An unstable Starlink internet connection, one that keeps slowing down or cutting out, usually comes from one of four things: something blocking your Starlink dish’s view of the sky, a damaged cable, a weak Wi-Fi signal from the Starlink router, or the short drops every Starlink dish gets when it switches satellites about every 15 seconds. The Speedify team installed … Read More
Starlink User Stories: How Joseph Cristina Tested Speedify
Testing Speedify with a Starlink Internet Connection for Speed and Reliability Joseph Cristina, a YouTube creator who uses Starlink, spent about five weeks testing Speedify against expensive routers that combine internet connections, to stop his Starlink internet connection from dropping in the middle of live streams. Starlink is fast, but short drops are a real problem when you work online … Read More
Is Starlink Good for Live Streaming? Yes, with Speedify and These Settings
Lessons Learned on Running a Reliable Live Stream with Starlink Yes, you can stream on Starlink. Watching Netflix or YouTube usually works well. Live streaming to Twitch or YouTube is harder, because a live stream needs a steady upload the whole time, and your Starlink internet connection has short drops and an upload speed that goes up and down. The … Read More
How to Boost Starlink Speed: Use Your Phone and DSL with Speedify in 4 Steps
The quickest way to boost Starlink speed with what you already have is to use three internet connections on your computer at the same time: Starlink Wi-Fi, a cable or DSL line plugged in with an Ethernet cable, and your iPhone or Android phone’s 4G/5G cellular data. Speedify combines all three, so you get their speeds together. The 4 steps … Read More
Can You Live Stream with Starlink? How Speedify Ran a 24/7 Starlink Livestream
The Speedify Team’s Starlink Setup for a Non-Stop Livestream of the Philadelphia Skyline Yes, you can live stream with Starlink. A Starlink dish uploads at 10 to 30 Mbps, and Twitch recommends 3 to 6 Mbps for 720p to 1080p streams, so one Starlink dish has enough upload speed for most streams. The problem is the short drops: your Starlink … Read More
Is Starlink Worth It? How Reliable It Is, Tested with Speedify
Starlink Satellite Internet Is Fast, but Needs a Backup Internet Connection to Be Reliable Starlink is worth it if you live or travel where cable and fiber internet can’t reach. Starlink says it delivers 45 to 280 Mbps download, with most users over 100 Mbps, and a delay of 25 to 60 milliseconds on land. That’s fast enough for Netflix, … Read More