Use Speedify as Your Starlink Companion
When Starlink alerts you about having a software install pending, it means that it has downloaded the latest software and it’s ready to install it. If you go ahead with it, the dish will apply the updates.
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 installing the software updates.
Speedify Starlink Index — real-world performance from 6,228 Starlink users: 2.3% downtime, about 33 minutes a day for always-on connections
Your Starlink loses connection every day.
Speedify’s Starlink Index reports Starlink performance data from a sample of thousands of real-world Starlink dishes.
Daily Starlink downtime
~33 min
2.3% of connected time unreachable
Avg packet loss
0.17%
vs 0.08% on T-Mobile
71% of Starlink users ran at least one other internet connection — 4,400 of 6,228 users. Cellular is the most common backup.
Why Starlink Needs to Update Its Software
As with any modern device, Starlink also gets regular software updates which fix all kinds of bugs and errors while also improving the performance. These software updates are usually being release every 2 weeks and are intended not to disrupt the experience of the user. The Starlink will automatically reboot to apply software updates periodically at 3:00 AM local time +/- 30 minutes.
Why You Need Speedify: It Combines Starlink with a Secondary Connection – 4G LTE / 5G Cellular, DSL, etc. – for Uninterrupted Internet
When the Starlink has a software install pending, you need to update it. This affects your video calls, live streaming or online gaming sessions, as the dish will restart when applying the update. 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
Once Starlink is restarting to apply the software updates pending, your Starlink internet is no longer working. Speedify instantly shifts your traffic to your secondary connection, ensuring you stay connected without interruption or lag.
Use Speedify to Get Uninterrupted Internet when Starlink Is Installing Pending Software Updates
- 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.
Many users report that this approach not only solves their Starlink poor internet problems caused by weather, overheating and being stowed, but also increases their overall internet speed by combining connection bandwidth.
Download Speedify Now and experience truly uninterrupted Starlink internet.
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