Even if I am connected to ProtonVPN and not engaged in activity, Starlink will artificially cut my speed to 1/3. When I disconnect, the speed will go back up. Maintaining a vpn requires very very little data, so it's not that.
The test is conducted on a secondary device not connected via a VPN, using the starlink speed test.
This has happened 5 times now so it's very consistent. Not sure why they are punishing users (or just me) for using a VPN
could be the other way around? is the VPN punishing you for using starlink?
I might not have made it very clear but what I'm saying is that my other devices are slowed down because another device that isn't actively using the internet has an vpn connection
Lower your MTU
VPNs add a little bit of overhead to each packet. If the overhead causes your packet to exceed the threshold of what Starlink is capable of, then your packets will fragment and you'll have a bad time.
Lower the MTU and see if your speed returns.
Thanks for the tips
There's almost no basic VPN that is going to give you anywhere close to your stock speed. By using a VPN, you're adding more hops to the journey for every single bit of data, more routers it has to pass through to go from A to B - that slows down your data. The only thing punishing you is physics and internet logistics.
That is my understanding as well. I look at VPN as like having another person in the loop. That is, you send all your keystrokes to him and he re-types them into another computer. When he gets the response he forwards that on to you.
OK, that second person is actually another computer but even so it is another delay in the system.
I had the same issues when I had Starlink.
https://protonvpn.com/support/increase-vpn-speeds/
Since prton also supports wireguard, it is in the vpn wireguard settings where you can change the MTU settings.
check this out ....https://safing.io/spn/
Thanks for the tip
VPNs are notorious for dropping a huge amount of speed. I experience the same with just regular internet and a VPN.
I've tried different companies, all do the same. It isn't Starlink, it's the VPN.
I might not have made it very clear but what I'm saying is that my other devices are slowed down because another device that isn't actively using the internet has an vpn connection
VPN?
I have starling mobile
Same here. Starlink will punish your speed for roaming, but in this case I'm at the residence of where I have registered my starlink.
It turns out the speed is just ALL OVER the place. One time as high as 130mbps and one time as low as 3 mbps
I'd be willing to sacrifice the 130 to get a steady 20-25 mbps. I wish that were something we could choose
Outside observer. Don’t sites sorta freak out at vpn? Imagine it causes a lot of now let’s try this from connection out into the net.
Yes. I've seen that also
Hughes Net does something similar. There's a way to trick the Hughes net modem though if you tether two connections.
Did you say "Skynet"
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