Speedify fixes Amtrak’s flaky AmtrakConnect wi-fi so you can actually get stuff done
Amtrak’s free onboard Wi-Fi, AmtrakConnect, slows down and drops as the train passes through areas with weak coverage, which makes it hard to get work done on the train. Speedify is an app that combines Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite internet connections into one faster, more reliable connection; on the train, Speedify uses the AmtrakConnect Wi-Fi and your phone’s 4G/5G cellular at the same time.
If the train Wi-Fi stalls or drops, Speedify keeps you online on cellular, so a long ride no longer means lost work. Speedify runs on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and Linux. Below: what Amtrak passengers complain about, what a real test on the New York to Philadelphia route measured, and how Speedify fixes train Wi-Fi.
Speedify combines whatever connections you can find on the road
Amtrak passengers have complained about slow AmtrakConnect Wi-Fi for years, and the problem is not limited to Amtrak: Megabus, Bolt Bus and Greyhound have similar problems with their free Wi-Fi.
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How Speedify Fixes Slow Amtrak Wi-Fi
Speedify’s engineers tested internet connections on planes, trains and cars to find out what goes wrong on the move, and built Speedify to use every available Wi-Fi and cellular connection at once instead of one at a time.
With Speedify running on your phone, or on a laptop with your phone tethered, you can use the Amtrak Wi-Fi and the phone’s 4G/5G cellular connection at the same time. When both work, you get their combined speed for faster downloads and uploads. When one drops, Speedify moves your traffic to the other without dropping your call or download.
Speedify also uses error correction to recover lost and corrupted packets (common on slow, overloaded public networks) before they slow down your connection.
Amtrak Wi-Fi Test: Train Wi-Fi Plus 4G LTE from New York to Philadelphia
In a Speedify test on the Amtrak route from New York City to Philadelphia, a laptop ran a speed test every two minutes on the Amtrak Wi-Fi and on a Verizon 4G LTE mobile hotspot. On its own, the Amtrak Wi-Fi was connected 94% of the time, averaged 2.6 Mbps and went offline twice. The Verizon hotspot was connected 85% of the time, averaged 3.9 Mbps and went offline five times. Both connections dropped out or slowed to a crawl during the ride, but never at the same moment.
With Speedify combining the two, the laptop stayed online for the whole trip with zero drops, and had at least 2 Mbps for 85% of the ride, compared with 68% on the Amtrak Wi-Fi alone. The test is several years old, so today’s speeds differ, but the lesson still applies: two connections from different networks rarely fail at the same moment.
Encrypt Your Traffic on Amtrak Wi-Fi Without Losing Speed
Speedify also encrypts all of your traffic like a VPN, which matters on an open public network like AmtrakConnect, where every passenger shares the same Wi-Fi. Speedify’s encryption is built to stay fast on phones and laptops, so you do not have to choose between speed and security.
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