Speedify Makes Starlink a More Reliable Internet Solution for School Campuses

How Starlink Helps Schools and Students Without Cable or Fiber Internet

School internet is no longer just email. Students work in online learning apps, teachers give live video lessons and online tests, and the school office runs on web tools like Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. A school with slow or unreliable internet can’t do any of that well.

Starlink reaches schools where cable and fiber haven’t. Starlink lists download speeds of 45 to 280 Mbps and upload speeds of 10 to 30 Mbps. On a Priority plan (Local Priority or Global Priority), a school’s Starlink dish gets served first when the Starlink network is busy, so classrooms keep their speed at the busiest times of day.

For students at home, a Starlink Residential plan covers one fixed address. Roam plans work on the move, for students who split their time between home and campus.

Why One Starlink Internet Connection Isn’t Enough for a School Day

The weak point is reliability, not speed. Your Starlink dish switches satellites about every 15 seconds, which causes short drops. Heavy weather and trees or buildings in the Starlink dish’s view of the sky cause longer ones. A drop during a standardized test, a live lesson or a video call with a partner school interrupts the whole class.

How Speedify Keeps School Internet Online When Starlink Drops

Speedify runs on the school’s router or on each computer, and uses Starlink and a second internet connection at the same time. While both work, Speedify combines them, so the school gets nearly the full speed of both internet connections added together for online learning apps.

When Starlink drops, Speedify moves the school’s internet traffic to the other internet connection on its own, so lessons and online tests keep going. When Starlink comes back, Speedify uses both again.

Speedify needs that second internet connection to help. With Starlink alone, Speedify can’t add speed or stop the drops.

Speedify also encrypts all internet traffic, which protects student data, staff email and school office records on every internet connection.

How to Set Up Speedify with Starlink at a School

Step 1: Install the Starlink Dish Where It Has a Clear View of the Sky

Mount the Starlink dish on the school roof or in an open area away from trees and buildings. Use the obstruction check in the Starlink app before you fix the Starlink dish in place.

Step 2: Connect a Second Internet Connection to the School Network

Connect a 4G/5G cellular router or a second wired internet line to the school’s router or to the device that will run Speedify. This gives Speedify a separate internet connection to use if Starlink drops during the school day.

Step 3: Install Speedify on the School’s Router or Computers

Download Speedify and install it on the school’s router (see which routers Speedify supports) or on the computers that need it most. Speedify finds every internet connection and starts using them together right away.

Which Schools and Students Get the Most from Starlink and Speedify

• Rural elementary, middle and high schools where Starlink is the only fast internet option and every dropout interrupts a class
• Schools that give tests online, where a dropout in the middle of an exam causes problems for students and staff
• Schools with distance learning programs that connect students to remote teachers or partner schools by video call
• School district IT teams running internet at several campuses, some with no wired internet at all
• Rural students who take online classes and tests from home on Starlink

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Speedify Also Shows Your School’s Starlink Dish Alerts

Speedify shows real-time Starlink dish alerts in the app. If the school’s Starlink dish has a problem, such as a stuck motor, a tilted mast or overheating, Speedify shows the alert, so school IT staff can fix the Starlink dish before classrooms lose internet.

For schools and school districts: Speedify can combine Starlink with a second internet connection at every campus. Contact Us to plan the setup for your school.

For students: Download Speedify to use Starlink together with your phone’s cellular data for online classes and tests.

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