diff --git a/lib/pages/settings_views/global_settings_view/about_view.dart b/lib/pages/settings_views/global_settings_view/about_view.dart
index 5daa1e81a..0d3e8d811 100644
--- a/lib/pages/settings_views/global_settings_view/about_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/settings_views/global_settings_view/about_view.dart
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_libepiccash/git_versions.dart' as EPIC_VERSIONS;
 import 'package:flutter_libmonero/git_versions.dart' as MONERO_VERSIONS;
 import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
-import 'package:http/http.dart';
 import 'package:lelantus/git_versions.dart' as FIRO_VERSIONS;
 import 'package:package_info_plus/package_info_plus.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/networking/http.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/services/tor_service.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/themes/stack_colors.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/logger.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/prefs.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/text_styles.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/widgets/background.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/widgets/custom_buttons/app_bar_icon_button.dart';
@@ -39,14 +41,17 @@ Future<bool> doesCommitExist(
   String commit,
 ) async {
   Logging.instance.log("doesCommitExist", level: LogLevel.Info);
-  final Client client = Client();
+  // final Client client = Client();
+  HTTP client = HTTP();
   try {
     final uri = Uri.parse(
         "$kGithubAPI$kGithubHead/$organization/$project/commits/$commit");
 
     final commitQuery = await client.get(
-      uri,
+      url: uri,
       headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+      proxyInfo:
+          Prefs.instance.useTor ? TorService.sharedInstance.proxyInfo : null,
     );
 
     final response = jsonDecode(commitQuery.body.toString());
@@ -76,14 +81,16 @@ Future<bool> isHeadCommit(
   String commit,
 ) async {
   Logging.instance.log("doesCommitExist", level: LogLevel.Info);
-  final Client client = Client();
+  HTTP client = HTTP();
   try {
     final uri = Uri.parse(
         "$kGithubAPI$kGithubHead/$organization/$project/commits/$branch");
 
     final commitQuery = await client.get(
-      uri,
+      url: uri,
       headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+      proxyInfo:
+          Prefs.instance.useTor ? TorService.sharedInstance.proxyInfo : null,
     );
 
     final response = jsonDecode(commitQuery.body.toString());
diff --git a/lib/services/exchange/majestic_bank/majestic_bank_api.dart b/lib/services/exchange/majestic_bank/majestic_bank_api.dart
index 613899f9c..d32209ae5 100644
--- a/lib/services/exchange/majestic_bank/majestic_bank_api.dart
+++ b/lib/services/exchange/majestic_bank/majestic_bank_api.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:decimal/decimal.dart';
-import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:stackwallet/exceptions/exchange/exchange_exception.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/exceptions/exchange/majestic_bank/mb_exception.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/exceptions/exchange/pair_unavailable_exception.dart';
@@ -20,8 +19,11 @@ import 'package:stackwallet/models/exchange/majestic_bank/mb_order.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/models/exchange/majestic_bank/mb_order_calculation.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/models/exchange/majestic_bank/mb_order_status.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/models/exchange/majestic_bank/mb_rate.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/networking/http.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/services/exchange/exchange_response.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/services/tor_service.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/logger.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/prefs.dart';
 
 class MajesticBankAPI {
   static const String scheme = "https";
@@ -35,22 +37,23 @@ class MajesticBankAPI {
 
   static MajesticBankAPI get instance => _instance;
 
-  /// set this to override using standard http client. Useful for testing
-  http.Client? client;
+  HTTP client = HTTP();
 
   Uri _buildUri({required String endpoint, Map<String, String>? params}) {
     return Uri.https(authority, "/api/$version/$endpoint", params);
   }
 
   Future<dynamic> _makeGetRequest(Uri uri) async {
-    final client = this.client ?? http.Client();
+    // final client = this.client ?? http.Client();
     int code = -1;
     try {
       final response = await client.get(
-        uri,
+        url: uri,
+        proxyInfo:
+            Prefs.instance.useTor ? TorService.sharedInstance.proxyInfo : null,
       );
 
-      code = response.statusCode;
+      code = response.code;
 
       final parsed = jsonDecode(response.body);
 
diff --git a/lib/services/exchange/simpleswap/simpleswap_api.dart b/lib/services/exchange/simpleswap/simpleswap_api.dart
index adca1f567..d52f8aa21 100644
--- a/lib/services/exchange/simpleswap/simpleswap_api.dart
+++ b/lib/services/exchange/simpleswap/simpleswap_api.dart
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:decimal/decimal.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
-import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:stackwallet/exceptions/exchange/exchange_exception.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/external_api_keys.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/models/exchange/response_objects/fixed_rate_market.dart';
@@ -20,9 +19,12 @@ import 'package:stackwallet/models/exchange/response_objects/range.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/models/exchange/response_objects/trade.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/models/exchange/simpleswap/sp_currency.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/models/isar/exchange_cache/pair.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/networking/http.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/services/exchange/exchange_response.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/services/exchange/simpleswap/simpleswap_exchange.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/services/tor_service.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/logger.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/prefs.dart';
 import 'package:tuple/tuple.dart';
 import 'package:uuid/uuid.dart';
 
@@ -34,22 +36,22 @@ class SimpleSwapAPI {
   static final SimpleSwapAPI _instance = SimpleSwapAPI._();
   static SimpleSwapAPI get instance => _instance;
 
-  /// set this to override using standard http client. Useful for testing
-  http.Client? client;
+  HTTP client = HTTP();
 
   Uri _buildUri(String path, Map<String, String>? params) {
     return Uri.https(authority, path, params);
   }
 
   Future<dynamic> _makeGetRequest(Uri uri) async {
-    final client = this.client ?? http.Client();
     int code = -1;
     try {
       final response = await client.get(
-        uri,
+        url: uri,
+        proxyInfo:
+            Prefs.instance.useTor ? TorService.sharedInstance.proxyInfo : null,
       );
 
-      code = response.statusCode;
+      code = response.code;
 
       final parsed = jsonDecode(response.body);
 
@@ -67,15 +69,16 @@ class SimpleSwapAPI {
     Uri uri,
     Map<String, dynamic> body,
   ) async {
-    final client = this.client ?? http.Client();
     try {
       final response = await client.post(
-        uri,
+        url: uri,
         headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
         body: jsonEncode(body),
+        proxyInfo:
+            Prefs.instance.useTor ? TorService.sharedInstance.proxyInfo : null,
       );
 
-      if (response.statusCode == 200) {
+      if (response.code == 200) {
         final parsed = jsonDecode(response.body);
         return parsed;
       }
diff --git a/lib/services/price.dart b/lib/services/price.dart
index c6f28673f..91e9b1db8 100644
--- a/lib/services/price.dart
+++ b/lib/services/price.dart
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:decimal/decimal.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
-import 'package:http/http.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/db/hive/db.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/networking/http.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/services/tor_service.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/enums/coin_enum.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/logger.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/prefs.dart';
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ class PriceAPI {
   static const Duration refreshIntervalDuration =
       Duration(seconds: refreshInterval);
 
-  final Client client;
+  // final Client client;
+  HTTP client = HTTP();
 
   PriceAPI(this.client);
 
@@ -104,8 +106,10 @@ class PriceAPI {
           "&order=market_cap_desc&per_page=50&page=1&sparkline=false");
 
       final coinGeckoResponse = await client.get(
-        uri,
+        url: uri,
         headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+        proxyInfo:
+            Prefs.instance.useTor ? TorService.sharedInstance.proxyInfo : null,
       );
 
       final coinGeckoData = jsonDecode(coinGeckoResponse.body) as List<dynamic>;
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ class PriceAPI {
 
   static Future<List<String>?> availableBaseCurrencies() async {
     final externalCalls = Prefs.instance.externalCalls;
+    HTTP client = HTTP();
+
     if ((!Logger.isTestEnv && !externalCalls) ||
         !(await Prefs.instance.isExternalCallsSet())) {
       Logging.instance.log("User does not want to use external calls",
@@ -146,9 +152,11 @@ class PriceAPI {
         "https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/supported_vs_currencies";
     try {
       final uri = Uri.parse(uriString);
-      final response = await Client().get(
-        uri,
+      final response = await client.get(
+        url: uri,
         headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+        proxyInfo:
+            Prefs.instance.useTor ? TorService.sharedInstance.proxyInfo : null,
       );
 
       final json = jsonDecode(response.body) as List<dynamic>;
@@ -186,8 +194,10 @@ class PriceAPI {
           "=$contractAddressesString&include_24hr_change=true");
 
       final coinGeckoResponse = await client.get(
-        uri,
+        url: uri,
         headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+        proxyInfo:
+            Prefs.instance.useTor ? TorService.sharedInstance.proxyInfo : null,
       );
 
       final coinGeckoData = jsonDecode(coinGeckoResponse.body) as Map;
diff --git a/lib/utilities/test_epic_box_connection.dart b/lib/utilities/test_epic_box_connection.dart
index c65f85ac7..87e3948e8 100644
--- a/lib/utilities/test_epic_box_connection.dart
+++ b/lib/utilities/test_epic_box_connection.dart
@@ -10,22 +10,30 @@
 
 import 'dart:convert';
 
-import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:stackwallet/networking/http.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/pages/settings_views/global_settings_view/manage_nodes_views/add_edit_node_view.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/services/tor_service.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/logger.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/prefs.dart';
 
 Future<bool> _testEpicBoxNodeConnection(Uri uri) async {
+  HTTP client = HTTP();
   try {
-    final client = http.Client();
-    final response = await client.get(
-      uri,
-      headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
-    ).timeout(const Duration(milliseconds: 2000),
-        onTimeout: () async => http.Response('Error', 408));
+    // final client = http.Client();
+    final response = await client
+        .get(
+          url: uri,
+          headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+          proxyInfo: Prefs.instance.useTor
+              ? TorService.sharedInstance.proxyInfo
+              : null,
+        )
+        .timeout(const Duration(milliseconds: 2000),
+            onTimeout: () async => Response(utf8.encode('Error'), 408));
 
     final json = jsonDecode(response.body);
 
-    if (response.statusCode == 200 && json["node_version"] != null) {
+    if (response.code == 200 && json["node_version"] != null) {
       return true;
     } else {
       return false;