn't move.

• Coverage leans urban; oxio covers more ground
• Support is bot-first; oxio replies with a real person
• Both skip contracts — oxio backs it with clearer pricing

Bell's fibre is legit. The price on offer one usually isn't the price on invoice seven, though, and there's often a contract attached. oxio matches the speed without the contract or the creep.

• Contracts are common; oxio doesn't ask for one
• Rates increase after promo; oxio's stays flat
• Support means a phone queue at Bell, a message thread with oxio

Ebox made its name as the scrappy independent option — then Bell went and bought it. oxio is still independent, and the price hasn't budged since day one.

• Ebox is now Bell-owned; oxio stays independent
• Pricing is simple and hasn't changed
• Support stays digital and fast

Rogers plans follow a pattern: solid rate for a year, quiet increase after. oxio skips the pattern entirely, with unlimited data built in from day one.

• Price increases are a known complaint; oxio's price holds
• Unlimited data standard, no upsell
• Digital support beats the hold music

Here's the twist: Cogeco actually owns oxio. But it runs oxio as a separate, fully digital brand with its own pricing — not a rebadged version of the same bundles. Which one fits depends on whether you want bundled and traditional, or standalone and simple.

• Cogeco is oxio's parent company, run independently
• Cogeco bundles TV, phone, and internet; oxio is internet-only
• Pricing models are genuinely different, not just branding

Telus plans usually come bundled with a contract and a promo rate that resets higher later. oxio is one plan, no bundle, no contract — and the price you're quoted is the price you keep.

• Bundling and contracts are the norm; oxio skips both
• Promo pricing resets higher; oxio's rate doesn't move
• No phone queue — message-based support instead

Distributel's plans look fine on paper, until a few extra line items show up and the rate jumps after year one. oxio's invoice has one number on it, and it's the same number every month.

• Extra fees get reported often; oxio's pricing is all-in
• Rates increase after year one; oxio's don't
• Support is faster and stays digital

TekSavvy earned its reputation the honest way — independent, no contract, decent prices. oxio runs the same playbook with a more modern interface and faster replies.

• Both are contract-free and independent
• oxio's support responds faster, fully online
• oxio's pricing page has fewer footnotes

Shaw's strength is the cable bundle — TV, phone, internet, one bill. If you just want internet, you're paying for channels you don't watch. oxio is internet, priced on its own.

• Cable bundles vs. internet-only
• Promo pricing resets higher at Shaw; oxio's stays put
• Support is digital-first with oxio

Sasktel is the default in Saskatchewan mostly because it's the incumbent — which usually means a bundle and a contract are assumed, not offered. oxio skips both and keeps the price flat.

• Contracts are the default; oxio doesn't require one
• Stable, transparent pricing
• Support stays online, not on hold

Novus runs genuinely fast fibre — if your building happens to be wired for it. oxio doesn't need a specific building, and skips the contract too.

• Coverage is building-specific in BC; oxio is province-wide
• Fibre-only focus vs. reliable speeds everywhere
• No contract, transparent pricing

Primus gives you a menu of bundles to compare line by line. oxio gives you one plan, one price, and calls it done.

• More bundles and options to sort through
• One stable price, no comparison spreadsheet required
• Support stays digital and responsive

Bell Aliant is the biggest name in Atlantic Canada, and contracts tend to be part of the package. oxio is the simpler alternative — same region, no lock-in.

• Contracts are common in Atlantic Canada; oxio skips them
• Transparent, stable pricing
• Support stays online, no phone tree

Vmedia bundles TV with internet, which is great if you actually watch the TV part. oxio just does internet, at a price that doesn't move.

• TV-and-internet bundles vs. internet-only
• oxio's pricing is simpler and stable
• Support stays digital and fast

Carry Telecom competes almost entirely on sticker price, and the experience feels like it. oxio costs a bit more attention to detail and a support team that actually replies.

• Lower price, but a leaner experience
• oxio: stable pricing, no hidden fees
• Support that responds instead of queues you

Koodo is Telus running a lower-key brand, and home internet feels like an afterthought next to its phone plans. oxio is built around internet first, with one flat rate instead of a bundle discount that depends on staying on three services.

• Internet is secondary to mobile at Koodo; oxio is internet-only, done properly
• Bundle discounts add complexity; oxio's price stands on its own
• Support stays digital and fast with oxio

Virgin Plus is Bell wearing a friendlier logo, and the pricing pattern follows Bell's playbook — a good rate up front, then a jump once the promo period ends. oxio's rate is the same in month one and month twenty.

• Backed by Bell; promo pricing resets the same way
• oxio's price doesn't move after the first bill
• No contract, no phone queue with oxio

Freedom built its name on cheap wireless, and its home internet footprint is a lot thinner than its phone coverage. oxio runs on the existing cable network, so coverage isn't the question — price and contract terms are.

• Home internet coverage is limited; oxio rides the existing cable network
• Ownership has shifted (now under Vidéotron); oxio stays independently run
• Transparent, stable pricing with oxio

Start.ca has a solid reputation as an honest independent, but it's really only an option if you're in Southwestern Ontario. oxio covers a lot more of the country with the same contract-free approach.

• Coverage is regional (mostly Southwestern Ontario); oxio reaches further
• Both skip contracts and keep pricing simple
• oxio's support stays digital and responsive

Beanfield's fibre is genuinely excellent — if your building is one of the ones it's wired into. Outside that specific footprint of Toronto (and a few other cities) condos and offices, it's not an option at all. oxio doesn't need a wired building to work.

• Coverage is building-specific in select cities; oxio works over the existing cable network almost everywhere
• No contract with either, but oxio's reach is far wider
• Stable pricing, digital-first support with oxio

Altima is a smaller Quebec independent, and support can be a mixed bag when things go sideways — fewer resources than a bigger reseller. oxio backs its independent pricing with a support team that actually replies fast.

• Smaller support team can mean slower answers; oxio replies fast and digitally
• Both are independent and contract-free
• oxio's pricing has stayed flat since day one

Bravo Telecom leans hard on rock-bottom pricing, and the trade-off shows up in the extras — fewer frills, thinner support hours. oxio costs a bit more attention and gives you a real support thread in return.

• Lower sticker price, but a leaner experience overall
• oxio: stable pricing with real support behind it
• No contract with either

Oricom is another Quebec independent reseller running the same kind of playbook oxio does — leased network, lower markup. The difference tends to show up in the interface and how fast support actually answers.

• Both resell the same underlying cable network
• oxio's support and account portal are more modern
• Stable pricing, no contract, either way — worth comparing the details