Combine Starlink with Another Starlink Dish, 4G/5G Cellular or DSL in Speedify to Fix Slow and Unreliable Starlink
Speedify makes Starlink faster and steadier by using it together with a second internet connection, like your phone’s 4G/5G cellular connection or a cable or DSL line. When your Starlink internet connection drops or loses data, Speedify keeps you online over the other one.
A second internet connection is the fix for Starlink’s short drops and lost data (what Starlink users search for as “packet loss”), which freeze video calls even when a speed test looks fine. Speedify needs that second internet connection: with Starlink alone, Speedify can’t add speed or stop drops.
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.
Check the Starlink App First to Tell an Outage from Short Dropouts
Open the Starlink app and check your Starlink dish’s status first. If the Starlink app shows your Starlink dish offline, blocked by obstructions, or stuck on the same status message for a long time (a common search is “Starlink stuck on optimizing connection”), that’s a different problem. Start with the Starlink not working troubleshooting steps, or see how to check your Starlink status.
If your Starlink dish is online but video calls still freeze for a second, games lag and uploads stall, you’re seeing short drops and lost data, which a second internet connection fixes. If Starlink is slow all the time, see 11 fixes for slow Starlink.
Why a Second Internet Connection Fixes Starlink’s Short Dropouts
A satellite internet connection is less steady than a wired one like fiber or cable. Trees, storms and other obstructions weaken it, and your Starlink dish switches satellites about every 15 seconds, which causes short drops.
A failover internet connection helps: when Starlink stops working, you can switch over to it. Your smartphone’s 4G/5G cellular connection is usually enough for everyday use. If you need more speed, think cable or DSL.
Switching by hand still cuts off your video call. Speedify avoids that: it switches your traffic to the other internet connection on its own, and it can use all your internet connections at the same time for more speed. See how Speedify combines internet connections.
A review on Nelson’s log tested Speedify with Starlink and a second Wi-Fi network. Nelson found that with Speedify, less of his data went missing than on either internet connection alone. His upload speed also went up, because the Wi-Fi added to Starlink’s limited upload.
What Starlink Users Say About Using Speedify with a Second Internet Connection
In an article on how he got Starlink working, Chris Bunch describes an “odd blip for a second or so every now and again whilst on video calls”. He first looked at routers that switch between internet connections, but switching can take longer than just waiting for Starlink to come back. He settled on Speedify, which combines his slow but steady wired line with his faster, less steady Starlink internet connection. The blips on his video calls stopped.
This post on Reddit has more stories from Starlink users with a second internet connection:
- One user had a “pitiful DSL connection” they were about to cancel after getting Starlink. With Speedify, the DSL line turned out to be useful for covering Starlink outages.
- Another runs a 10/1 Mbps DSL line, a 20/3 Mbps wireless line from a local provider and a 50/15 Mbps Starlink internet connection. A router combines the first two, and Speedify combines that with Starlink.
Another Reddit post in the r/Starlink subreddit covers how to stop dropped calls on Starlink.
How to Make Starlink Faster and Steadier with Speedify
- Get a second internet connection. Your phone’s 4G/5G cellular connection or a cheap DSL or cable line works best. A second Starlink dish adds speed, but every Starlink dish switches satellites on the same 15-second schedule, so a second dish does not cover those short dropouts. Several phones? Cellular sharing in Speedify lets phones on your Wi-Fi share their cellular connections with your computer.
- Download Speedify on your computer or phone from speedify.com/download.
- Open Speedify. Speedify finds your Starlink internet connection and your second internet connection and uses both right away.
Speedify also encrypts all your internet traffic, which protects your privacy and personal data from anyone snooping on the network.
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