Internet: I've used teksavvy in the past and had a good experience. It's not independent infrastructure (nothing is) Mobile: freedom (formerly wind) has it's own network. It was acquired so isn't quite the scrappy underdog standing up to oligopoly it used to be, but it still seems like the best option. My phone prices have actually gone down over time with them
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I can also recommend Fizz (mobile, they essentially resell Freedom plans). They allow you to "make your own plan" and have fair prices, especially when it comes to roaming.
My friend is using https://www.beanfield.com/en/tor
He enjoyed their service, but the coverage of beanfield is very limited
Beanfield owns the fibre in the ground too so they're one of only truly independent ISPs.
I've been using oxio since I moved back to Ontario, they've been solid (MVNO using Rogers infrastructure). If you want a referral code, let me know and I'll DM you.
They're a wholesaler, there's nothing virtual about their network. Rogers handles connections between end-users and Oxio, nothing further. It's not Rogers internet.
Right... they're using Rogers infrastructure. I guess MVNO usually refers to cell providers, I was using the term to refer to a wholesaler. In any case, it's been great for me.
Yeah, fair. I just often feel the need to make sure people know the difference, since there are some companies that do literally resell Rogers/Telus/Bell/SaskTel/etc services. They're mostly either debt relief companies for customers, or global subcontractors for large companies with offices over the world who pay "one company" for internet, but they really just contract it out to the local provider on the others' behalf.
Oh dang, I wasn't aware of that. That sounds at least as scummy as Rogers/Bell. Good to know.
Well, the debt relief companies are pretty scummy. I don't see anything wrong with "pay us to handle your internet worldwide", though.
If you are in Saskatchewan there is Sasktel.
And their low-cost, bring your own device spinoff Lum (which is fantastic, btw).
If you’re in the Maritimes then Purple Cow is an option
Freedom, videotron, teksavvy, etc, but at the end of the day your fiber and cable and adsl internet is likely shaw bell Telus cabling anyways, as they're required to let smaller providers use the lines.