How to Fix Connectivity Problems when Playing on PokerStars
Poker hands move fast, and PokerStars will not hold the table while your internet connection sorts itself out. A lost hand costs the pot and, in a tournament, the seat. The trigger is usually mundane: other devices at home saturating the same internet connection, a laptop hopping between Wi-Fi and mobile data, or a weak signal.
Speedify is an app that works over Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular data at once, so one faltering internet connection does not fold for you. Here you get the causes of PokerStars internet connection issues, seven steps to work through, and the simpler alternative – using Speedify – that keeps you in the game.
Speedify keeps your game responsive when one connection spikes.
A latency spike costs you the round as surely as a disconnect does. Speedify bonds your Wi-Fi with any second connection, often 4G/5G cellular, and can send your game traffic over both at once, using whichever copy lands first.
Causes for PokerStars Connection Issues
We all know the Internet has its way of disconnecting right when you need it the most. This can be OK with other activities. But with critical ones like being part of a PokerStars tournament, your money is at stake. It’s a priority for you to solve your potential connection issues before logging in to PokerStars.
The causes for PokerStars connection issues may be split into 3 main categories:
- platform server problems (when it’s not you, it’s them)
- Device issues – software conflicts (with security / firewall software), out-of-date PokerStars app
- Internet connectivity problems on your part: slow or laggy connection.
Troubleshooting any of these during an ongoing game is not recommended. You can do this while in the app lobby or when you’re not using PokerStars. Keep reading to see a list of potential fixes.
7 Steps (and a Simple Alternative) to Fix PokerStars Connection Problems
Given the above, let’s see how you can troubleshoot your PokerStars issues:
- Check the PokerStars Support Twitter account for any news on outages and planned server restarts. The good news is that according to their policy, all amounts from an unfinished hand will be rolled back to each player.
- Restart all your network equipment – router / modem, repeater, etc.
- Make sure you have the latest version of the PokerStars app installed and restart it.
- If you have a firewall or security software, make sure it allows the PokerStars app to access the Internet.
- Restart your PC / smartphone.
- Reinstall the PokerStars app
- Contact PokerStars directly from the app or website.
The alternative to all the above: using 2 or more connections available to you at once, to keep you connected when one of them disconnects. You can easily do that by using the Speedify app while you play poker.
Speedify Eliminates PokerStars Connection Issues – Poker Mode ON!
Speedify is a bonding VPN service that employs channel bonding technology to allow you to use all of your Internet connections at once. You will benefit from extra speed, the best latency available and also protection against DDoS attacks that target poker players. If you have been targeted before, you might also think about getting your own dedicated server for online games.
If you think you don’t have any other connections available, here are a few ideas:
- on your smartphone you can combine Wi-Fi and cellular together.
- on your computer you can use the Ethernet or Wi-Fi from the home network with a USB cellular dongle and/or your tethered smartphone.
Speedify automatically recognizes all active connections on your device and intelligently combines them to keep you online while maintaining the session. Even if one of your connections drops, Speedify will seamlessly transition the traffic to the other(s) before that happens, so you won’t even know it happened.
Last but not least: remember that even if you use Speedify while playing poker, we recommend having your PokerStars app updated at all times. And make sure you check the PokerStars VPN usage recommendations.
To wrap this up – Speedify provides an easy way to solve and avoid PokerStars conection issues by using all of your available Internet connections at once.
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