Speedify Keeps You Online While You Troubleshoot a Dead Starlink Internet Connection When Starlink stops working, the cause is usually one of a few things: a Starlink outage, a loose cable, a Starlink dish that needs a restart, a blocked view of the sky, bad weather, or a Starlink router problem. Speedify’s engineers walk through every way Starlink can fail … Read More
Starlink “Software Install Pending” Means an Update Restart: Stay Online with Speedify
Use Speedify as Your Starlink Companion A Starlink “Software Install Pending” alert means your Starlink dish has downloaded a software update and needs to restart to install it. Your internet drops for a few minutes during that restart. Starlink usually restarts to install updates on its own, between 2:30 and 3:30 AM local time. If your Starlink subscription or service … Read More
Starlink Stowed: How to Unstow Starlink and Stay Online with Speedify
Use Speedify as Your Starlink Companion You can unstow Starlink from the Starlink app, or by unplugging the Starlink dish’s power and plugging it back in so it restarts. 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 … Read More
Starlink Hardware Self Test: What to Do and How Speedify Keeps Calls Going
Use Speedify as Your Starlink Companion A Starlink “Hardware Self Test” message means your Starlink dish has switched itself off to run a series of checks that make sure it works properly. It usually happens right after a software update. Your internet is off during the test, and it comes back on its own after a few minutes. If the … Read More
Starlink Stow Meaning, How to Stow the Dish, and How Speedify Keeps Calls Going
Use Speedify as Your Starlink Companion On Starlink, “stow” means your Starlink dish folds into its storage position and stops its internet connection, so you can unplug it, pack it or move it. The “Starlink Stow Requested” alert means a stow was asked for, in the Starlink app or automatically by the Starlink dish because of the conditions around it, … Read More
Starlink Moving Too Fast for Policy: Fix the Alert and Stay Online with Speedify
Use Speedify as Your Starlink Companion The “Starlink Moving Too Fast for Policy” alert means your Starlink dish is moving faster than your Starlink plan allows. Residential plans are for one fixed address, so using one in a moving car, RV or boat can trigger it, and Starlink cuts your internet until you slow down. To use Starlink on the … Read More