MacBooks and Internet Speed and Reliability – a Love and Hate Story
Want faster upload and download speeds and more reliable internet on your MacBook Pro? Run several internet connections at the same time, such as Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Starlink and 4G/5G cellular. On a desktop Mac, follow the Mac Mini and Mac Pro guide.
Speedify is an app that combines two or more internet connections at once, such as Wi-Fi and a tethered phone’s 4G/5G cellular connection, so you get faster uploads and downloads and stay online if one connection drops out. For other Mac models, see how to combine internet connections on a Mac. Download Speedify and start with a free account that includes 5 GB per month.
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Reasons to Combine Connections on MacBook Pro
Most homes and offices already have more than one internet connection within reach of a MacBook Pro:
- your home Internet is wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi
- you can tether your cell phone to your MacBook Pro for a cellular connection
- you can also connect to a nearby public Wi-Fi network, such as one from a restaurant or your city.
A USB 4G/5G cellular adapter or a Starlink dish can join that list too.
When you combine all your available internet connections on a MacBook Pro and use them at the same time, you get faster downloads and uploads and fewer dropouts. That helps apps that need a lot of bandwidth, like live streaming, video calls, online gaming and remote learning.
How to Combine Connections on MacBook Pro
To use several internet connections at once on a MacBook Pro, you need software that combines them. Speedify is software for combining internet connections on a Mac. It splits your traffic across all of them, rather than just switching between them, and encrypts it like a VPN, so you do not have to trade privacy for speed.
Here’s what you have to do to combine connections on your MacBook Pro:
- First, get Speedify from the App Store or directly from speedify.com.
- Connect your MacBook Pro to every internet connection available: wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi, tethered phones and USB 4G/5G cellular adapters. Speedify’s support guides show how to connect each one. A MacBook Pro needs a USB-C or Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter for wired Ethernet. For best results, combine internet connections from different networks; for example, do not connect to wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi from the same router, because both carry the same internet line.
- Run Speedify. As long as your MacBook recognizes the connections, you will be able to combine them and get faster and more stable Internet.
Speedify Also Encrypts Internet Traffic on a MacBook Pro
Speedify encrypts your internet traffic like a VPN, which keeps what you do online hidden from prying eyes (such as your ISP) and from attackers on public Wi-Fi.
Speedify uses advanced encryption algorithms that are fast and secure, chosen so as not to slow down the Internet connections that Speedify combines.
Speedify also keeps a strict no log policy, so the service does not record what you do online while you use it.
Speedify works on every Mac model, including MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Mini and Mac Pro, as long as it runs macOS 11.5 or later. Check the current system requirements on the download page. Download Speedify to combine every internet connection your MacBook Pro can reach.
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