To make a slow Starlink faster, first clear what’s slowing it down: something blocking your Starlink dish’s view of the sky, a weak or crowded Wi-Fi signal, or an old Starlink dish. Then add a second internet connection, like 4G/5G cellular, a DSL line or another Starlink dish, and use both at the same time with Speedify. On Starlink alone, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and can’t add speed.
A slow Starlink internet connection means blurry videos, buffering, frozen video calls and short disconnects. Below: why Starlink gets slow, and how a second internet connection makes it faster and steadier.
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.
Quick Checks Before You Try to Make Your Starlink Faster
- Is anything blocking your Starlink dish’s view of the sky? A tree or a roof edge off to the side can block the view as the satellites move overhead, even if nothing covers the Starlink dish itself. The obstruction map in the Starlink app shows it.
- Is it slow only on Wi-Fi? Run a speed test on a device right next to the Starlink router, then in the room where it feels slow. If only the far room is slow, the Wi-Fi is what holds you back, not Starlink.
- Is it slow only in the evening? Then the Starlink network near you is busy, because many people use it at the same time. Moving or restarting your Starlink dish won’t fix that, but checking your plan and adding a second internet connection (below) will help. If it slows only when your whole household is online, see why internet slows when everyone’s home.
For all 11 fixes, step by step, see why is my Starlink so slow.
Three Ways to Make Your Starlink Internet Connection Faster
1. Plug the device that needs speed most into the Starlink router with an Ethernet cable. A cable gives that device the full speed your Starlink internet connection delivers, with no walls or distance slowing the Wi-Fi.
2. Check whether your Starlink plan is one that slows down first at busy times. When the Starlink network is busy, Starlink serves Priority plans ahead of the rest and slows Residential Lite before any other plan. If your Starlink internet connection is slow most evenings, see which plans come first in step 9 of why is my Starlink so slow.
3. Add a second internet connection and use both at the same time. One Starlink dish has a ceiling: moving it or restarting it can’t push it past what the Starlink network gives you. A second internet connection, like another Starlink dish, 4G/5G cellular, or an old DSL line, whatever you have, adds its own speed on top. If the slowdown hits when the whole household is online, see Starlink slow with multiple devices. Most Starlink users on Speedify already run a second internet connection, most often 4G/5G cellular. The numbers are in how Speedify measures Starlink.
Make Starlink Faster with a Second Internet Connection and Speedify
Speedify is an app that combines Starlink with your other internet connections, like 4G/5G cellular, into one connection. Speedify sends your internet traffic over every internet connection at the same time, so even a single video or download gets the combined speed of all of them. Speedify needs that second internet connection: with Starlink alone, it can’t add speed.
If one internet connection drops, Speedify switches your traffic to the others on its own, and its Streaming mode puts calls, streams and games first.
To add more 4G/5G cellular without extra adapters, use Speedify’s cellular sharing. Put your phones and your computer on the same Wi-Fi or hotspot, install Speedify on each one, and pair the phones in the Speedify app so they share their cellular connections. Every phone you pair adds its cellular connection to your Starlink internet connection.
Get Speedify on your computer or phone, or on a router that works with Speedify to cover your whole home, including smart TVs and game consoles, which can’t run the Speedify app.
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