Use Speedify as Your Starlink Companion
A “Starlink Stowed” alert means your Starlink dish is in its storage position and turned off, so it isn’t giving you internet. Someone stowed it, in the Starlink app or by hand, usually to store it, move it or return it. To get your internet back, unstow your Starlink dish in the Starlink app, or unplug its power and plug it back in so it restarts.
Speedify is an app that uses your Starlink internet connection together with a second internet connection, like your phone’s 4G/5G cellular connection, so your video calls and work keep going while your Starlink dish is stowed.
Speedify keeps you online while your Starlink dish sorts itself out
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 Dish Says Stowed
People stow their Starlink dish before they put it in storage, move it or return it. You can stow it from the Starlink app with the “Stow Starlink” option, or by hand, following the steps in the manual or on Starlink’s website.
Once your Starlink dish is stowed, Starlink shows the “Starlink Stowed” alert in the Starlink app, and Speedify shows it too. So if your internet stopped and you see this alert, you know the reason: your Starlink dish is switched off on purpose, not broken.
How to Unstow Your Starlink Dish and Get Your Internet Back
- Put your Starlink dish back in a spot with a clear view of the sky.
- Unstow it in the Starlink app, or unplug the Starlink dish’s power and plug it back in, so it restarts.
- Give it a few minutes to start up and find satellites again.
If the Starlink app doesn’t say Stowed but your internet is still down, the problem is something else. Check your Starlink status first, then go through the Starlink not working troubleshooting steps.
Why a Second Internet Connection Keeps You Online While Starlink Is Stowed
While your Starlink dish is stowed, your Starlink internet connection is off. That cuts your video calls, live streams and online games, and it keeps you offline for the whole time your Starlink dish is packed or on the move.
Speedify uses your Starlink internet connection together with any other internet connection you have:
- 4G/5G cellular
- A DSL or cable line
- Public Wi-Fi in range
- A mobile hotspot
Once your Starlink dish is stowed, Speedify moves your internet traffic to your other internet connection right away, so you stay online without a break.
How to Stay Online When Your Starlink Dish Is Stowed, with Speedify
- Get the Speedify app on your devices. It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and even on OpenWrt routers.
- Connect your computer or phone to Starlink and to your second internet connection at the same time. On a phone, stay on your Starlink Wi-Fi and keep the phone’s cellular connection turned on. On a computer, use your Starlink Wi-Fi plus an Ethernet cable to your other internet line, or your phone plugged in with a USB cable to share its cellular connection.
- Turn Speedify on. It uses both internet connections at the same time on its own, with no settings to change.
- Stay online while your Starlink dish is stowed, and while it restarts after you unstow it.
Once your Starlink dish is back online, you also get nearly the full speed of both internet connections combined, not only failover. Speedify needs that second internet connection: while your Starlink dish is stowed, the other internet connection is the only one Speedify can use.
Download Speedify now and stay online while your Starlink dish is stowed.
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