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GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router on sale for $86.99 - 19% off at checkout =
$70.46.
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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
Top Comments
Community Reviews
This pocket travel router is best at turning hotel, cruise, RV, and campsite internet into one shared network for all your devices. It handles captive portals well after firmware updates, supports OpenVPN and WireGuard, and can route everything through a VPN or Tailscale for home access. It also works as a repeater, access point, or extender, with USB C power and international plugs adding convenience. Main drawbacks are occasional speed drops, limited LAN ports, and some hotel or cruise networks blocking it. A compact pick for travel setups that need flexible networking.
Common Questions (6)
Yes. It can act as a wireless repeater for hotel Wi‑Fi, and newer firmware reportedly improved captive-portal login handling. Once connected, downstream devices can auto-join the router's saved SSID, which is useful when hotels limit devices per room.
Yes. It connects to the hotel or ship network once, then your laptop, phone, tablet, streaming devices, and other gear connect to the router instead of the venue network. That helps bypass per-device limits and keeps all devices on one local network.
Yes. OpenVPN and WireGuard are easy to set up, and it can route all downstream devices through the VPN so traffic appears to come from home. It works well for overseas travel and streaming, though throughput may be lower than a direct connection.
Yes. It has been used successfully in RV setups with Starlink and a hotspot, and as a home router with OpenVPN running 24/7. It can also be part of a failover setup with a cellular gateway and a primary broadband line.
It has fewer LAN ports than the previous version, and some users wish it had one more or even three total ports. You can repurpose the WAN port as LAN or add a small USB-C-powered switch to expand wired connections.
No. This model does not have a SIM card slot, so mobile data typically comes from a phone hotspot or a separate gateway feeding the router.
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I'm getting ready to move south of the border and work on dual residency which requires staying put for about two years, at which point I can move back and forth between countries with ease. In the meantime I plan to connect to a friend's US based router while logging into any bank and brokerage accounts. Any recommendations on a low cost/low power solution? Right now I'm thinking of connecting an older (and cheaper) gen pi running tailscale.
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Was camping with starlink. The only way to get a signal was to put it at the far end of my campsite. Worked fine at my camper, but my friend on the next site over was just too far to get a reliable signal. Fired this up as an extender and it worked great. In fact we got a more stable signal at my spot using this than connecting to the starlink mini router.
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PS: A lot of people buy these routers to hide their true location on their laptops which is impossible if you have WiFi on.
You need an ethernet connectiion to do that. With the previous version there were two ports for connecting two devices but you can't do that anymore. You can connect a travel switch but then it gets real cumbersome, real fast.
Most of the devices these days are wireless. The only device that's not wireless is a PC. How many PCs and how much CAT cable are you planning on taking along while travelling? If you do really need more ports, just grab a router and/or switch and you will have more ports.
Most of the devices these days are wireless. The only device that's not wireless is a PC. How many PCs and how much CAT cable are you planning on taking along while travelling? If you do really need more ports, just grab a router and/or switch and you will have more ports.
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I mostly use it as a quality of life enhancer of not having to add all my individual devices with vpn capability. Really great on family vacation too when everyone is asking for the wifi passwords and such.
That's the general idea. Ideally you'll have all your devices with the saved network info, so as soon as you plug in the router everything starts to connect automatically. As for speed, that's dependent on the environment - the hotel. You'll get roughly the same speeds as you would get directly connecting your device to their network. Most of the time you're doing a wifi repeater mode, and luckily it has good captive portal recognition. It also supports ethernet if you ever luck out and get somewhere that still has that as an in room standard.
I mostly use it as a quality of life enhancer of not having to add all my individual devices with vpn capability. Really great on family vacation too when everyone is asking for the wifi passwords and such.
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i'm considering replacing my home att fiber internet with this setup, but i pull down 2-3TB a month so i am pretty sure that would be flagged and i'd get flagged and kicked off the plan.
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