The quickest way to boost Starlink speed with what you already have is to use three internet connections on your computer at the same time: Starlink Wi-Fi, a cable or DSL line plugged in with an Ethernet cable, and your iPhone or Android phone’s 4G/5G cellular connection. Speedify combines all three, so you get their speeds together. On Starlink alone, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and adds no speed, so keep at least one of the other two. The 4 steps are below.
Starlink says most users get downloads over 100 Mbps. But speed isn’t everything: a good internet connection also has to stay up, and not disconnect randomly or slow down in heavy rain. For the fixes at your Starlink dish and router, see 11 fixes for slow Starlink.
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 Starlink Slows Down: 4 Common Causes
Starlink slows down for four common reasons. Your Starlink dish switches satellites about every 15 seconds, and each switch can cause a short dip. Trees, poles or a roofline that block part of the dish’s view of the sky cut the signal. Heavy rain and snow weaken it. And in the evening, more people in your area share the same satellites: on Residential Lite, Starlink slows you down first when the network is busy.
How to Tell Whether Starlink or Your Wi-Fi Is Slow
Run a speed test on a phone or laptop right next to the Starlink router, then again where you usually work. If the speed is fine next to the router and slow in your room, the problem is your Wi-Fi, not Starlink. If it’s slow everywhere, open the Starlink app: the obstruction map shows whether something blocks the dish, and the Statistics page shows when the drops happen. Slowdowns only in the evening point to a busy Starlink network.
How to Increase Starlink Speed at the Dish and Router
Fix what you can on the Starlink side first. Move the dish to a spot with a clear view of the sky, or trim what blocks it. Move the Starlink router closer to where you work, use a wired Ethernet connection, or add Starlink mesh Wi-Fi to reach far rooms. Restart the dish and router if speeds stay low, and let Starlink install its software updates. The 11 fixes for slow Starlink linked above cover each one in detail.
4 Steps to Boost Starlink Speed with the Internet Connections You Already Have
Those fixes get the most out of one Starlink dish. To go past what one dish can do, add the internet connections you already have. Using Starlink, a cable or DSL line and your phone together helps most when you work remotely, play online games, spend your day on video calls or live stream. Here’s how, in 4 steps.
Step 1: Connect Your Computer to Starlink Wi-Fi
On your Windows PC, Mac or Linux computer, pick your Starlink Wi-Fi network from the list of Wi-Fi networks, enter the password, and connect.
If your Windows or Linux computer has no Wi-Fi, use a USB Wi-Fi adapter. On a Mac, a USB Wi-Fi adapter only works on an Intel Mac running macOS 11 Big Sur or older.
Need help? See the steps for Windows PCs and Macs.
Step 2: Plug Your Computer into Your Cable or DSL Router with an Ethernet Cable
Plug the Ethernet cable from your cable or DSL router into your computer. It should connect on its own.
If your computer has no Ethernet port, use a USB Ethernet adapter. No cable or DSL line? Skip this step: Starlink and your phone are enough for Speedify to work with.
Need help? See the steps for Windows PCs and Macs.
Step 3: Connect Your iPhone or Android Phone to Your Computer with a USB Cable
Connect your phone to your computer with its USB cable and turn on USB tethering (on an iPhone, turn on Personal Hotspot), so the computer can use the phone’s 4G/5G cellular connection. Some computers need extra software for this. On Ubuntu, here is how to combine Wi-Fi and a tethered iPhone. See the steps for your phone and computer:
- How to connect an iPhone to a Windows PC
- How to connect an iPhone to a Mac
- How to connect an iPhone to a Linux computer
- How to connect an Android phone to a Windows PC
- How to connect an Android phone to a Mac (many Android phones USB-tether to a Mac with no extra driver, but not all; if yours does not, share the phone’s 4G/5G cellular with Speedify’s cellular sharing over your Starlink Wi-Fi instead)
- How to connect an Android phone to a Linux computer
Step 4: Download Speedify and Let It Combine All Three Internet Connections
Download and install Speedify. Speedify finds every internet connection on your computer and starts using them together for faster downloads and uploads and fewer dropouts. In the Speedify app you’ll see your Starlink Wi-Fi, your cable or DSL line and your phone.
Click or tap an internet connection on the Speedify dashboard, or open it from the Settings menu, to see its stats, change its settings, or set a limit on how much data it can use, which helps keep your phone’s data plan in check.
Speedify works in the background and puts streams and video calls first, so they stutter, buffer and disconnect less. Your traffic leaves through a Speedify server, so a call keeps the same public IP address when one internet connection drops. Speedify needs at least one internet connection besides Starlink: with Starlink alone, it can’t add speed.
At home, at work or on the road, Speedify makes your internet faster, more reliable, and more secure.
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