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Feb 26, 2024 3:01 PM

GL.iNet GL-MT3000 Beryl AX Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router

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GL Technologies via Amazon has GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router for $109.90 - $31 when you apply the coupon on the product page = $78.90. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • 1x 2.5G WAN port
  • 1x 1G LAN port
  • 1x USB 3.0
  • MT7981B 1.3GHz dual-core processor
  • Dual band network
  • Wireless speed 574Mbps (2.4GHz), 2402Mbps (5GHz)
  • OpenVPN and WireGuard pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers
  • Max. VPN speed of 150 Mbps (OpenVPN); 300 Mbps (WireGuard)
Features:
  • Runs on OpenWrt 21.02 firmware, supporting more than 5,000 ready-made plug-ins for customization. Simply browse, install, and manage packages with our no-code interface within Beryl AX's Admin Panel.
  • Support WPA3 protocol–Preventive measures against password brute-force attacks; DNS over HTTPS & DNS over TLS–Protecting domain name system traffic and preventing data eavesdropping from malicious parties; IPv6–Built-in authentication for privacy protection, eliminating the need for network address translation.
  • Beryl AX is capable of hosting a VPN server and VPN client at the same time within the same device, enabling users to remote access local network resources like Wi-Fi printers or local web servers, and accessing the public internet as a VPN client simultaneously.

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this Deal:
    • This offer is priced $1.82 lower than the previous +170 Frontpage Deal from last October
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 930 customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Update: This popular deal is still available.

GL Technologies via Amazon has GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router for $109.90 - $31 when you apply the coupon on the product page = $78.90. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Staff Member Red_Liz for sharing this deal.

Note: Must be logged in to clip coupons; coupons are typically limited to one per account.

Specs:
  • 1x 2.5G WAN port
  • 1x 1G LAN port
  • 1x USB 3.0
  • MT7981B 1.3GHz dual-core processor
  • Dual band network
  • Wireless speed 574Mbps (2.4GHz), 2402Mbps (5GHz)
  • OpenVPN and WireGuard pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers
  • Max. VPN speed of 150 Mbps (OpenVPN); 300 Mbps (WireGuard)
Features:
  • Runs on OpenWrt 21.02 firmware, supporting more than 5,000 ready-made plug-ins for customization. Simply browse, install, and manage packages with our no-code interface within Beryl AX's Admin Panel.
  • Support WPA3 protocol–Preventive measures against password brute-force attacks; DNS over HTTPS & DNS over TLS–Protecting domain name system traffic and preventing data eavesdropping from malicious parties; IPv6–Built-in authentication for privacy protection, eliminating the need for network address translation.
  • Beryl AX is capable of hosting a VPN server and VPN client at the same time within the same device, enabling users to remote access local network resources like Wi-Fi printers or local web servers, and accessing the public internet as a VPN client simultaneously.

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this Deal:
    • This offer is priced $1.82 lower than the previous +170 Frontpage Deal from last October
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 930 customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this Store:

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Feb 27, 2024 7:29 PM
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dchang0Feb 27, 2024 7:29 PM
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Quote from whodiini View quoted comment :
I have heard that EAP is coming to the Beryl. That said, the problem with the slate AX is the non-standard power requirements. 5V, 4A. 5V,3A is the PD standard. So you must use their power supply and it may not work on a battery pack which adheres to the PD standard.
Good point. Re-reading the specs on the Slate AX, it doesn't say that it's PD compliant, it just uses the USB C connector. So I suspect that it doesn't go through any of the USB PD handshaking/negotiation and simply draws as much current at 5V that it needs and can get (up to the rated 4A). So, if your battery pack is okay with delivering 4A of current without getting a PD handshake/negotiation, it will work.
Last edited by dchang0 February 27, 2024 at 11:42 AM.
Feb 27, 2024 7:31 PM
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dchang0Feb 27, 2024 7:31 PM
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Quote from TheBigCPabster View quoted comment :
Yes. Slate AX is much more powerful as well - WireGuard 500mbps and even more (I've done 625mbps). However it does run warmer and need a bit more juice as well.
True. I bought both and compared them. Right now I am neutral as to which is better. Sure, the Beryl AX is lighter/smaller/newer, but the Slate is faster at multi-core stuff like WireGuard. So far, my Slate AX has not been noticeably louder/hotter, but maybe that will change as I put more software on it.
Feb 27, 2024 7:32 PM
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dchang0Feb 27, 2024 7:32 PM
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Quote from Deibid View quoted comment :
What's EAP?
Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is used by most universities and WeWork wifi for authentication. Some hotels use it too.

Put simply, there are some places where you couldn't use the current Beryl AX to repeat the wifi signal. It may not matter to you if everywhere you go doesn't require EAP.
Last edited by dchang0 February 27, 2024 at 11:35 AM.
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Feb 27, 2024 7:42 PM
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gullzwayFeb 27, 2024 7:42 PM
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Quote from RedElmo View quoted comment :
Is this worth the extra cost? I got the regular Beryl MT-1300 for $20.
I returned the AX and got an MT1300 for $20. For me the AX was overkill for 4 x price.
Just added and setup a 1GB microsd card to the MT1300 and installed Adguard Home and Tailscale.
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Feb 27, 2024 7:42 PM
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fbuellerFeb 27, 2024 7:42 PM
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Quote from Suncatcher View quoted comment :
You're sure easytether is not detectedby ghe carrier? I got tmobile and have a 2gb cap for hostspot
Over 1TB a month on mine. Yeah, it hides it. Google it.
Feb 27, 2024 7:43 PM
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TheBigCPabsterFeb 27, 2024 7:43 PM
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Quote from dchang0 View quoted comment :
True. I bought both and compared them. Right now I am neutral as to which is better. Sure, the Beryl AX is lighter/smaller/newer, but the Slate is faster at multi-core stuff like WireGuard. So far, my Slate AX has not been noticeably louder/hotter, but maybe that will change as I put more software on it.
Yep. Honestly you can't go wrong with either one. I just wanted the top dog so bought a few AX's and don't regret at all. But the Beryl is fine for most use cases - it's pretty rare someone needs more than 300mbps on WireGuard to be honest. And a lot of people don't require EAP. But again they're both fantastic little routers and you won't be disappointed in either choice.
Feb 27, 2024 7:47 PM
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khvatovFeb 27, 2024 7:47 PM
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Quote from ratbastard View quoted comment :
I am decent with tech stuff, but networking is not in my wheelhouse. How difficult is this to configure?
Not at all

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Feb 27, 2024 8:04 PM
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jiannichanFeb 27, 2024 8:04 PM
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I'm actually currently using the Opal right now at a hotel in San Diego. Been using it for all my traveling. Only issue I'm seeing with the Opal, since it is the only one I own, is when I connect to a NordVPN, my speed drops dramatically. The hotel I'm currently at has their speeds unrestricted (200/150Mbps) but when I connect to Nord, my speeds goes down to 10/10. For the most part, having the travel router is very helpful since some hotels I've been to limit you to only 2 devices. I have my laptop, phone and a FireTV stick. It's even worse when you can't hotspot because the cellular data is bad in some areas. Basically, these travel routers are great. Thinking of getting this one and giving the Opal to my brother.
Last edited by jiannichan February 27, 2024 at 12:59 PM.
Feb 27, 2024 8:13 PM
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p0tentialFeb 27, 2024 8:13 PM
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I'm so confused by all the different models that GL iNet offers in terms of travel routers

MT3000 (this one)
SFT1200
AXT1800
etc.

what is the difference between all of these? Is there one that is best among them all? How do any of these compare with the Asus RT-AX57 - AX3000 travel router??? Saw some comments where this may need a proprietary charger, but see photos where someone is using a different charger and saw a video saying that a powerbank can be used for situations like on an airplane. Need to get a travel router for the family so I don't have 10+ devices to connect every time we travel and don't want to end up with something that will be obsolete any time soon. Used the RavPower FileHubs, but those are no longer supported by RavPower and the app is now owned by some other affiliate.
Last edited by p0tential February 27, 2024 at 12:18 PM.
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Feb 27, 2024 8:19 PM
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norcal007Feb 27, 2024 8:19 PM
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Quote from vfxraven19 View quoted comment :
Great little travel router! I got the AX (upgrading from the previous Beryl) - I've used this on 2 of our family trips w/ wifi captive portals. Works wonderful. We stayed at a 2-story Chalet/cabin in January up near Yosemite and the wifi coverage was strong.
so why can't you connect to wifi direct with the other devices? This seems like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
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Feb 27, 2024 8:20 PM
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fbuellerFeb 27, 2024 8:20 PM
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Quote from GreenOstrich5629 View quoted comment :
You need to modify the TTL setting to mask hotspot usage. Have to do that from Luci firewall custom tab
Do you know the exact correct entries for Tmobile? Thanks.
Feb 27, 2024 8:48 PM
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petem9110Feb 27, 2024 8:48 PM
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Quote from fenster View quoted comment :
Not seeing any coupons on my Amazon Business account, so YMMV. The $31 coupon only shows on my personal account.
Try adding it to the cart and see if the coupon shows up there.
Feb 27, 2024 9:08 PM
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EtherGnatFeb 27, 2024 9:08 PM
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If I want to pair a Metro Android phone with this, and bypass the hotspot restrictions, anybody know the best way to do that? Most of the stuff I find online talks about using EasyTether, which appears to be no longer supported, and some things I find talk about the newer chips in the Beryl not being supported.
Feb 27, 2024 9:38 PM
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slickingFeb 27, 2024 9:38 PM
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Quote from ShrewdSnow237 View quoted comment :
Who is going around randomly downvoting these posts?
I think we have few morons here who down vote a post because they think these are trivial posts.
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cyberchoFeb 27, 2024 10:25 PM
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Quote from elefante72 View quoted comment :
You do not need to do that. If you follow the documentation, when you connect your first device to the router it will connect and register with the portal. After that you can connect as many devices as you want. I also use tailscale onto it to tunnel back to my network for "VPN". I'm working on cloudflare but GL uses very old openwrt so it is difficult to get up to date packages. For instance you just cant update tailscale like I can from my DIY openwrt router which is a shame.
I know exactly what you're talking about but the average slickdealer will be confused. This youtuber will explain it better. No offense. https://youtu.be/szqme3j7h10?si=YV3CfqWYvm28Bkss
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