How to Make Starlink Work Better with Speedify
You get faster Starlink uploads and downloads by using Starlink and a second internet connection, such as 4G/5G cellular or Wi-Fi, at the same time. Speedify is an app that does exactly that: it combines Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite internet connections into one faster connection, and when Starlink drops, your traffic keeps going over the other one. With Starlink as your only internet connection, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot stop Starlink from dropping. Below: the steps, then how the Speedify team tested this on a 24/7 Starlink live stream.
Starlink Internet Connection Dropouts Happen to Everyone
Speedify measures thousands of Starlink users in more than 150 countries. From 29 September to 12 October 2026, fixed Starlink dishes went offline for about 37 minutes a day on average, and Starlink dishes on RVs and boats for about 61 minutes a day.
Starlink also switches each dish to a new satellite every 15 seconds, and a switch can cause a short dropout. Even a perfectly installed Starlink dish goes offline, and about 7 in 10 Starlink users on Speedify use Starlink together with a second internet connection, like 4G/5G cellular.
Five Steps to Use Starlink and a Second Internet Connection Together
- Download Speedify on the computer or phone you use with Starlink. Speedify runs on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Linux.
- Open Speedify and sign in, or create a free account. The free tier includes 5 GB per month (Linux needs a paid plan).
- On a phone, tap Allow when your phone asks to add a VPN configuration.
- Connect to your Starlink Wi-Fi as usual, then add a second internet connection. On a phone, leave 4G/5G cellular on. On a computer, connect a phone by USB (an iPhone, or an Android phone that supports USB tethering to a Mac) or plug in an Ethernet cable from another internet connection.
- Speedify finds both internet connections and uses them together, and if Starlink drops, your traffic keeps going over the other one. On a computer, Speedify starts a tethered phone as a Secondary connection; set it to Primary in that connection’s settings if you want Speedify to use it all the time.
How Starlink Was Tested on a 24/7 Live Stream
To test Speedify the way customers use it, the Speedify team set up a live stream that runs on Starlink and Speedify 24/7. The live stream does two jobs:
- Real numbers: the team sees Starlink and Speedify network stats from the stream, so Speedify’s engineers can see where Speedify helps and where it can do better.
- Public proof: anyone having issues with Starlink disconnecting can watch the stream and see how Speedify handles it.
Speedify’s experience producing the Speedify LIVE shows went into setting up this Starlink livestream, along with lessons from working with a new type of internet connection.
The setup was a live stream from a Philadelphia roof that uses a Starlink internet connection together with a Comcast cable internet connection. That way the team could see how Speedify steps in when Starlink weakens or drops, measure the results and keep improving Speedify.
What Testing Starlink Showed, from the Speedify Starlink Index
Speedify now publishes what it measures as the Speedify Starlink Index, the source of the numbers at the top of this page. From 29 September to 12 October 2026, it covered 5,994 Starlink users in 161 countries, and Starlink was online 96.77% of the time, which still leaves about 46 minutes offline a day.
Speedify 12.7 brought Starlink improvements, and later releases added more, such as Starlink dish alerts, the Alignment Wizard for aiming a Starlink dish by ear, and the Vehicle Platform setting for Starlink dishes that move.
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