Combine Starlink with Wi-Fi, 4G/5G Cellular or DSL in Speedify to Fix Slow Starlink Upload and Download Speeds
Starlink upload and download speeds are slower than you expect when something blocks your Starlink dish’s view of the sky, when your device has a weak Wi-Fi signal, when the Starlink network near you is busy, or when your Starlink dish switches satellites. Upload is usually the weak side: Starlink says downloads run 45 to 280 Mbps and uploads 10 to 30 Mbps, so video calls and uploads suffer first.
You can fix some of this yourself. For the rest, use Starlink together with a second internet connection, like 4G/5G cellular, a DSL line or another Starlink dish, and Speedify gets you faster uploads and downloads when Starlink dips. If you are weighing a second dish, see whether a second Starlink improves your internet.
Speedify adds a second internet connection to Starlink for faster uploads and downloads, and failover
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 Your Starlink Upload and Download Speeds Are Slow
Start with the Starlink app: if it shows your Starlink dish offline or obstructed, fix that first (check your Starlink status). Then run a speed test next to the Starlink router and again where you normally sit. If it’s much slower where you sit, the problem is how far your Wi-Fi reaches, not Starlink.
- Something 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 what to clear.
- Your computer, phone or TV has a weak Wi-Fi signal from the Starlink router. Move closer, or connect the computer or TV with an Ethernet cable if your Starlink router has an Ethernet port.
- The Starlink network near you is busy. When many people nearby are online, Starlink slows some plans down first: Residential Lite is always slowed first, then Residential 100 Mbps, Residential 200 Mbps and Roam, then Residential Max, and Priority plans last.
- Your Starlink dish switches satellites about every 15 seconds. Every Starlink dish gets short drops when it switches, and each drop slows your uploads and downloads for a moment. If you still run a Gen 1 dish, see what to do about Gen 1 dish dropouts.
For all 11 fixes to a slow Starlink internet connection, step by step, see why is my Starlink so slow.
Satellite Internet and Video Calls: Why Starlink Calls Still Freeze
Starlink handles video calls. With satellite internet, your data travels up to a satellite and back down. Older satellite internet services use satellites much farther from Earth, which is why they are slow and laggy. Starlink satellites fly much closer, and Starlink says the delay is 25 to 60 milliseconds on land, short enough for video calls. The freezes you still see on a Starlink video call come from the short drops, not from the speed.
Get Faster Starlink Uploads and Downloads with a Second Internet Connection and Speedify
Use a second internet connection at the same time as Starlink: 4G/5G cellular, an old DSL line or another Starlink dish, whatever you have. Another Starlink dish adds speed, but it switches satellites on the same 15-second schedule as the first, so only a connection that doesn’t depend on satellites, like cellular or DSL, covers those short drops.
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 all of your internet connections at the same time, even a single upload or video call, so you get the upload and download speed of all of them combined. If Starlink drops, Speedify switches your traffic to the other internet connection automatically. Speedify’s Streaming mode puts calls and streams first. Speedify needs that second internet connection: with Starlink alone, it can’t add speed or stop the drops.
Download Speedify on your computer or phone, or on a router that works with Speedify to cover every device in the house. To add a phone’s cellular connection to a computer, connect the phone with a USB cable, or use Speedify’s cellular sharing: put both on the same Wi-Fi, install Speedify on each, and pair them in the Speedify app.
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