You Can Combine Multiple Internet Connections Together – Like Starlink, Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G, and DSL – with Speedify, to Fix Microsoft Teams Streaming Issues
Microsoft Teams bandwidth issues show up as calls that stutter, pixelate or cut out mid-sentence, and they report on your internet connection, not on Teams itself. One home connection carries everything at once, so when it sags for a second or two the video is the first thing to break.
Speedify is a software app that spreads your traffic across Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and other internet connections at the same time, so a wobble on one does not take the meeting down. That needs two or more internet connections; on a single connection Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot stop that connection from dropping.
Speedify keeps the call running when the internet connection fails
The sections below name the usual causes of Teams call trouble, the fixes worth trying in order, and what using Speedify does for a meeting you cannot afford to lose.
Usual Causes of Microsoft Teams Streaming Issues
What are you going to do to deal with latency, frozen screens, or even the Microsoft Teams meeting getting disconnected?
First of all, check whether Microsoft Teams is down. Their service status page will confirm this. Spoiler alert: an outage is usually not the cause of Microsoft Teams streaming issues.
Here are the most common causes of Microsoft Teams streaming trouble:
- Your ISP may be doing infrastructure maintenance work.
- A recent storm disrupted a backbone connection that needs to be fixed.
- Your network equipment is out of date, both hardware and software.
- You’re sitting too far away from the Wi-Fi hotspot
- You’re into a poor cellular reception area.
Microsoft Teams uses significant bandwidth, especially for video calls. Your device is sending a complex set of data packets to the device of the person you are trying to talk to, and their device is sending packets of data back to you.
The flow of these packets gets interrupted if your Wi-Fi connection has a momentary blip or your cellular connection fluctuates. It can take a few moments for the data to catch up.
This results in Microsoft Teams issues: calls where the audio cuts in and out, where the video lags, and where the audio and video don’t sync properly.
How to Improve Microsoft Teams Streaming Problems
You can fix your Microsoft Teams streaming emergency by troubleshooting your Microsoft Teams streaming issues. These are the main steps:
- Make sure Microsoft Teams is up and running (see above).
- Test your Internet connection. Is it fast enough for Microsoft Teams video conferencing? You’ll need at least 2 Mbps upload and 2 Mbps download.
- Restart your router / modem and the device you’re streaming video on.
Here is a more detailed article on how to troubleshoot your Internet connection. The downside: it takes time, at least a couple of minutes, and you cannot afford that on a Microsoft Teams call.
The real solution for any Microsoft Teams streaming emergency is prevention, as with every other real world emergency. The best prevention is streaming over a fast, stable and secure internet connection. Speedify, a VPN that combines internet connections, lets you use all of your internet connections at once for fast, stable and secure connectivity.
Speedify Helps You Get the Best Streaming Experience
Speedify’s team tested Zoom on a laptop and on a smartphone while running Speedify, simulating bad internet conditions. Speedify kept the average video call bandwidth on both devices near the target, both when the connections were good and when one of them went bad. Microsoft Teams calls depend on the internet connection in the same way.
Speedify achieves that by combining internet connections, which lets you use multiple Internet connections at once. On your smartphone, Speedify combines Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular. On a computer, there’s more flexibility about the number and type of connections.
Speedify also reroutes data when something happens to one of your connections. When you stumble upon a bad Wi-Fi hotspot, or your connection suddenly goes out, you stay connected: Speedify intelligently and automatically reroutes your data through the other available connection(s) until both networks are back.
The beauty of it is that Speedify does more than just manage your internet connections. Speedify is also a VPN that combines connections: Speedify encrypts all of the data you send and receive from your device, which helps keep your private information and conversations secure from digital eavesdroppers and cyber thieves.
Bottom line: whenever you find yourself in a Microsoft Teams streaming emergency, remember Speedify. With two or more internet connections, Speedify keeps the meeting going when one of them fails, encrypts the call traffic, and improves your overall internet experience.
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