Combine Starlink with Wi-Fi, 4G/5G Cellular or DSL in Speedify to Fix Microsoft Teams Calls Dropping on Starlink
Starlink is fast enough for Microsoft Teams calls, and the delay is short: Starlink says your data takes 25 to 60 milliseconds to travel there and back on land. Teams calls drop out or freeze when your Starlink internet connection has short drops: when something blocks your Starlink dish’s view of the sky, when your computer or phone has a weak Wi-Fi signal, or when your Starlink dish switches satellites.
You can fix the first two yourself. For the satellite switches, use Starlink together with a second internet connection that doesn’t depend on satellites, like 4G/5G cellular or a DSL line, and Speedify keeps your Teams calls going when Starlink dips. On an iPhone or Mac, the same applies to FaceTime calls lagging on 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.
Check Whether Starlink or Your Wi-Fi Is Dropping Teams Calls
Open the Starlink app. If it shows your Starlink dish offline or obstructed, the problem is the Starlink dish or its view of the sky (check your Starlink status). If Teams warns about your network while the Starlink app shows Online, the cause is short Starlink drops or a weak Wi-Fi signal between your computer and the Starlink router. Most Starlink downtime is local to one Starlink dish rather than a Starlink-wide outage; see is Starlink down, or is your dish down.
Fix Microsoft Teams Calls Dropping Out on Starlink
- Clear what blocks your Starlink dish’s view of the sky. Even if nothing covers the Starlink dish itself, a tree or part of your roof off to the side can block the view as the satellites move overhead. The obstruction map in the Starlink app shows where.
- Plug your work computer into the Starlink router with an Ethernet cable. A cable takes the Wi-Fi signal out of the picture. If your Starlink router has no Ethernet port, work next to the router for important calls.
- Turn off your camera when the call starts breaking up. Audio needs far less upload than video, and upload is the slower side of Starlink, so your voice holds up better on its own.
- Call in by phone when the invite has a dial-in number. Many Teams meeting invites include a phone number. Dial in from your phone for the audio and keep Teams on your computer for the screen, so a Starlink drop freezes the picture but not your voice.
- Know which drops you can’t fix. Your Starlink dish switches satellites about every 15 seconds, and a drop in the middle of a call freezes your video or cuts your voice. No Teams setting prevents it.
For every other fix for a slow Starlink internet connection, see why is my Starlink so slow.
Keep Microsoft Teams Calls Going on Starlink with a Second Internet Connection and Speedify
The satellite switches are the part you can’t fix on Starlink alone. What fixes them is a second internet connection used at the same time: your phone’s 4G/5G cellular connection or a DSL line, whatever you have. A second Starlink dish switches satellites on the same 15-second schedule as the first, so it doesn’t cover these drops.
Speedify is an app that combines Starlink with your other internet connections, like 4G/5G cellular, into one connection. Speedify sends your Teams call over all of your internet connections at the same time. When Starlink drops, Speedify switches your traffic to the other internet connection and the call keeps going. Speedify’s Enhance Streaming setting, on by default, puts calls first, ahead of file syncing and downloads. Speedify needs that second internet connection: with Starlink alone, it can’t stop the drops.
Download Speedify on the computer or phone you take Teams calls on. On a computer, connect your phone with a USB cable to use its cellular connection, or use Speedify’s cellular sharing: put the phone on the same Wi-Fi, install Speedify on both, and pair them in the Speedify app. To save cellular data, set cellular to Backup in the Speedify app: Speedify then uses it only when Starlink drops.
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