oxio Internet Near McGill University
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Published · Updated : Added sourced local research: residence internet, off-campus neighbourhoods, and Moving Day.
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Why oxio in McGill University?
McGill students moving into a Milton-Parc walk-up every July 1st — Quebec's infamous moving day — don't need one more contract to untangle before they go, and oxio's model was never built to need one.
What oxio costs near McGill University
We keep an eye on oxio's prices near McGill University so you don't have to. The postal code we watch here is H3A 0G4. Last time we checked, on October 5, 2026, oxio had 5 internet plans there on the Vidéotron network, from $50 to $75 a month. Your own street can differ a little, so you'll see your exact options when you sign up.
- Network: oxio runs these plans over the Vidéotron network here.
- Lowest price: 30 Mbps for $50 a month.
- Worth noticing: 500 Mbps costs the same $75 as 200 Mbps, so if you were about to pick 200 Mbps, take the faster one.
- Fastest plan: 500 Mbps down and 50 Mbps up for $75 a month.
- oxio's own pick: 60 Mbps is the plan oxio marks "Most popular".
- Bigger home? One Wi-Fi device comes with every plan. A 2-device mesh setup is $6 a month more.
- Upload: from 10 Mbps on the 30 Mbps plan to 50 Mbps on 500 Mbps. If you work from home, compare the upload column, not just download.
- Roommate math: counting about 3 devices a person, a four-person place fits 500 Mbps at $75 a month, or $18.75 each.
- Across Quebec: oxio runs on 2 different networks in the 25 Quebec cities we watch: 15 on Vidéotron, where plans start at $50; 10 on Cogeco, where plans start at $25. Montreal is on Vidéotron.
| Download | Upload | Suggested for | Price / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mbps | 10 Mbps | Up to 4 devices | $50 |
| 60 Mbps | 10 Mbps | Up to 8 devices | $53Most popular |
| 120 Mbps | 20 Mbps | Up to 10 devices | $63 |
| 200 Mbps | 30 Mbps | Up to 12 devices | $75 |
| 500 Mbps | 50 Mbps | Up to 16 devices | $75 |
Where each dollar goes
oxio is upfront about what your monthly price pays for. Here's how each plan splits up. We haven't seen another ISP be this open about its pricing.
| Plan | Network | Payroll | Hardware | Marketing | Logistics | Profit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mbps / 10 Mbps | $36 | $5 | $2 | $2 | $1 | $4 | $50 |
| 60 Mbps / 10 Mbps | $40 | $5 | $2 | $2 | $1 | $3 | $53 |
| 120 Mbps / 20 Mbps | $50 | $5 | $2 | $2 | $1 | $3 | $63 |
| 200 Mbps / 30 Mbps | $65 | $5 | $2 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $75 |
| 500 Mbps / 50 Mbps | $65 | $5 | $2 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $75 |
Postal code we watch: H3A 0G4. Last checked October 5, 2026. We check again every month and note any price change on this page.
Residence internet vs. an off-campus account
If you're in McGill residence, connectivity is handled for you: McGill runs its own wireless network for students living in residence, separate from the public Wi-Fi on campus, through its residence telecommunications service [1]. That's not a consumer ISP account and this site doesn't apply to it — the moment it does apply is the day you move off campus and need your own internet account for the first time.
Most first-time off-campus McGill students end up in one of a small number of neighbourhoods right around the downtown campus. McGill's own housing pages point new residence-hall students toward the Milton-Parc community specifically [2], and name the Plateau as another area with a real mix of students and working families rather than a purely student enclave [3]. Both are areas where Montreal's cable network is Vidéotron, the same network oxio rents in Quebec [5].
Moving Day, and why it matters for a McGill lease
Quebec has an actual name for its mass lease-turnover date: Moving Day, fixed on July 1 since 1973, when tens of thousands of households across the province, a large share of them in Montreal, move on the same day [4]. It's not a legal requirement anymore, but most leases still follow it, McGill student leases included.
That means most McGill off-campus students are opening a new internet account on the single busiest moving day of the year in Quebec, when installation slots everywhere get booked up fast. Our practical tip: book your internet setup for your new address as soon as you have a lease, not the week of July 1 itself. oxio has no term contract to break if your dates shift [5], which matters more this specific week than almost any other.
Internet for McGill students, sourced
| What | The facts |
|---|---|
| On-campus residence internet | Provided by McGill's own residence network (REZ), separate from a consumer ISP account. [1] |
| Common off-campus neighbourhoods | Milton-Parc (right by campus) and the Plateau (a mixed student and working-family area). [2][3] |
| Which network serves those areas | Vidéotron's cable network, the same one oxio rents in Quebec. [5] |
| Lease timing | Quebec's Moving Day falls on July 1 every year; most Montreal leases, including student leases, turn over that day. [4] |
| oxio's terms | No term contract, so a lease date that shifts costs nothing extra. [5] |
Sources
- McGill University: Getting connected (residence telecommunications/REZ)
- McGill University: New Residence Hall (Milton-Parc community)
- McGill University: Plateau (student housing media gallery)
- Wikipedia: Moving Day (Quebec)
- oxio: Ground rules (network backbones oxio rents)
Researched by Simon. Last checked: . Facts are checked against the linked sources on the date shown. Prices and policies change, so confirm with the provider before you decide. Opinions are ours.
Questions about oxio near McGill University
The practical stuff, answered.
Check by entering your address on the oxio site — student housing near McGill University in Montreal is covered the same way as anywhere else in Montreal, and it'll show you the speeds you qualify for instantly. We watch postal code H3A 0G4 here. Last time we checked (October 5, 2026), oxio had 5 plans on the Vidéotron network, from $50 a month up to 500 Mbps.
Check AvailabilityFrom $50 to $75 a month, depending on speed. At the postal code we watch here (H3A 0G4), last checked October 5, 2026: 30 Mbps for $50, 60 Mbps for $53, 120 Mbps for $63, 200 Mbps for $75, 500 Mbps for $75 a month. That's the price every month, with no promo period that runs out.
Check Availability500 Mbps download with 50 Mbps upload, for $75 a month. oxio suggests it for up to 16 devices at once.
Check AvailabilityThe Vidéotron network. oxio sells its own plans over the local wired network, so the line into your home is the same one that network's own customers use. The price and the service are oxio's.
Check Availability500 Mbps. Both are $75 a month here, so the faster plan costs nothing extra. It's the first thing we'd point a friend to.
Check AvailabilityNo, one Wi-Fi device comes with every plan. If one doesn't cover your home, a 2-device mesh setup is $6 a month more.
Check AvailabilityIt depends on the plan: 30 Mbps uploads at 10 Mbps, 60 Mbps uploads at 10 Mbps, 120 Mbps uploads at 20 Mbps, 200 Mbps uploads at 30 Mbps, 500 Mbps uploads at 50 Mbps. If you send big files or spend the day on video calls, pick by that number rather than download speed.
Check AvailabilityCounting about 3 devices a person (laptop, phone, one more) and taking the cheapest plan oxio suggests for that many: 2 people: 60 Mbps at $53, or $26.50 each; 3 people: 120 Mbps at $63, or $21 each; 4 people: 500 Mbps at $75, or $18.75 each. There's no contract, so nobody is stuck paying when the lease ends.
Check Availabilityoxio bills one account, so most students near McGill University just split the flat monthly price evenly with roommates outside the app — there's no per-user pricing to complicate it.
Check AvailabilityThere's no contract, so cancelling when a lease near McGill University ends doesn't cost anything — the next tenant (or your next place) just starts fresh.
Check AvailabilityEnter in the referral field at checkout — the discount applies automatically to your first month.
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