Oilers nights, sorted
Edmonton is a hockey town first. Oilers games air on regional and national sports networks, all part of our lineup, and US channels cover the games against American teams. When the team goes on a playoff run, the whole city watches, and that's exactly when weaker IPTV services buckle. We'd encourage you to test us on a game night during the free trial, not a quiet afternoon.
Junior hockey fans can follow the Oil Kings, and the rest of the year the Elks in the CFL, the Stingers in the CEBL and the NFL on Sundays keep the TV busy.
Streaming through an Edmonton winter
Cold doesn't affect streaming, but winter habits do. More people watch at the same time in the evening, households run more screens at once, and everyone is home on the weekend. Two things help:
- The right number of screens. A one-screen plan only plays on one device at a time. If the kids' tablet starts a show while the game is on, the game stops. A two- or three-screen plan prevents that.
- A wired connection for the main TV. Ethernet from router to TV or streaming box removes the most common cause of buffering during big games.
Internet in Edmonton
Telus fibre is available across most of Edmonton, and Rogers operates the former Shaw cable network. Both are more than fast enough; IPTV needs about 15 Mbps per HD screen and 25 for 4K. If you're on a budget plan from a smaller provider using those same networks, that's fine too, as long as the speed holds steady in the evening.
If you do run into trouble, the first test is simple: plug a laptop into the router with a cable and run a speed test at 8 p.m. If the number is fine, the issue is inside the house. Our internet speed guide explains what to do next.
Northern Alberta and beyond
The same subscription works in Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Red Deer and on rotation at a work camp, provided the connection is stable. Camp Wi-Fi is often shared by hundreds of people in the evening, so results vary; a mobile hotspot on a good cellular signal can sometimes be more reliable. Remember that HD streaming uses about 2 to 3 GB an hour.
Channels for Edmonton's communities
Edmonton has deep Ukrainian roots, a francophone community in Bonnie Doon and growing Filipino, South Asian, Arabic-speaking, Somali, Chinese and Vietnamese communities. The international section is organised by language, so each family can find news and shows from home without scrolling through everything else. French-language Canadian channels are included for francophone and French-immersion households.