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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.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router on sale for $73.84. 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)
  • OpenWrt 21.02 firmware

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GL Technologies via Amazon has GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router on sale for $73.84. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

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)
  • OpenWrt 21.02 firmware

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shortidea
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hook this up to a usb-c battery pack to keep on during the flight. go to your phone and connect to the router wifi address. then go through the standard process to logon to the GLI web portal address. then select the plane wifi. should pop up with the plane login. this works most of the time. this is great for multiple devices on a plane!
BrainDoc
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Was just about to post this. I've been waiting for it to return to this price again. Excellent router for travel.
Edit: See my reply. While I think the price could be lower, there are not many options for travel routers. With reduced competition, prices stay higher. This is generally regarded as the best WiFi 6 travel router.
seanleeforever
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sharing internet service is definitely a popular use case for travel router (think airline and mostly.. cruises).

but the best use case for me is to use the same network name as one i use at home, so when arrive a location, you just have one router to setup and all your device will connect as if you are at home.

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May 20, 2025 01:37 PM
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IceQiMay 20, 2025 01:37 PM
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I use one of these as my home firewall and backup wifi, after I got fed up with the hardware I was running OPNsense on. (I have a separate WiFi access point) As the Gen Z say, I'm obsessed with it. I installed native OpenWRT on it and it's easily able to keep up with my gig fiber internet, complex firewall rules, etc.

I'm going to keep it in this role for a few more months, and then switch to one of Gl.inet's Wifi 7 models. Then the Beryl AX will become an actual travel router for me.

Slay.
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May 20, 2025 01:42 PM
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sHockz_atxMay 20, 2025 01:42 PM
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But does this give me FREE internet on the cruise!?
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May 20, 2025 01:43 PM
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flunderMay 20, 2025 01:43 PM
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Quote from AquaRain832 :
i have a Pixel device that can share WiFi as hotspot. Can anyone share advantages of using this GL.iNet over a pixel device?
This router has more functions and features. For our specific case, just to share Wifi on a few devices, I think Wifi sharing using Android suffice the need. However, some wants to use tethering to mobile data to by-pass hotspot data metering. Alternatively, some may want to have more devices behind the router or have VPN setup...etc.
Last edited by flunder May 20, 2025 at 07:46 AM.
May 20, 2025 01:48 PM
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IceQiMay 20, 2025 01:48 PM
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Quote from AquaRain832 :
i have a Pixel device that can share WiFi as hotspot. Can anyone share advantages of using this GL.iNet over a pixel device?
My lawnmower can drive down the street too. Doesn't make it a car.

Some use cases / reasons:
  • You leave the hotel room, but your spouse still needs internet on her iPad
  • You game or edit video on your Pixel and it starts overheating (Pixels love to overheat)
  • You want to save your phone battery for your travel adventures
  • You want internet faster speeds and stronger WiFi than the phone can do
  • You have access to ethernet so you don't have to a WiFi->WiFi hop
  • You don't want to have to do the captive portal sign in every time you leave and return to your hotel with your phone
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May 20, 2025 01:50 PM
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IceQiMay 20, 2025 01:50 PM
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Quote from sHockz_atx :
But does this give me FREE internet on the cruise!?
Probably not, but you can often pay once (for the router) and use it on all of your devices
May 20, 2025 03:20 PM
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ipwhatMay 20, 2025 03:20 PM
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Quote from DrGee :
I have the AXT1800 and it's not supported by openwrt. I bought it thinking it was but it's GL-iNet's proprietary flavor of the firmware.The MT3000 being offered here is supported by openwrt though: https://openwrt.org/toh/gl.inet/gl-mt3000
You are correct, my oversight.
1800 has the pre-installed OpenWRT. According to this thread, it may be supported by OpenWRT - https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/14950
May 20, 2025 03:52 PM
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seal10nMay 20, 2025 03:52 PM
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Just remember this does not support EAP, if you need to log in to WiFi with a username and password.
Other models do.
https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/e...rials/eap/

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May 20, 2025 04:57 PM
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cheshirecatMay 20, 2025 04:57 PM
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Quote from seal10n :
Just remember this does not support EAP, if you need to log in to WiFi with a username and password.
Other models do.
https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/e...rials/eap/
Could you please explain what effect this has in practical terms?
I looked it up, and it's some form of wifi auth, but it sounds vague.

How big of a deal is it and how bad is it not to have it? Thanks
May 20, 2025 05:03 PM
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iAmCLoMay 20, 2025 05:03 PM
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Is there any way with this, or some other device/method, to get better speeds at a hotel that throttles the Internet speed?
May 20, 2025 07:26 PM
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Chill1stMay 20, 2025 07:26 PM
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Quote from Zukmeister :
sorry in advance, new to the travel router game. So I could buy an internet connection on a plane and use this thing to share to other devices? How does that work? Do I buy it on my phone and then connect the phone to the router?
You can also download media to a flash drive, plug in the flash drive and stream it multiple devices. I did this worked great, ran it on a 10k mah battery pack on a 12 hr flight, no problem.
May 20, 2025 07:54 PM
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cheshirecatMay 20, 2025 07:54 PM
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Quote from Chill1st :
You can also download media to a flash drive, plug in the flash drive and stream it multiple devices. I did this worked great, ran it on a 10k mah battery pack on a 12 hr flight, no problem.
Does this model have a fan?
This or the AXT1800?
May 20, 2025 08:46 PM
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miqramessianicMay 20, 2025 08:46 PM
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Quote from BrainDoc :
I agree. I didn't say it was an excellent price, just an excellent travel router. I need one for some travel coming up. There just aren't any better options in this general price range. The TP-Link AX3000 for $56 after Prime cashback is a cheaper option, but it does not run OpenWrt. It's new enough that reliability is unknown. I'd rather spend the extra $20 on a known product like this one instead of the TP-Link one.Other people don't care about that and can look at that as an option. If you don't need a travel router, there are many other options.
Does this support USB data hotspot to router?
May 20, 2025 08:56 PM
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SkillfulHill7878May 20, 2025 08:56 PM
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Is there a one with Sim card provision at this form factor?
May 20, 2025 08:58 PM
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SDSummerDayMay 20, 2025 08:58 PM
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Quote from seal10n :
Just remember this does not support EAP, if you need to log in to WiFi with a username and password.
Other models do.
https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/e...rials/eap/
it does, via Beta openwrt firmware op24-4.7.0

but it doesn't via stock firmware.
https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/eap-o...3000/55181
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May 20, 2025 09:19 PM
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IceQiMay 20, 2025 09:19 PM
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Quote from miqramessianic :
Does this support USB data hotspot to router?
I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but using the stock OpenWRT (not Gl.inet's firmware version) I have cellular hotspot connected as a backup WAN device over USB. The hotspot gets internet over LTE and the router connects to it over USB instead of WiFi.

If my AT&T Fiber connection goes down the router detects that and switches over to hotspot. It took a bit of research and tinkering to figure out how to get that to work.

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