We used the following connections:

1. The laptop’s built-in WiFi card, connected to the Amtrak WiFi network;
2. A Verizon LTE MiFi, tethered via USB;
3. A CLEAR USB WiMAX card.

The laptop ran a speed test every two minutes to check the connectivity and bandwidth of the various links. Here’s what we got:

Amtrak riders want to stay online with a connection reliable enough to get some work done. This is where Speedify comes in: our bonding VPN service gives users the power to combine two or more Internet connections at once. With Speedify bonding VPN, the Amtrak WiFi and Verizon LTE, we never lost connectivity – that’s 100% uptime!  We even had at least 2 Mbps throughput for 85% of the trip.

The chart below plots the speeds of the Verizon, Amtrak and combined connections (Speedify). Because we wanted to see places where the speed is LESS than 2 Mbps, we capped all the speeds at 2 Mbps, so the failures will be clearer:

Bandwidth of each connection, and combined connection, capped at our 2 Mbps goal.

Speedify is a next generation VPN that allows you to combine multiple Internet connections and use them simultaneously for faster, more secure, and more reliable Internet.

Not only will you enjoy the combined speed of all your connections, but if one of them disappears or disconnects Speedify will instantly and seamlessly shift your web traffic to the other working connection(s) without skipping a beat – preventing minor connection problems from majorly affecting your work OR pleasure!

With Speedify running on your mobile phone, you can connect to the Amtrak wifi AND your phone’s cellular network. The software works in the background to continuously optimize your connections for the best possible performance while using state-of-the-art encryption to keep your personal data secure.

So, instead of trying to push everything through a spotty wifi connection on the train, Speedify only sends and receives data that the wifi connection can handle. It then sends everything else through your cell signal.