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expiredphoinix | Staff posted May 19, 2025 08:57 AM

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 09:51 PM
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mischlepMay 20, 2025 09:51 PM
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Quote from SkillfulHill7878 :
Is there a one with Sim card provision at this form factor?
GL.iNet Spitz (no battery, dual sim, esim compatible), Puli (battery, dual sim, esim compatible), Mudi (Battery, eSim), Collie (ruggedized)
The antennas will make them a bit outsized, but still workable. The Mudi is probably your best bet if antennas are a problem
May 21, 2025 12:32 AM
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seal10nMay 21, 2025 12:32 AM
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Quote from cheshirecat :
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
It's for connecting to WiFi in a corporate or some educational environments where each user has an account. If the network you want to connect to does not require a username it doesn't matter. At any rate looks like you can flash openwrt to get the correct drivers/network stack.
May 21, 2025 02:10 AM
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GorosaurusMay 21, 2025 02:10 AM
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I use this router as a VPN for sports watching on my Roku TV. I haven't used it for travel, but it's certainly compact enough. It seems to function as good as my Nighthawk router at 1/5 the size and heat.
May 21, 2025 02:29 AM
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pechangoMay 21, 2025 02:29 AM
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Quote from iAmCLo :
Is there any way with this, or some other device/method, to get better speeds at a hotel that throttles the Internet speed?
No as the firewall/router determines that.

You can, however, plug it into ethernet if the hotel room has it and that is usually not throttled.
May 21, 2025 03:37 AM
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gcretroMay 21, 2025 03:37 AM
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Will the cheaper Opal GL-SFT1200 work for all cruises?
May 21, 2025 08:40 AM
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DrGeeMay 21, 2025 08:40 AM
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Quote from ipwhat :
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
That would be great, thanks for the link! Seems like they're working out some issues so I subscribed and will be testing it.
May 22, 2025 06:06 AM
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somanmbulist_9May 22, 2025 06:06 AM
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Quote from SmilingRoute1579 :
Yes, this is also my use case, except I am using Chromecast/Google TV. I also connect the router to VPN to catch my home sports teams while traveling...
This is what I'm hoping to do. I live in US but probably spend 30% of my time in Canada. I'm already paying 3-4 US TV services to be able to watch Liverpool matches, but then when I'm in Canada, none of my US accounts works. Canada wants me to pay for equivalent TV services all over again, which I've been refusing to pay for. VPNs to mask geolocation are hit or miss so far. Someone suggested using a travel router. This should work, right?

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May 22, 2025 08:44 AM
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Commando102May 22, 2025 08:44 AM
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Stupid question but what is the point of these travel routers? I am assuming you can just buy 1 WiFi plan on a cruise or plane and then use this to connect to multiple devices? Or is this more for VPN and security?
May 22, 2025 01:40 PM
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pechangoMay 22, 2025 01:40 PM
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Quote from somanmbulist_9 :
This is what I'm hoping to do. I live in US but probably spend 30% of my time in Canada. I'm already paying 3-4 US TV services to be able to watch Liverpool matches, but then when I'm in Canada, none of my US accounts works. Canada wants me to pay for equivalent TV services all over again, which I've been refusing to pay for. VPNs to mask geolocation are hit or miss so far. Someone suggested using a travel router. This should work, right?
Yes that'll work
May 22, 2025 01:43 PM
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pechangoMay 22, 2025 01:43 PM
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Quote from Commando102 :
Stupid question but what is the point of these travel routers? I am assuming you can just buy 1 WiFi plan on a cruise or plane and then use this to connect to multiple devices? Or is this more for VPN and security?
Yes, yes and yes.

It works well in hotels, especially if you can connect it to an ethernet jack instead of the slow wifi speeds most hotels have.
May 22, 2025 03:37 PM
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SmilingRoute1579May 22, 2025 03:37 PM
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Quote from somanmbulist_9 :
This is what I'm hoping to do. I live in US but probably spend 30% of my time in Canada. I'm already paying 3-4 US TV services to be able to watch Liverpool matches, but then when I'm in Canada, none of my US accounts works. Canada wants me to pay for equivalent TV services all over again, which I've been refusing to pay for. VPNs to mask geolocation are hit or miss so far. Someone suggested using a travel router. This should work, right?
This is exactly what I am doing. I use NordVPN, but there may be better options. I was able to assign a switch on the side of the router to enable/disable the VPN so I can turn it on or off depending on my needs. I was able to configure it to link each time to a node near my home city, but could choose any city where Nord has a node worldwide. Changing exit nodes frequenty would be inconvenient, but possible.
Once a day or so, I would have to turn it off, and reconnect the router to the hotel or resort wifi. I have also cloned my laptop MAC and connected to hotel wifi with my laptop to renew the connection daily if I have difficulty getting the router to connect.
May 23, 2025 05:08 PM
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djjsinMay 23, 2025 05:08 PM
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i bought one of these in 2023 for $80 and i can say after years of use, i love this thing as a travel router. Use it everytime we go places. Used it on a cruise ship. used it in europe to share internet connections out to my entire family and use firesticks on the hotel tvs. have it connect to an openvpn server out of my house in america when it boots up. Use it everyday at work as my own little wifi network that has access to my house pc so i can rdp into it or connect my xbox.
May 23, 2025 06:26 PM
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mjobie12May 23, 2025 06:26 PM
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I was hoping someone could answer my question. Due to unforeseen life experiences, I'm currently living in a travel camper at an RV park. They offer free Wi-Fi, but I have to add every device and re-authenticate every 5-7 days on every device which is a pain to do. Would a travel router like this allow me to connect every device I have to the router, and then only have to connect the router (or re-authenticate just the router) to maintain connectivity while I am here using the RV park's free Internet? Devices like Amazon Alexa I can't connect because the page to add a MAC address after connecting my phone or laptop automatically closes before I can input anything.
I guess I'm just confused if this product is meant to require a standalone sim/esim I pay for separately, or if I can piggyback all my devices through only connecting this router to the free Internet provided?
I also still have my TP-Link AC4000 Archer A20 router, but I don't know if it is capable of doing what I need it to do. Or could that be a possibility with 3rd party firmware like open-wrt or tomato?
Thanks for any help, ideas, or suggestions!
May 24, 2025 07:07 PM
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ipwhatMay 24, 2025 07:07 PM
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Quote from mjobie12 :
I was hoping someone could answer my question. Due to unforeseen life experiences, I'm currently living in a travel camper at an RV park. They offer free Wi-Fi, but I have to add every device and re-authenticate every 5-7 days on every device which is a pain to do. Would a travel router like this allow me to connect every device I have to the router, and then only have to connect the router (or re-authenticate just the router) to maintain connectivity while I am here using the RV park's free Internet? Devices like Amazon Alexa I can't connect because the page to add a MAC address after connecting my phone or laptop automatically closes before I can input anything.I guess I'm just confused if this product is meant to require a standalone sim/esim I pay for separately, or if I can piggyback all my devices through only connecting this router to the free Internet provided?I also still have my TP-Link AC4000 Archer A20 router, but I don't know if it is capable of doing what I need it to do. Or could that be a possibility with 3rd party firmware like open-wrt or tomato? Thanks for any help, ideas, or suggestions!
For your problem, I see a couple of solutions.
  1. Easiest solution WITHOUT buying a new router
    1. Use a USB cable to connect your cell phone (Any smartphone usually works, I know my Android phone works) with TP-Link AC4000 Archer A20 router
    2. Turn on USB tethering on your phone.
    3. Use the phone auth & connect to the RV park's free wifi
    4. Have all your other devices connect to TP-Link AC4000 Archer A20 router
    5. You only need to re-auth with your phone every 5-7 days on your phone; the rest of the devices not need to re-auth
    6. The downside of this solution is that you have to keep the cell phone connected to your TP-Link router.
  2. But if option one does not work for you, you can buy one of these travel routers,
    1. Clone the cell phone's Mac address(usually you can find it on the about page of your phone) on the travel router
    2. Use cell phone auth into free RV wifi.
    3. Make the travel router scan wifi & pick the RV wifi as WAN (because the TP-Link AC4000 Archer A20 router does not support this, so you need a travel router)
    4. Connect all other devices to this travel router's Wifi
    5. Only step 2 needs to do every 5-7 days, other steps 1, 3, 4 only once.
      Good Luck!
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dealerguyMay 24, 2025 07:16 PM
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How to add private internet access vpn to this router as pia doesn't provide ovpn file download

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