r/teksavvy
A community for users and fans of the proudly Canadian indie ISP TekSavvy!
How to think about r/teksavvy
This community is dedicated to users and enthusiasts of TekSavvy, a Canadian independent Internet Service Provider (ISP). Members share experiences, troubleshoot issues, and discuss topics related to internet services, including speed tests, outages, and equipment. The community is characterized by a strong sense of Canadian identity and pride in supporting an indie ISP, setting it apart from larger corporate providers.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants are primarily Canadian internet users, including both current TekSavvy customers and potential subscribers. The demographic is diverse, ranging from tech-savvy individuals to casual users who seek reliable internet solutions. Members often engage with a collaborative and supportive vibe, valuing transparency and shared knowledge about telecommunications.
Posting culture
Posting etiquette emphasizes helpfulness and respect, with a focus on sharing personal experiences and technical advice. Content that provides solutions to common issues, such as modem configurations or speed tests, tends to thrive. Posts that appear overly promotional or lack substance are often downvoted, and the community values quality over quantity, encouraging thoughtful contributions.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as members are generally skeptical of overt promotions. Authentic engagement through informative posts, answering questions, and providing value is essential. Sharing insights on internet technology or offering troubleshooting tips can resonate well. However, blatant advertising or self-promotion is likely to be met with hostility, so brands should prioritize building trust and rapport with the community.
Top keywords
What r/teksavvy talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/SuperDavers
- u/omega5959
- u/alternativeeden
- u/Echon97
- u/[deleted]
- u/jatroo
- u/aTinyFart
- u/Ak70rd
- u/twister65
- u/WoodyBABL
- u/RandymMartel54
- u/epimetheuss
- u/stevieo81
- u/Sarge1387
- u/The_camperdave
- u/TKTVuser
- u/golden_pikachu
- u/quanin
- u/xV__Vx
- u/goldenfoxinthewild
- u/AfricanToilet
- u/shak9111
- u/DAJR4
- u/McElligott27
- u/mazarax
- u/Blank1268
- u/misscolorjunkie7
- u/uttsjs
- u/SkyXTRM
- u/Then-Till-8299
- u/Rabbit__Rabbiting
- u/MRCTMAG01
- u/Capnat1990
- u/john_jigsaw
- u/kmusky-72
- u/KelIthra
- u/no_donutsplz
- u/Jon-A-Thon
- u/sir70457
- u/Clairvoyanttruth
- u/Connexium
- u/nightred
- u/Southoftheriver
- u/Im_Lucy_B
- u/Jesseleonard12345
- u/XXXKStar
- u/skybala
- u/hisare3878
- u/QueenMotherOfSneezes
- u/ILikeStyx
- u/glittertitz33
- u/dowwwe
- u/dveneziano
- u/cdnhollywood
- u/toomuchpie0
- u/ZeusDaMongoose
- u/meatballs_21
- u/deskamess
- u/d_aisy100
- u/brotherbla123
- u/redditphantom
- u/gristlelicker81
- u/mworld1976
- u/ostern13
- u/minimK
- u/Canadian_Invest0r
- u/tapp0
- u/ootrey_designs
- u/metrush
- u/Hop_Step_Jump_Skip
- u/machsFuel
- u/razor787
- u/AreAnyUsernamesAvail
- u/august_oaks
- u/Additional-Bat-2654
- u/pi8b42fkljhbqasd9
- u/sfrederick0
- u/tantse-15
- u/Mean_Particular_8333
- u/WikkidWitchly
- u/Ill_Philosophy7471
- u/KingofBread18
- u/Sramyaguchi
- u/07carbon3
- u/diy_trouble
- u/wheresallmymeaningle
- u/Usockem21
- u/mobius_sk
- u/sbear37
- u/Slivovic
- u/Sessionsz
- u/mortyj
- u/Silent_Impact4742
- u/stokedcrf
- u/ConversationOk3651
- u/MechanicalRick
- u/JuiceMcNewton
- u/daredeviloper
- u/AdvancedGeek
- u/going_global
By votes
- u/john_jigsaw
- u/WoodyBABL
- u/kmusky-72
- u/KelIthra
- u/no_donutsplz
- u/sir70457
- u/Jon-A-Thon
- u/SuperDavers
- u/[deleted]
- u/Clairvoyanttruth
- u/Connexium
- u/nightred
- u/omega5959
- u/Southoftheriver
- u/stevieo81
- u/alternativeeden
- u/epimetheuss
- u/Im_Lucy_B
- u/Echon97
- u/RandymMartel54
- u/The_camperdave
- u/Jesseleonard12345
- u/XXXKStar
- u/hisare3878
- u/skybala
- u/ILikeStyx
- u/glittertitz33
- u/dowwwe
- u/dveneziano
- u/Sarge1387
- u/meatballs_21
- u/redditphantom
- u/gristlelicker81
- u/mworld1976
- u/TKTVuser
- u/jatroo
- u/QueenMotherOfSneezes
- u/cdnhollywood
- u/toomuchpie0
- u/Hop_Step_Jump_Skip
- u/august_oaks
- u/Additional-Bat-2654
- u/quanin
- u/goldenfoxinthewild
- u/AfricanToilet
- u/ZeusDaMongoose
- u/deskamess
- u/d_aisy100
- u/brotherbla123
- u/ostern13
- u/tapp0
- u/ootrey_designs
- u/machsFuel
- u/razor787
- u/AreAnyUsernamesAvail
- u/pi8b42fkljhbqasd9
- u/Mean_Particular_8333
- u/golden_pikachu
- u/Ill_Philosophy7471
- u/Usockem21
- u/xV__Vx
- u/sbear37
- u/shak9111
- u/aTinyFart
- u/minimK
- u/Canadian_Invest0r
- u/metrush
- u/sfrederick0
- u/tantse-15
- u/WikkidWitchly
- u/KingofBread18
- u/diy_trouble
- u/wheresallmymeaningle
- u/Slivovic
- u/Sessionsz
- u/mortyj
- u/stokedcrf
- u/ConversationOk3651
- u/MechanicalRick
- u/seigeto
- u/mykilele
- u/TGISeinfeld
- u/Dystopian_Dreamer
- u/Party_War9237
- u/twister65
- u/Sramyaguchi
- u/07carbon3
- u/mobius_sk
- u/Silent_Impact4742
- u/JuiceMcNewton
- u/Sheenag
- u/orange301
- u/mmcallis1975
- u/saypo
- u/cleanCutDudeDad
- u/Hard_Oiler
- u/Karma_Canuck
- u/DAJR4
- u/McElligott27
- u/daredeviloper
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/TSI-Rose
- u/WalrusWW
- u/Direct_Gas_8393
- u/SuperDavers
- u/TSI-Shawn
- u/TSI-Alan
- u/Karma_Canuck
- u/AdvancedGeek
- u/LeakySkylight
- u/NitroLada
- u/TSI-Lynda
- u/FBJYYZ
- u/studog-reddit
- u/Rawrbomb
- u/TSI-Jen
- u/exT613
- u/omega5959
- u/brotherbla123
- u/CouplePuzzled
- u/Ampler
- u/bryseeayo
- u/ToxinFoxen
- u/nightred
- u/TSI-Leanne
- u/Brodes90
- u/TSI-Nickie
- u/TSI-Don
- u/rohit6023
- u/twister65
- u/c0mputerRFD
- u/amar20192019
- u/Willi192
- u/Ok-Turnip-9035
- u/Things_with_Stuff
- u/odinx
- u/matt602
- u/chrishch
- u/KelIthra
- u/Gold_Ad8471
- u/Splash_II
- u/tjemartin1
- u/shak9111
- u/Hot_Sympathy1628
- u/RandomWalk6174
- u/Jackiedees
- u/redditphantom
- u/techsev
- u/Phrlondon
- u/TSI-Stephanie
- u/spectacular_coitus
- u/GangreneMachine
- u/sbear37
- u/pop_step93
- u/geekydaddy255
- u/mig39
- u/jfl_cmmnts
- u/StreetOtherwise9120
- u/joshuawakefield
- u/plombis
- u/ambremont
- u/BarkleyBitchComputer
- u/Royal_Engineering_72
- u/Ingenuity_Minimum
- u/Stock-Painting-5353
- u/Sarge1387
- u/Voodoo9966
- u/No-Strawberry-264
- u/fragilemuse
- u/Morumbi_TO
- u/____PARALLAX____
- u/antaresprime
- u/ILikeStyx
- u/Sil369
- u/Kanadien_eh
- u/WoodyBABL
- u/RobertCentric
- u/gwelfguy-2
- u/CDNnotintheknow
- u/ConversationOk3651
- u/urban_ranger
- u/heysoundude
- u/syntax1976
- u/NumerousAmbassador29
- u/sir70457
- u/Frondator
- u/Alis79
- u/JoutsideTO
- u/cornerbash
- u/SBZhar
- u/CitySeekerTron
- u/Goobaroo
- u/kanatatom
- u/Always_Night
- u/dwightpro
- u/SalmanPak
- u/LadyMageCOH
- u/mxkara
- u/Jfmtl87
- u/cshelly2
By votes
- u/Willi192
- u/exT613
- u/studog-reddit
- u/[deleted]
- u/Rawrbomb
- u/Karma_Canuck
- u/WalrusWW
- u/Mister_Cairo
- u/AdvancedGeek
- u/LeakySkylight
- u/TSI-Jen
- u/Area51Resident
- u/dwightpro
- u/TSI-Alan
- u/s1m0n8
- u/Sarge1387
- u/matt602
- u/Frondator
- u/SalmanPak
- u/TSI-Shawn
- u/eneusta1
- u/omega5959
- u/sir70457
- u/TSI-Rose
- u/Things_with_Stuff
- u/Alis79
- u/julesomar
- u/Voodoo9966
- u/Ok-Turnip-9035
- u/chrishch
- u/dagens24
- u/CouplePuzzled
- u/Difficult-Demand-675
- u/TSI-Lynda
- u/JoutsideTO
- u/bryseeayo
- u/TSI-Stephanie
- u/nightred
- u/TSI-Leanne
- u/mig39
- u/No-Strawberry-264
- u/SuperDavers
- u/brotherbla123
- u/Direct_Gas_8393
- u/cornerbash
- u/LadyMageCOH
- u/Ampler
- u/Hot_Sympathy1628
- u/FBJYYZ
- u/simplestpanda
- u/Beginning-Fee-1090
- u/Conundrum1911
- u/twister65
- u/c0mputerRFD
- u/SeanGoggin
- u/fragilemuse
- u/odinx
- u/Sessionsz
- u/Londonpants
- u/bigbabytdot
- u/The_camperdave
- u/TSI-Greg
- u/rantingathome
- u/____PARALLAX____
- u/Goobaroo
- u/mxkara
- u/techsev
- u/orswich
- u/TSI-Don
- u/ScarlyScars
- u/JoWhee
- u/BarkleyBitchComputer
- u/machsFuel
- u/Morumbi_TO
- u/antaresprime
- u/SBZhar
- u/CitySeekerTron
- u/Appeased
- u/Shredda
- u/tjemartin1
- u/RandomWalk6174
- u/TSI-Nickie
- u/wdn
- u/meatballs_21
- u/TheLifeOfSteve
- u/betrappeluzd21
- u/ILikeStyx
- u/Sil369
- u/KelIthra
- u/EarlessBanana
- u/Positive_Trouble4004
- u/jmdisher
- u/shak9111
- u/TyroneTheTitan
- u/MennoMateo
- u/redditphantom
- u/Connexium
- u/ToxinFoxen
- u/pop_step93
- u/sonofhenderson
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FAQ
r/teksavvy — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/teksavvy have?
r/teksavvy has approximately 7,388 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/teksavvy created?
r/teksavvy was created on September 2, 2011 (15 years ago).
What is r/teksavvy about?
This community is dedicated to users and enthusiasts of TekSavvy, a Canadian independent Internet Service Provider (ISP). Members share experiences, troubleshoot issues, and discuss topics related to internet services, including speed tests, outages, and equipment. The community is characterized by a strong sense of Canadian identity and pride in supporting an indie ISP, set…
What subreddits are similar to r/teksavvy?
Communities similar to r/teksavvy include r/freedommobile, r/canadacordcutters, r/rogers, r/bell, r/publicmobile.
Who are the most active posters on r/teksavvy?
The most frequent posters on r/teksavvy include u/SuperDavers, u/omega5959, u/alternativeeden.
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