Speedify Uses Your Home Internet and Starlink Together, So Calls and Streams Keep Going When One Drops
Starlink makes good backup internet for a home, because it doesn’t depend on the local cables and lines that take your main internet connection down. The catch is the switch: a router that switches to Starlink when your main line drops cuts off everything you had open, so video calls disconnect and streams stop. If you work from home, compare Starlink with other backup options for remote workers.
Speedify uses your home internet and Starlink at the same time, so when your main line drops, your traffic keeps running on Starlink with nothing to restart. The same happens the other way when Starlink drops; with only one of the two connected, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot stop that internet connection from dropping. Below: why a normal router switchover drops calls, how to set up Starlink as automatic backup internet with Speedify, and what happens in a power cut. For storms and wildfires, see how to stay online during fires and storms.
Speedify keeps you online through Starlink outages and bad weather
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.
Why a Router That Switches to Starlink Drops Your Calls
Satellite internet services, Starlink included, don’t switch you over on their own. The switch is done by the router or app between your devices and your internet connections. A router with two internet ports waits for your main line to drop, then moves you to Starlink. Everything you had open starts over at once: the video call disconnects, the stream stops and loads again, the download may start from the beginning, and smart-home apps go offline for a moment. That’s better than no second internet connection, but you feel every switch, right when you least want to.
How Speedify Switches to Starlink Without Dropping Calls or Streams
Speedify sends all your internet traffic through the Speedify servers, over your home internet and Starlink at the same time. The websites and apps you use only see the Speedify server, so they don’t notice which internet connection carries your traffic at any moment. When your main line drops, your traffic keeps running on Starlink and nothing restarts: the call stays connected, the stream keeps playing, the download keeps going.
How to Set Up Starlink as Backup Internet with Speedify
- Connect your computer, or a router that runs Speedify, to both your home internet and Starlink.
- Download Speedify and open it. Speedify finds both internet connections on its own.
- In the Speedify app, set your home internet to Primary and Starlink to Backup, so Speedify uses Starlink only when your home internet drops. To use both all the time for faster downloads and uploads, set both to Primary.
Starlink Backup Internet During a Power Outage
In a power cut, your cable, fiber or DSL line can go down with the equipment in your street, even if your house has a battery or generator. Starlink doesn’t depend on that street equipment: it only needs power at your home. Run the Starlink dish, the Starlink router and your computer or Speedify router on a battery or generator, and Speedify keeps your home online through the outage, with no switching by hand and no dropped calls.
Starlink Backup Internet with Speedify Keeps Calls, Streams and Cameras Online
The point of a second internet connection is that you never have to think about it. Speedify uses your home internet together with Starlink, 4G/5G cellular or Wi-Fi, so your internet is faster, more reliable, and more secure than any one internet connection. When the main line fails, Speedify keeps your calls and streams going on Starlink, then moves back on its own once the main line returns. That matters most for people who work from home, live streamers, and homes with security cameras that need to stay online.
If you’d rather use both internet connections all the time than keep one in reserve, see Starlink vs 5G home internet. For offices, see Starlink backup internet for business. To swap out the Starlink router itself, see Starlink router replacement options.
For the details, see how Speedify combines internet connections, then read whether a second internet connection is worth it.
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