IPTV in Oshawa: sports, movies and 20,000 channels for $15

IPTV in Oshawa costs $15 a month and covers over 20,000 live channels, every major sports network and a library of more than 80,000 movies and series. The equivalent Rogers package in Oshawa with the sports tier attached runs past $150 a month once the promotion ends.

Oshawa is a sports town and the messages we get from here reflect that. This post covers which games you can actually watch and what the movie library holds. It also covers what the older housing stock does to picture quality and what all of it replaces on your current bill.

What you are replacing	Cable in Oshawa	NoraStream
Base television package	$80 to $95	$15
Sports tier	$25 to $40 extra	Included
Movie channels	$15 to $20 extra	80,000 titles included
A single pay per view event	$80	Included
Yearly total	$1,800+	$120

Which games can you actually watch?

Every national hockey broadcast plus the regional feeds and the out of market games that normally need a separate season package. Sportsnet, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360 and the regional Sportsnet channels are all in the base subscription, as are TSN 1 through 5.

Having all 5 TSN feeds is the part that matters in Oshawa. Canadian broadcast rights shift between those feeds night to night, and a game blacked out on one is frequently live on another. Cable sells you a tier where the feed you need is the one you do not have.

Football is covered through the American networks carrying the Sunday and Monday slate plus the Canadian league coverage on the domestic channels. Basketball runs through NBA TV and the regional networks. Baseball through MLB Network and the out of market feeds.

Pay per view boxing and mixed martial arts events are included rather than charged separately. On cable a single event is $80, which is more than 5 months of this entire service.

What is in the movie and series library?

Over 80,000 titles that behave like a streaming app rather than a scheduled movie channel. You browse by genre, pick a title and it plays.

New films arrive shortly after the theatrical run ends. Series come organised by season and episode with the full back catalogue, not just the season currently airing.

Most live channels also carry catch up, letting you scroll back through the last few days of programming. That covers the majority of what people used a recorder for. There is no box in the house storing anything and nothing to run out of space.

What does Oshawa actually watch?

Sport, overwhelmingly, and hockey leads it. This is a hockey city and the demand pattern shows it every winter.

After that the international lineups. Oshawa has a large and growing Filipino population, particularly through the north end around Taunton, and the Tagalog channels get used heavily. The South Asian channels follow closely, with Punjabi, Hindi and Tamil all in regular use.

Those language channels are in the base subscription rather than sold as packages. On a cable bill each one is an add on and the total climbs fast.

The Canadian networks and local news are all there too. Nothing you currently watch disappears from the lineup.

Why does the picture stall in older Oshawa houses?

This is the one thing genuinely specific to this city and it catches people out. Much of Oshawa south of King Street and through the older central neighbourhoods was built before 1960, with plaster and lath walls rather than drywall.

Plaster blocks Wi-Fi badly. A router in the front room and a television at the back of the house is the single most common cause of picture complaints we get from Oshawa, and it has nothing to do with the stream. The same house will stall Netflix in exactly the same spot.

There are 2 fixes. Move the device onto the 5GHz band if the router is close enough. Otherwise run an ethernet cable to the television. The cable works every time and in an older Oshawa house it is often the only thing that does.

The requirement itself is modest. 15 Mbps handles HD and 25 Mbps covers 4K. Standard Rogers cable across Oshawa is well above both, and Bell fibre where it has reached is far above. The speed is almost never the problem here. The walls are.

How do you set it up?

About 10 minutes on a device you already own, and you do it once.

A Fire TV Stick is what most people here use because it costs less than a single month of the bill it replaces. The Firestick guide walks through every screen with a picture. Android boxes, Samsung and LG televisions, MAG boxes and Apple devices each have their own guide.

We do not sell hardware and there is nothing to rent. If it runs apps and connects to the internet, it works.

Spend 5 minutes on favourites once the channel list loads. Marking the 10 channels you actually watch turns a 20,000 channel list into something usable. Skipping this step is the most common reason people find it overwhelming in the first week.

Common questions

Do I get all the hockey games in Oshawa?

Yes, including out of market games that normally need a separate season pass. Every national feed and the regional Sportsnet channels are in the base subscription.

Are sports channels an extra cost?

No. Every sports network is in the base plan at $15 a month. There is no sports tier, which is the main difference from a Rogers bill.

Do I need to leave Rogers?

No. Keep your internet exactly as it is. This replaces the television part of the bill and not the internet part.

What internet speed do I need in Oshawa?

15 Mbps for HD and 25 Mbps for 4K. Standard Rogers cable in Oshawa is comfortably above both.

Why does my picture stall in the older part of the city?

Plaster walls. Older Oshawa homes block Wi-Fi badly. Run an ethernet cable to the television or move the device onto the 5GHz band and it clears up.

Can I record shows?

Not in the traditional sense. Catch up on most channels lets you go back through the last few days, which covers most of what a recorder was used for.

How many screens can I use at once?

Tell us how many you need at signup and we configure it. Most Oshawa households run 2 or 3 televisions.

What if it does not work in my house?

Then you do not pay. The trial is 2 days with no card, and there is a 7 day money back guarantee after that if something is wrong.

Run the trial before you cancel Rogers

Keep the cable running for now. Take the free 2 day trial, install it on the television you actually watch, and put a live game on it. Check the feed you normally get blacked out on. Open the movie library and look for something you would actually pick.

If the channels work, pick a plan and cancel the cable afterwards. If the picture stalls, message us before you give up, because in Oshawa it is usually the walls and we can talk you through it in 2 minutes. Neighbouring Ajax and Pickering have their own guides.