Use Speedify as Your Starlink Companion
Dealing with Starlink dish obstruction issues? You're not alone. While Starlink has revolutionized rural internet access, those "obstruction detected" notifications can bring your video calls, streaming, and critical online work to a frustrating halt.
The Speedify app is here to help: run it to combine Starlink internet with 4G / 5G cellular, DSL or another older connection and avoid being disconnected from the Internet when your Starlink dish is obstructed. Plus - now it’s easier to see what’s going on with your Starlink at all times, right in the Speedify app.
Use Speedify to stay online during satellite handoffs every 15 seconds
Starlink switches between satellites every 15 seconds on a fixed schedule. Research confirms Starlink performs handovers at the 12th, 27th, 42nd, and 57th second of every minute, synchronized globally. Each satellite handoff is a potential dropout, and on a congested network or with any obstruction, those Starlink dropouts become real interruptions.
Speedify fixes this by combining your Starlink internet connection with another satellite dish, Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, or wired Ethernet at the same time. When Starlink drops, Speedify keeps your traffic moving on the backup internet connection instantly. Speedify runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and supported OpenWrt routers.
Speedify alerts you about your Starlink dish status
The Speedify software app alerts you about your Starlink dish status - i.e. when your actuator motor is stuck, the mast is not vertical or there's a thermal throttle. These Starlink dish alerts will appear on your Speedify software app dashboard and are triggered if the specific condition was met at least once in the previous 15 seconds. They will persist for as long as they are active.
Speedify's Starlink Control Center helps you monitor all your Starlink dishes, read obstruction maps, and align multiple dishes for better combined performance. Get a real-time view of each dish's health and optimize the position of each Starlink dish. Have the Starlink dishes cover different sections of the sky, rather than overlapping and wasting your internet bonding capacity.
Speedify makes your uploads and downloads faster, more reliable, and more secure.
Speedify combines Wi-Fi, 4G / 5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink, and other satellites for faster internet uploads and downloads
Speedify is the only software app that combines Wi-Fi, 4G / 5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and other satellites at once for secure, faster, and more reliable internet uploads and downloads so you stay online without interruptions.
Speedify will automatically detect and start using any available Internet connections on your device while intelligently distributing your online traffic between them for optimal performance. If you need help we have quick start guides available for most common set ups.
Speedify gets you faster uploads and downloads from the devices around you
Speedify's Pair & Share feature lets you and the devices around you pair up and share 4G/5G cellular both ways, so every paired device gets faster uploads, faster downloads, and a steadier internet connection. All sides share and use each other's cellular at once, unlike a personal hotspot, where one device gives and the rest take.
Speedify's Pair & Share feature runs over the local network between devices already running Speedify, with no extra hardware and no new data plans. Speedify creates an encrypted pool of shared 4G/5G cellular connections across all paired devices. Each device taps into that shared pool of combined connections for faster upload and download speeds and a more reliable internet connection.
See how you can use Speedify to combine different Internet connections:
Why Starlink Dish Obstructions Happen
Starlink dish obstruction occurs when trees, buildings, or other physical barriers block your dish's line of sight to satellites. Even minimal obstructions can cause:
- Intermittent disconnections during important video meetings
- Frustrating buffering while streaming
- Connection drops during online gaming
- Interrupted downloads of important files
While traditional advice suggests trimming trees or relocating your dish, these solutions aren't always practical or possible.
Why You Need Speedify: It Combines Starlink with a Secondary Connection - 4G LTE / 5G Cellular, DSL, etc. - for Uninterrupted Internet
Usually you have to eliminate the obstruction right away to be able to use your Starlink internet. You won’t be able to do that if you’re in a video call, live streaming or playing games online at the very moment when your Starlink dish gets obstructed. That’s why it’s important to use Speedify as a failover solution for your Internet.
Speedify's channel bonding technology allows you to combine your Starlink connection with any other available internet source:
- Cellular data (4G/5G)
- DSL or cable internet backup
- Public Wi-Fi within range
- Mobile hotspots
When Starlink dish obstruction causes a momentary outage, Speedify instantly shifts your traffic to your secondary connection, ensuring you stay connected without interruption or lag.
Use Speedify to Eliminate the Effects of Starlink Dish Obstructions
- Get the Speedify app on your devices - it runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and even on OpenWrt routers.
- Connect to both your Starlink and secondary internet source
- Let Speedify automatically combine these connections
- Enjoy uninterrupted internet regardless of dish obstructions
Many users report that this approach not only solves their Starlink dish obstruction problems but also increases their overall internet speed by combining connection bandwidth.
Don't let tree growth, new construction, or seasonal changes affect your Starlink experience. Forget about Starlink dish obstruction issues for good – keeping you connected no matter what stands between your dish and the satellites above.
Download Speedify Now and experience truly uninterrupted Starlink internet.
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With Speedify you can combine Wi-Fi, 4G / 5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and other satellites into one bonded super-connection to improve livestreaming, video calling, gaming, web browsing, and everything else you do online.
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