Unbreakable Bonded VPN Connection by Combining Starlink, Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G, and DSL with Speedify
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably looking to get better Internet: more bandwidth (depending on your needs), failover protection (so you won’t be disconnected when one of the connections drops), and a secure connection. VPN bonding is the solution but even with this, there are multiple architectures that can be used.
VPN bonding requirements assume you have access to at least two Internet connections you want to combine: WiFi, 4G / LTE, tethered phone, DSL, Cable, Satellite, etc.
Speedify delivers an unbreakable VPN connection by intelligently bonding multiple internet sources, ensuring continuous uptime and encrypted protection.
Why Speedify's VPN Tunnel is Unbreakable vs Other VPNs
Most VPNs stop working the moment one of your internet connections has a problem. If your Wi-Fi glitches, or your device briefly switches between 4G / 5G and Starlink, you can suddenly lose your VPN connection.
Speedify is built to prevent that. Instead of relying on just one connection, Speedify can use all your available internet connections at the same time: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, 4G / 5G cellular, even Starlink or other satellite. If one connection slows down or drops, Speedify instantly moves your traffic to another internet source so your VPN stays connected and your online activity isn’t interrupted.
In this video, you’ll see how Speedify keeps your internet connection secure, smooth, and reliable by intelligently spreading your encrypted data across the available connections. The result: an unbreakable VPN tunnel.
Combining multiple internet sources like WiFi, 4G, 5G, & Starlink together makes Speedify's secure VPN tunnels unbreakable
Combine internet connections for better bandwidth and signal strength
No matter how secure your VPN is, if you experience a drop in your Internet connection, either your VPN tunnel will break leaving you unprotected, or you’ll be stuck offline. Speedify is the only VPN that seamlessly combines all of your connections, including WiFi, 4G, 5G, Ethernet, and Starlink, into one unbreakable connection to keep you online and secure.
Speedify will automatically detect any available Internet connections on your device, encrypting and intelligently distributing your online traffic between them for optimal performance. If you need help we have quick start guides available for most common set ups.
Join multiple mobile personal hotspots at the same time
Speedify's Pair & Share is a feature that enables you to connect to multiple personal hotspots at the same time and wirelessly share LTE, 4G, and 5G cellular connections back and forth between multiple Speedify users on the same local network to create a faster, more reliable connection for everyone.
With Speedify, all of your available internet sources - even shared personal hotspots - are combined inside the secure VPN tunnel with your encrypted traffic intelligently distributed between them, while split tunneling allows blocked sites to bypass. So, if any connection slows down or drops out, the VPN tunnel stays active and the other connections will automatically take over to keep you securely, seamlessly connected.
VPN Bonding or Load Balancing: Which is Better?
When you have access to multiple Internet connections and are looking to get more speed and reliability, you can choose between two main technologies: VPN bonding or load balancing.
A load balancer runs locally on your device and divides sockets (!) amongst multiple Internet connections to increase overall performance. While this is a good approach for common Internet activities that work on multiple network sockets (web browsing, BitTorrenting, etc.), load balancers cannot speed up video streaming or single-file uploads/downloads. Furthermore, they don’t offer a secure connection, unless being used in conjunction with a separate VPN solution.
VPN bonding goes further than load balancing, by spreading packets – instead of whole sockets – between multiple Internet connections. This means that a VPN bonding solution can do all that a load balancer can do – and more! It provides a faster, more reliable and secure connection for all your Internet activities, from browsing and torrenting to streaming and large file transfers.
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VPN Bonding Done Right: Choose the Software-Only Solution
As mentioned above, VPN bonding technology is not restricted to a single implementation architecture. You can choose between a mixed hardware-software solution from companies like Peplink and Mushroom Networks or select the software-only implementation by Speedify.
Many people choose VPN bonding solutions that include dedicated bonding hardware pieces, such as bonding routers or multi-wan networking devices. If you’re planning to adopt a hardware-software solution, here are some things you should take into account:
- Flexibility – Assuming you plan the solution for your current setup – will this solution still be usable if you change something in your current setup?
- Scalability – Hardware gets old quickly. Does the solution include free or at least discounted upgrades for hardware?
- Performance – You will be limited to the performance of your bonding hardware. You may have smartphones or computers that support more, but it won’t make any difference.
- Cost of implementation – Hardware adds a cost to the final solution.
On the other hand, if you choose a software-only VPN bonding solution like Speedify, the advantages are clear: the only limitations you’ll have are related to the devices you’re using and the speeds of the Internet connections you’re planning to combine. There are no flexibility or scalability issues. When it comes to cost, Speedify is only a fraction the price of mixed hardware-software solutions!
Speedify Fast VPN Bonding Service – Do-It-Yourself Best Performance
Speedify’s unique channel bonding technology lets you spread your Internet traffic across the available connections on all of your devices (Mac, PC, iOS, and Android), using our worldwide network of cloud-based servers. With Speedify, you’ll enjoy faster and more reliable Internet using all available WiFi, 3G or 4G, DSL and other wired connections to speed up video streaming, large file transfers, and more.
Most channel bonding solutions aren’t intelligent; they blindly pass packets over each network connection in a “round robin” fashion, like dealing cards in a card game. This approach is only beneficial when you have connections that are identical in performance, like two matched DSL lines.
Using the round robin channel bonding approach with connections of varying capabilities limits the maximum possible combined performance drastically. However, Speedify’s smart channel bonding technology is capable of detecting the capabilities of each network connection and intelligently distributing the traffic so that you can maximize all connections up to 95% efficiency of their combined throughput.
How to Setup the Speedify VPN Bonding Solution
Speedify can be used on computers and mobile devices that run Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Just download Speedify for your device and install it. After that, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 to combine multiple Internet connections.
We also have a fully customizable VPN bonding solution, with dedicated servers and multiple seats that can be managed from a single admin interface – Speedify for Teams.
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With Speedify you can combine multiple internet sources into one bonded super-connection to improve livestreaming, video calling, gaming, web browsing, and everything else you do online.
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