Best Internet Providers in Halifax, NS

Our Editor’s choice, Bell, is the biggest internet service provider in Canada. In Halifax, its infrastructure is excellent and its services are widely available. 

Bell delivers 100% pure fibre – the fastest and most reliable form of home internet connection. 

Its Gigabit Fibe 1.5 costs $130 per month and would be suitable for most users while the Fibe 50 plan, priced at $85 monthly is its cheapest market offering worth considering. 

There are some extras to consider, but they come at a price. If you opt for the WiFi 6E Giga hub, you can get it for free – but you’ll pay $60 for it to be installed. 

WiFi pods to help you get good WiFi signals all through your home will come at an additional $5 monthly. 

The top disadvantage of choosing Bell is that its rapid Gigabit Fibe 3.0 service has very limited availability in Halifax.

Besides this, you can get 1 Gbps download speeds for less from one of the cable providers active in Halifax for less than Bell’s 500 Mbps connection would cost. 

Our take on Purple Cow Internet is that it’s the most budget-friendly home internet option available in Halifax. 

You can use their services on a month-to-month basis, making it easy for you to change providers if you would like to do so. Installation is usually free, but the company notes that under certain circumstances, charges may be levied. There’s also a once off $55 shipping and packaging fee. 

The 30-day trial period gives you time to decide whether you like the service, and if you decide to cancel during the trial period, you’ll get a full refund. 

Purple Cow prefers to provide customer service by text message, with mixed reviews on how effective this is. However, it is possible to call them at 1 902 800 2660 and speak to a live operator. 

The cheapest plan from Purple Cow on offer in Halifax is its 100 Mbps offering at $60 monthly. However, you should bear in mind that it does not offer fibre. Cable is your only option.

This could soon change, as starting in February 2025, Bell will be opening its fibre infrastructure to independent providers like Purple Cow under the CRTC ruling. We’ll update our database if Purple Cow decides to roll out fibre plans in Halifax.

Eastlink is an alternative worth considering if you don’t mind the fact that most services are part-fibre. In other words, your home internet is connected to a node via copper cable.

This slows things down somewhat, and upload speeds are not as good as download speeds. 

For example, Eastlink’s Fibre Link Internet 1 Gig offers 940 Mbps download speeds. Upload speeds are down-prioritised to 15 Mbps. 

The standard cost of this plan is $114.95 monthly, but if you commit to a longer-term contract, this falls to $89.95 per month. 

Perks offered include free eeros to boost WiFi signal throughout your home, with no extra charge regardless of the number of Eeros you need. 

On the whole, most users seem to agree that Eastlink is fairly reliable, but Bell is faster and Purple Cow offers lower prices. 

VMedia’s 300 Mbps cable plan is priced at $79.95. It’s an Eastlink reseller, so you can expect the same level of reliability and users generally seem satisfied with VMedia’s services. 

The company has good service availability in most parts of Halifax based on its claim that it can offer its service to 90 percent of homes in Canada. 

The fact that VMedia offers contract-free service with no cancellation fees makes it a low-risk option to try. However, do bear in mind that there’s a $64.95 activation fee. 

Extras include mesh Wi-Fi hardware which is available at a monthly rental of $4.50 per eero. 

The top drawback of VMedia is that its best packages are cable-based, so upload speeds will be slow. This won’t matter much if you don’t need to upload large files or have good image resolution in video conferencing. However, if you do need good upload speeds, it could prove to be an issue.

DSL plans are available, but in common with all services using this old technology, speeds are poor although reliability is reasonable.

The only home internet plan in Halifax from TekSavvy worth considering is its 100 Mbps Unlimited plan priced at $77.95. 

This is rather slow compared to what other providers can offer but is the same speed as Purple Cow’s lowest-priced option. It’s also a little more costly. In addition, this is a cable plan, so the upload speed is just 10 Mbps.

Like most other smaller providers, TekSavvy uses last-mile infrastructure from the big Telcos, but despite this, it has gained its share of supporters.

In general, they commend customer service and say they’re satisfied with TekSavvy’s reliability. 

At the same time, TekSavvy doesn’t offer a lot of home internet options or faster alternatives in Halifax. It’s budget-friendly but not the cheapest alternative, earning it a 5th place mention.