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GL.iNet Dual Band WiFi 7 2.5G (Beryl 7) Portable Mini Travel Router (GL-MT3600BE; Mint Green) on sale for $129.99 - $19.50 when you "clip" the coupon on the product page - $6.50 w/ promo code
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Features: - Dual band network with wireless speed 688Mbps (2.4G)+2882Mbps (5G); Dual 2.5G Ethernet Ports (1x WAN and 1x LAN Port); USB 3.0 port
- Max. VPN speed of 1100 Mbps (WireGuard); 1000 Mbps (OpenVPN-DCO)
- OpenVPN and WireGuard are pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers (active subscription required
- Built with OpenWrt 21.02 (Kernel 5.4.281) for maximum customization and advanced networking capabilities
- Supports WPA3 protocol–Preventive measures against password brute-force attacks
- Capable of hosting a VPN server and VPN client at the same time within the same device
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This GL.iNet travel router is best for turning one hotel, cruise, or tethered connection into shared Wi Fi for multiple devices. It can handle the captive portal once, then keep phones, laptops, cameras, consoles, and streaming sticks online through the router, with VPN support and a side toggle for quick on and off. It also works as a wireless bridge or wired router at home, and runs OpenWrt out of the box with two 2.5 GbE ports and USB power. The main limits are that it is still just a router, not a modem or cellular device, and cruise lines may crack down on travel routers.
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So imagine staying at 2 different hotels in 2 different weeks. You arrive at hotel with all your stuff. You set up the wyzecam in the hotel room before you leave to go outside. What's the difference doing this without this travel router vs with it? Does it save time? Or it does it use more time? It obviously is more secure right? Either way you need your hotel room wifi password since it has to match?
Then the next hotel you go to, you want to do the same thing. Reason is because you want to see what's going on in your hotel room when you are not there. What about that?
Travel routers are better on paywall connections as they allow one paid connection to connect to multiple devices and you can also use a VPN. They also might help improve battery life of devices like your cell phone, tablet or notebooks. They reduce time of logging in more than one device and help reduce your data usage of your cellphone. They also tend to help extend range in many situations.
I also find travel routers useful at home. I like to use routers as Wireless Ethernet bridges. This allows me to connect computers/consoles/blu-ray players/TVs/VOIP phones or other devices to a wireless network without requiring a internal wireless card. Traditionally I liked to have a few routers at key locations acting as wireless Ethernet bridges and then all devices would use Ethernet versus having each device on its own wireless. They also tend to have superior range. They are great if you like to VPN your connections.
If you are only traveling via AIRBNB and to places without a paywall network. Only using camera nothing else. The only advantage would be does it save you time and do you want to VPN. If you find your camera is easy to use and setup everyplace you go basically it would be only allow VPN and add some possible security. It might be useful in helping extend range a bit in some situations. This more is close to top of the line. You could get a lesser model and maybe be ok. Just so many variables to predict what is the best investment for you needs. If it was me I would learn to use one, but I travel with multiple people with multiple devices and enjoy not having to set them all up each time we change locations. I can easily turn on the Router while traveling and use a cellphone/wifi connections/ethernet to provide data to everyone.I can also simply turn on a hotspot as well, but they the debate becomes energy savings, robustness/number of devices, vpn, range, using storage, etc.
I would be using my phone and either connecting to hotel wifi or use my data from my phone though. The thing here is I want to use the wyzecam and have it on. So is this needed or not?
Not required, but if it saves you money/time and makes you feel more secure why not?
Travel routers are better on paywall connections as they allow one paid connection to connect to multiple devices and you can also use a VPN. They also might help improve battery life of devices like your cell phone, tablet or notebooks. They reduce time of logging in more than one device and help reduce your data usage of your cellphone. They also tend to help extend range in many situations.
I also find travel routers useful at home. I like to use routers as Wireless Ethernet bridges. This allows me to connect computers/consoles/blu-ray players/TVs/VOIP phones or other devices to a wireless network without requiring a internal wireless card. Traditionally I liked to have a few routers at key locations acting as wireless Ethernet bridges and then all devices would use Ethernet versus having each device on its own wireless. They also tend to have superior range. They are great if you like to VPN your connections.
If you are only traveling via AIRBNB and to places without a paywall network. Only using camera nothing else. The only advantage would be does it save you time and do you want to VPN. If you find your camera is easy to use and setup everyplace you go basically it would be only allow VPN and add some possible security. It might be useful in helping extend range a bit in some situations. This more is close to top of the line. You could get a lesser model and maybe be ok. Just so many variables to predict what is the best investment for you needs. If it was me I would learn to use one, but I travel with multiple people with multiple devices and enjoy not having to set them all up each time we change locations. I can easily turn on the Router while traveling and use a cellphone/wifi connections/ethernet to provide data to everyone.I can also simply turn on a hotspot as well, but they the debate becomes energy savings, robustness/number of devices, vpn, range, using storage, etc.
The thing is it would also be more secure as you say? The thing is I would be connecting my wyzecam to the hotel or airbnb wifi. But that should be fine? I don't have a vpn but have used free vpn like windscribe. Is that fine?
But when traveling and staying at different hotels, if I bring a wyzecam with me, generally setting it up in a hotel room isn't going to take that long right? How much time does it save when having this travel router vs not having it when setting the wyzecam up in a hotel room? I know when you connect wyzecam to outlet, it ask you to do a few things and then ask you to pick a wifi network and enter the password. With a travel router, you still going to need to enter that hotel room wifi password though. So aren't you still using a similar amount of time? I"m a bit confused with how you save a bit of time here. Since if you are going to a new hotel, you going to have to do the same regular process of installing the wyzecam each time?
If you don't think you need a router, you know your needs best. Don't buy one and simply travel. If you have any issues then consider if a router would be useful at reducing them.
I only travel by myself. So I don't need a travel router to connect to multiple devices. I normally use my phone with the data plan on it. If I use my laptop, I use the hotspot from my phone for the laptop.
I would be using my phone and either connecting to hotel wifi or use my data from my phone though. The thing here is I want to use the wyzecam and have it on. So is this needed or not?
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I only travel by myself. So I don't need a travel router to connect to multiple devices. I normally use my phone with the data plan on it. If I use my laptop, I use the hotspot from my phone for the laptop.
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