expiredLovelyCheetah | Staff posted Sep 03, 2024 11:24 PM
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expiredLovelyCheetah | Staff posted Sep 03, 2024 11:24 PM
GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 (Opal) Secure Travel WiFi Router (w/ AC1200 Dual Band, IPv6 DDR3) $31.41 + Free Shipping w/ Prime or $35+ orders
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You can use your own home internet connection as a vpn server too if you want and not have to subscribe to one. Many routers from Asus, TP-Link, etc. already have the function built into the firmware and can be easily set up. When using your home internet connection as a VPN server the download speeds will be limited to the upload speeds of your home internet though. So if your home internet only gives you 20 mbps upload then when using as a vpn server your download speeds will be limited to 20 mbps max.
I agree 100%!
Much easier to program the router than a family of 4. Additionally, some hotels only allow 3 or 4 devices using your hotel WiFi credentials....so having this travel router will get you around that potential limitation.
There could also be are fake WiFi portals around the area of your hotel... especially if you're in an area with several hotels...so be sure you're connecting to the right SSID.
With the hotel's WiFi speed (and probably quite a few other hotel guests), I don't think you'll be near as fast as a typical home internet connection speed. Additionally, the VPN you choose might also limit the network speed.
We use this router....and in addition to our phones, iPads & laptops, we bring a Roku stick (with our favorite streaming apps & cloud DVR installed), so you have all the programs & DVR recordings on your vacation.
As .FixerUpper and others have mentioned, a VPN is a highly recommended idea. ProtonVPN has a free tier (with some limitations) available...and it's fairly easy to program into the router. That's what we use and have been satisfied with the free tier's limitations.
As others have stated, it does use OpenWRT. When I set up ours, there was a firmware update patch available. The OpenWRT interface is pretty easy to learn / comprehend, especially if you've logged into a router before. For those wanting some additional advanced features, it has those too, but not like their higher tier products.
For $30-ish, and considering it's limited yearly usage (vacations), it's a good deal. Last month it was on sale for just over $30, so isn't too far off. The holiday sales are around the corner, but according to CamelCamelCamel, this is a fair deal.
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The SFT1200 isn't however supported by openwrt, and never will be.
The MT3000 is a great device, but you could buy the Cudy TR3000 instead, same hardware, less flash (128 vs 256mb), $20-30 cheaper.
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So if you just use this as a simple hotspot it's OK and maybe openvpn it's workable but I wouldn't keep it in my network.
So its more like a fire stick than say an open platform if that makes sense AND the security packages they use are woefully old and full of CVE exploits. They also go out of their way to make it difficult if not impossible to install actual FOSS openwrt.
They picked a bad hw for this device, but bad business decisions aren't a crime.
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