How to Get Fast Bonding Speeds when Combining Connections with Speedify
Slow upload and download speeds with Speedify usually come from a few causes you can fix: a server that is far away, the wrong transport or mode setting, or connections that are too different to combine well. Speedify is an app that combines Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite Internet connections into one faster, more reliable connection, and encrypts your traffic like a VPN.
You are not the only one seeing this: combined speeds that fall short of what you expect are a common problem. This guide shows how fast Speedify can go, how to choose the server, transport mode and Speedify mode, and how to test each connection to find the one holding your speed back.
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Maximum Speed Speedify Can Reach When Combining Internet Connections
Combining Internet connections with Speedify does increase speed: according to Speedify, you can get up to 95% of the combined upload and download speed of your connections, as long as they come from separate sources (see the tips below). On most Speedify public server locations, you can expect up to around 200 to 300 Mbps; the exact maximum varies by location.
If you have a 300 Mbps+ connection that you want to use consistently with Speedify, you should consider getting a Speedify dedicated server, which can support up to 1 Gbps of throughput in most locations. With a public server, you might reach higher speeds but you will be competing with other users on the server for the bandwidth.
Choose the Closest Speedify Server to Fix Slow Combined Speeds
Speedify encrypts your traffic like a VPN and sends it through a Speedify server before it reaches the Internet. Your location relative to that server can have a big impact on the speeds you get.
Problem: Connecting to a server that is far away from you adds latency and can lower your speeds.
Solution: Choose the Speedify server closest to you: in the app, open Servers and pick a country or city. If the closest location still gives low speeds, try other nearby locations.
Speedify uses a variety of server hosting providers, sometimes multiple providers, in one location. Choosing between multiple nearby server locations, or even between the server instances within the same location, may yield different results.
If you are in a country that does not have a Speedify server, then you should try the servers from several nearby countries to see what works the best for you. Because of how Internet cables are connected, the country that is geographically closest might not always be the best performing option.
Change the Transport Mode Setting for Faster Combined Speeds
Speedify can connect between your device and the Speedify servers in the cloud with several different transport modes: TCP, UDP, and HTTPS. By default, Speedify’s automatic mode will try to pick the best transport options for you, but it might not always make the right choice. Giving Speedify a hint about which transport mode to use can help in some cases.
UDP
TCP is often the most efficient and best performing protocol for Speedify. But there are some cases where you might want to try using UDP instead.
Problem:
- Your Internet connection has high latency or packet loss;
- You are located far away from the Speedify server;
- You are using applications that are sensitive to latency increases. For example, gaming, stock trading, Twitch streaming, etc.
Solution: If you fall into any of the cases above and you are not seeing good performance, try changing to UDP transport mode from Speedify settings.
HTTPS
Problem: Are you in a location with a restrictive network, such as a library, hospital, or even a country with censored Internet? Sometimes these connections will block Speedify from connecting over the normal TCP and UDP connections.
Solution: In this case, Speedify will automatically fall back to using HTTPS. However, sometimes these types of connections will let the TCP and UDP connections through, but throttle them to really slow speeds. In that case, switch Speedify to HTTPS manually.
Choose the Right Speedify Mode to Avoid Slow Speeds
When you use Speedify to combine several Internet connections, you can choose between three modes: Streaming, Speed and Redundant. The mode you pick changes how Speedify uses your connections, so it has a large effect on the speed you get.
Streaming
Problem: slow streams, frequent buffering, low video quality, slow Internet.
Solution: In Streaming mode, Speedify optimizes the traffic of real-time streams and calls, such as WhatsApp, Zoom and Twitch. Streaming mode switches between Speed and Redundant modes (see below) depending on network conditions. Learn more about how Speedify improves live streams and provides quality of service for this kind of traffic.
Speed
Problem: slow Internet.
Solution: In Speed mode, Speedify combines all your Internet connections for the most download and upload speed, whatever traffic is going through. If your combined speeds are still low, follow the troubleshooting steps and tips below.
Redundant
Problem: Internet disconnects
Solution: Redundant mode is built to lower latency and keep your connection stable. Speedify sends the same data across several connections at the same time and uses whichever copy arrives first. In Redundant mode, Speedify runs at the speed of your fastest single connection and does not add connection speeds together as Speed mode does. Use Redundant mode when important traffic has to get through, for example when reporting from the field.
If you know you need combined speeds from your connections, then you should not use Redundant mode. If you are trying to do gaming over multiple unreliable and variable connections, then Redundant mode can be a good choice.
3 Steps to Troubleshoot Slow Combined Speeds in Speedify
These 3 steps help you find which connection or setting is slowing down your combined speed in Speedify:
Step 1: Verify that all individual connections perform correctly, with and without Speedify. Start testing the speed while running Speedify with one Internet connection at a time. Check that the speeds you are getting with the single connection are what you expect. Sometimes, one particular connection does not perform well over Speedify and that ends up causing an issue with combined speeds.
Step 2: After testing each individual connection, test the combined speed with Speedify. If one connection was slow on its own, take it out and run the test again without it. Speedify has a built-in speed test that makes it easy to test each individual connection and then the combined speed.
You can also use other speed testing services; just make sure the testing server is close to the Speedify server you are connected to.
Step 3: Check Speedify’s connection priority settings. Set every connection to Primary if you want Speedify to always try to combine them.
If a connection is set to Secondary (the default for cellular connections), Speedify avoids using it unless the Primary connection is fully used or not working. If the Primary connection is faster than 30 Mbps, Speedify does not use a Secondary connection at all.
Connections set to Backup are never combined for speed; Speedify uses them only when your other connections are down.
4 Tips to Get Faster Combined Speeds from Speedify
These 4 tips help your connections combine well in Speedify:
Tip 1: Combining works best when the connections have similar speeds and latencies. If two connections differ widely in speed or latency, they often will not combine well. For example, combining a 100 Mbps connection with a 1 Mbps connection gives no benefit, because the gap in speed is too large. Similarly, combining a low latency cable connection with a high latency geostationary satellite connection usually offers no advantage.
Tip 2: Check that each Internet connection comes from a separate source, such as a different upstream network or Internet provider. In most cases, connecting to the same Internet connection over both Wi-Fi and Ethernet will not increase your speeds, because both paths end at the same line.
Tip 3: Switch the Wi-Fi connections to use non-conflicting channels to help reduce wireless interference. Using multiple Wi-Fi connections can be subject to wireless interference. This usually shows up as each Wi-Fi connection performing normally individually, but the combined speed of the two connections is the same as (or even less than) one connection. Because the two connections are competing for the same wireless bandwidth in the air, the two connections are physically not able to transmit more data.
Tip 4: For best results both in terms of speed and reliability, use cellular connections from different providers. Similar to Wi-Fi, using multiple cellular connections from the same provider (or on the same frequency) can cause conflicts as well due to wireless interference. For example, if you are in a poor signal area, both cellular connections can end up competing for the same bandwidth. In some cases, it is possible to use multiple connections from the same provider, if there is sufficient bandwidth.
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