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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 $86.99 - 19% off at checkout = $70.46. 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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This popular frontpage deal is still available.

GL Technologies via Amazon has 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. 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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R@VEN
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I purchased a T-Mobile 5g home Internet gateway to put the sim in. I connected that gateway to a glinet router the Flint 2 to be exact. Change the ttl to 66 so the sim will use the device data and not the 10gb of hotspot data. I use this for backup Internet. I have cox hsi as my main Internet. Both are connected to the glinet router in fail over mode. You can PM me if you need any help.
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danmorgan156
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A lot motels/hotels only allow only one device to connect per room. Using this router, you connect this to their wifi network and then you can connect your laptop, phone, tablet, streaming devices and anything else you may have to this router. The hotel network only sees one device.
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OxymoronD
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Not bad. I got this for $78 last year. Great travel router. I use it to watch football while I'm out of the country and set up an open vpn connection to my home router. Works flawlessly and allows me to use a chrome cast via LAN for streaming on hotel TVs. Would recommend this router for travel and light usage
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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.

  • The router can support OpenVPN or WireGuard for overseas travel while still enabling Chromecast streaming over LAN.

    OxymoronDwhoshoyu

  • The router can simplify hotel captive-portal setups by improving captive login handling after firmware updates.

    arooniCleverCreature256

  • The router can help multiple family devices connect through one hotel sign-in when hotels limit per-room device counts.

    danmorgan156pechango

  • The router can work well with Starlink and can also function as an extender for more reliable signal placement.

    CleverMeat142tsigwing

  • The router may not work for certain cruise-ship Wi-Fi sharing scenarios, including cases where it fails to connect as intended.

    SeanTalexsemi

  • The router can show major home throughput drops, with speed reportedly falling to around 500 kb/s while another router worked normally.

    SlickCrayon1512

  • The router can experience intermittent speed output drops that may require a restart to recover.

    Nvasquez

  • Some hotels may block or limit the setup, including cases where the router cannot connect at all even via the LAN port.

    AquaMagic8941

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Oct 20, 2025 5:25 AM
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EdgarsG35Oct 20, 2025 5:25 AM
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Got this for 54 w/ tax from aliexpress during sale season
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Oct 20, 2025 10:23 AM
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ansonvsOct 20, 2025 10:23 AM
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Quote from vortexmak View quoted comment :
Too bad they reduced the number of available LAN ports.

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.
LAN won't hide your laptop location. That why there is VPN.
Oct 20, 2025 10:36 AM
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R@VENOct 20, 2025 10:36 AM
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Quote from arooni View quoted comment :
can you elaborate? i have an extra t-mobile biz tablet sim i don't have a great use for. do i need a full time phone to tether to the router? what is your use case?

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.
I purchased a T-Mobile 5g home Internet gateway to put the sim in. I connected that gateway to a glinet router the Flint 2 to be exact. Change the ttl to 66 so the sim will use the device data and not the 10gb of hotspot data. I use this for backup Internet. I have cox hsi as my main Internet. Both are connected to the glinet router in fail over mode. You can PM me if you need any help.
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Oct 20, 2025 12:38 PM
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apurvabOct 20, 2025 12:38 PM
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Quote from tsigwing View quoted comment :
Finally got a chance to actually test mine out this weekend. Worked FANTASTIC.

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.
Pretty cool setup. If u dont mind me asking, what kind of power source did u have to bring, and how long before it needed recharging?
Oct 20, 2025 1:01 PM
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Quote from OxymoronD View quoted comment :
Not bad. I got this for $78 last year. Great travel router. I use it to watch football while I'm out of the country and set up an open vpn connection to my home router. Works flawlessly and allows me to use a chrome cast via LAN for streaming on hotel TVs. Would recommend this router for travel and light usage
Can you share how you can watch football when out of country with this router. is there a writeup somewhere?
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Oct 20, 2025 1:27 PM
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vortexmakOct 20, 2025 1:27 PM
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Quote from ansonvs View quoted comment :
LAN won't hide your laptop location. That why there is VPN.
Did I say that? Of course, you need VPN , that's one of the reasons this router is used.
You should know that just a VPN won't protect your location if the device can scan your local WiFi environment.
You need both, a VPN and disable WiFi
Oct 20, 2025 1:48 PM
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eggnoodleOct 20, 2025 1:48 PM
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Quote from SeanT View quoted comment :
The last time I tried to use this on a cruise ship for Internet sharing it didn't work. Anyone have tips.
Make sure you're not connected to vpn and turn off DNS Rebinding. You can go back and turn it on after you connect to the ship's portal

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Oct 20, 2025 2:13 PM
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ihtcOct 20, 2025 2:13 PM
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Have the MT1300 for $70 i think i might grab one of these as an upgrade
Oct 20, 2025 3:28 PM
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CleverCreature256Oct 20, 2025 3:28 PM
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Once they updated the firmware to reliably handle captive logins, it's greatly simplified my travel life. I just set it up in the hotel room once. No more having to deal with each individual wireless one at a time. It also works seamless using my phone as a hotspot as well. Also appreciate the USB-C power.
Only area of improvement would be if they supported more VPN clients (aka auto select fasted server, etc).
But that may be on the VPN companies. Looking at you Proton!
It just means I need to preload separate configs for a half dozen server IPs and manually flip if one gets congested.
Oct 20, 2025 3:31 PM
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CleverCreature256Oct 20, 2025 3:31 PM
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Quote from rockstar1009 View quoted comment :
I just started looking at these yesterday so timing couldn't be better for me.
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.
You could also use a commercial VPN and select a server in the US. Assuming your bank accepts that particular VPN.
Oct 20, 2025 3:38 PM
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pechangoOct 20, 2025 3:38 PM
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Quote from shravan-kumars View quoted comment :
please help me understand, I get this device. connect the router to hotel network (the router has VPN setup ) and then connect all your devices through the router ? is that enough speed of the hotel to stream YouTube or Plex ? did I understand the purpose correctly ? I have been debating about this device.
Really depends on the hotel's network and settings for the guests.

Earlier this year I stayed at a hotel that offered ethernet so I connected it there and was getting consistent 50mbps up & down. Wifi tethering was maybe 5-6mbps and more inconsistent.

The issue in most hotels is they offer free wifi, but limit the number of devices. You connect this and all of your devices now connected to your travel router instead of doing individual authentication on the network.

As a family of 4 who may travel with 2 phones, 2 watches, 4 tablets and maybe a laptop or two, this is a no-brainer.
Oct 20, 2025 4:11 PM
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GergGOct 20, 2025 4:11 PM
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Quote from Slicksale View quoted comment :
The T-Mobile hack no longer works for Internet tethering.
Works with verizon
Oct 20, 2025 8:34 PM
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kalirob99Oct 20, 2025 8:34 PM
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Deals still working, no idea why it's showing as expired. Might need mod intervention

Edit: Fixed
Oct 20, 2025 9:05 PM
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bendsleyOct 20, 2025 9:05 PM
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I bought one of these to use at hotels while on travel. My work laptop connects to it and uses my filtered DNS service for everything except what I connect to on VPN. Great little device for travel, multiple country plugs included, strong signal output, PLUS GL allows you to flash openwrt or other firmwares to it without requiring you to use their firmware. Solid win.

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Oct 20, 2025 9:24 PM
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jpeace121Oct 20, 2025 9:24 PM
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I don't travel a ton but when I do I don't see Ethernet cables too often. How are people connecting? pulling the Ethernet running to the back of the TV?

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