Testing Speedify with a Starlink Internet Connection for Speed and Reliability
Joseph Cristina, a YouTube creator who uses Starlink, spent about five weeks testing Speedify against expensive routers that combine internet connections, to stop his Starlink internet connection from dropping in the middle of live streams. Starlink is fast, but short dropouts are a real problem when you work online or stream live.
Speedify is an app that uses all of your internet connections at the same time, like Starlink plus a phone hotspot, so you get the speed of both and stay online if one drops. With Starlink as the only internet connection, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot stop Starlink from dropping. Below: what Joseph found, another Starlink user story, and how Speedify runs its own Starlink live stream.
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.
What Joseph Found Live Streaming over Starlink and T-Mobile Together
Joseph tested Speedify for about five weeks. The whole time, he stayed in touch with the Speedify team, sending feedback that helped make the Speedify app work better with Starlink.
One of his tests was a real live stream over Starlink and a T-Mobile cellular connection used together with Speedify. His Starlink internet connection wasn’t working when the stream started, and the stream still ran with no problems.
Across his tests, Speedify kept his internet more reliable in every situation he tried. By Joseph’s account, using Starlink and his other internet connection together with Speedify also made his internet about three times faster.
Speed matters most for uploads when you stream live. Starlink uploads run 10 to 30 Mbps, and Twitch recommends 6,000 kbps (6 Mbps) for 1080p at 60 frames per second, so a drop or a slow moment on Starlink shows up on your stream right away. A second internet connection gives Speedify another way to send your stream. If you stream on Twitch, read whether Starlink is good for Twitch streaming.
Joseph isn’t the only Starlink user with a story like this. The team at UFD Tech ran a cross-country live streaming fundraiser using Starlink and Speedify: read more about that.
Keep a Live Stream Going Through Starlink Dropouts with a Second Connection and Speedify
Speedify sends your traffic over every internet connection you have at once. When you use two or more internet connections at the same time, a Starlink dropout no longer ends a live stream: Speedify moves your traffic to the other internet connections automatically. With Starlink alone, Speedify can’t make uploads faster or stop dropouts: it needs a second internet connection, like 4G/5G cellular or cable.
To test Speedify with Starlink every day, the Speedify team got its own Starlink and started a 24/7 live stream of the Philadelphia skyline. See the Starlink live streaming setup and what the team learned after 6 months.
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