SaskTel Internet Speed Test

SaskTel internet customers can test their internet speed by tapping the “Start Speed Test” button on our exclusive app found above. The test confirms your download speeds under current conditions. Then, you can read our findings in clear language and evaluate the results. Tap the “Show More Info” button, which runs further tests to deliver latency and upload performance results.

Your results should be accurate to within 10% of your plan’s maximum speed. The WhistleOut internet speed test connects to the closest server to maximize accuracy. If your results fall short of expectations, try connecting your computer directly to your modem with an ethernet cable instead of a Wi-Fi connection and disabling any other programs or devices accessing the internet.

WhistleOut recommends optimizing your network if you’re experiencing slow internet speeds. Before upgrading to a faster plan, follow these steps to improve your home internet performance: 

• Restarting your modem and router
• Connecting your computer using an ethernet cable
• Adding a Wi-Fi extender to your network to improve reception
• Rebooting computers, smartphones, and other internet devices
• Ensuring that you have no background apps using the internet

SaskTel offers home internet over traditional telephone lines, but infiNET plans use modern fibre optic networks to deliver download speeds up to 1Gbps (1,000Mbps). These plans offer SaskTel’s best performance and value. Even though it’s Saskatchewan's largest telecommunications company, some neighborhoods still rely on older DSL technology for internet access. Customers in these markets can still subscribe to SaskTel interNET plans with download speeds up to 50Mbps. 

There are two options for rural internet from SaskTel—fusion Internet and Mobile Internet. SaskTel fusion Internet delivers internet connectivity to homes with line-of-sight access via wireless broadcasts from towers across the province. Since the wireless signals exclusively provide home internet service, the connection is more reliable than cell phones and includes higher data limits. 

The best SaskTel home internet plan is infiNET 1 Gig which includes unlimited data downloads at up to 940Mbps and upload speeds of 500Mbps. The advertised price on any SaskTel home internet plan is very low, but we encourage you to read the fine print (like our experts love to do). You’ll see that the price doubles after just three months. While you can save around $10 each month by signing a two-year contract, we recommend infiNET 150 as the best way to balance bandwidth and price. 

SaskTel delivers high-speed internet to your house, but what happens inside your home is up to you. Make it easier on yourself by adding Optimum In-home Wi-Fi for an additional $10 per month. A SaskTel professional installer comes to your home, sets up your Wi-Fi gateway, and installs a Wi-Fi extender for comprehensive coverage. You can rent additional Wi-Fi extenders for $5 each per month to cover large properties. Subscribe to an infiNET or interNET home internet plan on a two-year contract, and SaskTel throws in the first year of Optimum Wi-Fi service for free. 

You can tell how fast a SaskTel home internet connection should be from the plan’s name. The maximum download speed for a SaskTel infiNET 300 plan is 300Mbps, while the infiNET 1 Gig plan maxes out at 1Gbps. The upload speed on any infiNET plan is half the download speed. 

As a provincial Crown corporation, SaskTel is owned by—and serves—residents of Saskatchewan. Most cities, towns, and settlements have wired internet service in the form of infiNET fibre optic or interNET DSL. Rural residents may have access to SaskTel fusion Internet service utilizing line-of-sight wireless communications. 

The other major telecommunications company in Saskatchewan is Shaw. Originally a cable TV provider, Shaw now offers home internet with download speeds up to 1.5Gbps.

The fastest way to tell if there’s a major internet outage on SaskTel is to check the official @SaskTelSupport Twitter feed with the hashtag #skoutage. Any major outages get reported quickly, no matter the time or day. You can also reach the technical support team this way, but you’ll only get a response during office hours, and it doesn’t appear they respond very fast. We recommend getting on the phone and calling them at 1-800-SASKTEL (1-800-727-5835) if you have any urgent issues. 

SaskTel offers several services that you can bundle on one account to save money. Home internet, TV, home phone, cell phone, and smartHOME security and automation are all available for bundling onto one bill.