How to Use Two Starlink Dishes at Once for Faster Upload and Download Speeds with Speedify

Can You Link Two Starlinks Together? Yes, with the Speedify app

Some of the nicest places to live in the United States also happen to be too remote to get DSL or cable Internet connections. If you live in one of these places chances are that you have Starlink service. However, satellite Internet connections like Starlink come with a series of issues in terms of reliability.

Using two or more Starlinks together will make your Internet connection faster and more reliable. Speedify helps you do that - read on to see how.

Quick answer

Should you get a backup connection for Starlink?

Yes. Starlink goes down every day — an always-on dish averages about 34 minutes of downtime daily from routine satellite handoffs. A second connection keeps you online when Starlink drops.

What’s the best backup connection for Starlink?

A 4G/5G cellular hotspot or SIM is the most practical backup for most Starlink users — it works anywhere Starlink works, requires no installation, and uses a different network so outages rarely overlap. Cable or DSL broadband is a strong option if you have it at a fixed location. A second Starlink dish is also possible if you need maximum throughput.

How do you use two internet connections at once with Starlink?

Speedify combines Starlink with any other connection — cellular, cable, Wi-Fi, or a second dish — into one bonded connection. Speedify runs on your phone, laptop, or router. When Starlink drops, Speedify moves your traffic to the backup instantly, so calls don’t cut out and downloads don’t stall. Speedify is free to try.

71% of Speedify’s Starlink users already run a second connection. The data below shows why.

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Speedify Starlink Index — real-world performance from 6,209 Starlink users: 2.4% downtime, about 34 minutes a day for always-on connections

Speedify Starlink Index
May 28 – Jun 10, 2026 · 14-day window

Starlink goes down every day.
Here’s what that actually looks like.

Speedify passively monitors every connection it bonds. These figures come from 6,209 Starlink users over 14 days — compared in real time against the other connections on the same devices. No speed tests, no lab conditions.

Median latency

60 ms

p90 spikes to 257 ms

Avg packet loss

0.17%

vs 0.08% on T-Mobile

Jitter measures how much latency varies moment to moment — high jitter causes choppy calls and frozen video even when average latency looks fine.
Starlink28.1 ms
Comcast22.4 ms
T-Mobile15.9 ms
Verizon14.9 ms
AT&T11.3 ms
71%
of users

71% ran at least one other connection simultaneously — 4,381 of 6,209 users. Cellular is the most common backup.

Cellular 51% Cable / DSL 38% Corporate 11%
6,209 users · 144 countries · 1.26M records · passive measurement, aggregates only Full dataset →

Use Speedify to stay online during satellite handoffs every 15 seconds

Research confirms Starlink switches between satellites every 15 seconds on a fixed schedule.  Each satellite handoff is a potential dropout, and on a congested network or with any obstruction, those Starlink dropouts become real interruptions.

Speedify fixes Starlink connection drops by combining your Starlink internet connection with another satellite dish, Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, or wired Ethernet at the same time. When Starlink drops, Speedify keeps your traffic moving on the backup internet connection instantly. 

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Speedify alerts you about your Starlink dish status

Speedify software alerts you about your Starlink dish status as soon as your dish experiences an issue - e.g. when your actuator motor is stuck, the mast is not vertical or there's a thermal throttle. 

Speedify's Starlink Control Center helps you monitor all your Starlink dishes, read obstruction maps, and align multiple dishes all in the Speedify app. Get a real-time view of each dish's health and optimize the position of each Starlink dish, so you get the best possible performance out of your Starlink connections. 

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Speedify gives you faster, steadier internet by combining Wi-Fi, cellular, and Starlink

Speedify bonds Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, and Starlink into one connection at the same time, giving you more speed, automatic failover when one drops, and AES-256 encryption on every link.

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More speed

Upload and download speeds combine across every active connection on your device.

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Automatic failover

If a connection drops, Speedify moves your traffic to another in milliseconds. Calls stay connected.

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Always encrypted

Every link runs through an encrypted tunnel, including public Wi-Fi, cellular, and Starlink.

Speedify Feature · Pair & Share

Speedify Pair & Share: share cellular between your devices, both ways

Most hotspots give. Speedify's Pair & Share gives and takes. Two devices running Speedify pair up and each uses the other's cellular connection simultaneously, so you both get faster uploads, faster downloads, and a steadier connection. No extra hardware, no new data plans, no setup beyond a tap.

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More speed

Every device you pair with adds its cellular to yours, and yours to theirs.

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Stays connected

If a paired device drops out, Speedify keeps you online on the remaining links.

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Always private

Every shared connection runs through AES-256 encryption. Your traffic is yours.

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No new gear

Runs on devices already running Speedify, over your local network. Pair once, reconnects automatically.

How do I use Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular at the same time with Speedify?

Pick your two internet connections and your device below and we'll take you to the step-by-step setup guide.

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How to Deal with Slow Starlink Internet

When your Starlink internet is slow, it's hard to stream videos, use VPNs, or even stream music and download files. There is not much you can do to increase the speed of a single satellite link.

However, you can combine two or more Starlink Internet connections into a single fast pipe that gives you a true high-speed Internet experience.

How to Combine Two Starlinks with Speedify for Faster, More Reliable Internet

The first step is to download the Speedify app. It’s available for all major operating systems: Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS, Windows and even OpenWrt routers. You can use Speedify to combine any type and number of connections, but for the purpose of this article, we'll stick to computers.

Once you have installed Speedify on your computer or supported router, you will need to connect your computer, mobile device or router to the first Starlink. Most laptops and desktop computers can connect to multiple Internet connections, but they only use one at a time. You can connect the first Starlink through your computer’s Ethernet port.

Next, you will need to connect the second Starlink in a similar manner. Because your computer most likely only has one Wi-Fi card and one Ethernet port, the easiest way to connect to the second Starlink is via Wi-Fi or a second Ethernet port through a USB adapter. 

The last step once you have connected to two Starlinks is to open the Speedify app. Speedify will combine the two separate channels into a single fast pipe. You will be able to easily stream videos, music, and use other data intensive websites and apps.

Here's a guide to bonding connections on OpenWrt. And if you prefer an out-of-the-box solution to connect two Starlinks together, you can also use the Miri X510 powered by Speedify network bonding router.

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Combine wired, Wi-Fi, 5G, and LTE connections plus Pair & Share with other Speedify users.

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Compact form factor with dual slots for hot-swappable NP-F batteries (not included) enable use even where no power outlets are available

Speedify Helps Connect Two Starlinks Together for Uninterrupted Internet

Speedify does much more than just combine two or multiple Starlinks. It uses channel bonding technology to give you a faster, more reliable and secure internet experience. Its protocol is optimized for streaming and internet-intensive applications.

If one of your Starlinks becomes unreliable, Speedify will keep you connected by rerouting all your traffic through the other Starlink until the lost connection is brought back online. You don’t have to anything once Speedify is up and running. Everything happens automatically in the background. You get a fast, reliable, and secure Internet experience every time.

Plus - you can always add more internet sources, such as cellular data, into the internet mix, to make it even more reliable. Speedify's Pair & Share feature allows you to easily share and combine LTE, 4G, and 5G cellular connections between devices to create a faster, more reliable connection for everyone.

Don’t settle for slow Internet, even if you're in a remote location!

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With Speedify you can combine Wi-Fi, 4G / 5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and other satellites into one bonded super-connection to improve livestreaming, video calling, gaming, web browsing, and everything else you do online.

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