GL.iNet - Puli AX (GL-XE3000) Wi-Fi 6 5G Cellular Router with Battery

GL.iNet has some good products. I ran their 4g version for 2+ years as my primary. Had to do some hacky stuff to disguise it but it worked. Three things: I had a retired Apple phone and changed the IMEI on the device to appear as an iPhone. Second was modifying the firewall to adjust the TTL values, so that downstream traffic wouldn't appear as coming through a router. Third, I used WireShark VPN. The CPU in the model didn't love that extra workload so it slowed down quite a bit. These were all done to take advantage of the unlimited data phone line package I had. This surely was against the terms of service. This version below has a battery, the X3000 I believe is identical without the battery. There aren't very many other consumer friendly 5g modems that I know if. You could also roll your own. Use an older tiny form factor PC to build a router, install OpenWrt on it, and use USB tethering, or a USB hub with Ethernet. You might want a smart plug to float the phone battery and reduce degradation. [https://store-us.gl-inet.com/products/puli-ax-xe3000-wi-fi-6-5g-cellular-router-with-battery/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=productpage&_gl=1*spri6f*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NDg3OTM2MTIuQ2owS0NRanc5T19CQmhDVUFSSXNBSFFNalM1bXBhYUY5bkJacFVhZHh4UDVtWWNWMGtXYWFNNWpQanZwb01YbG9mcVZ3UWNMQnZDUk1fc2FBa2xoRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*NzIxNjg4ODc5LjE3NDg3MzIxMTYuNjgzMTAxMzY2LjE3NDg3OTM1ODYuMTc0ODc5MzYzNA..*_ga*NjEzMjI4NzguMTc0ODczMjExNQ..*_ga_34T6Q5NL0V*czE3NTE0NjA2MDgkbzQkZzEkdDE3NTE0NjA2NDIkajI2JGwwJGgw](https://store-us.gl-inet.com/products/puli-ax-xe3000-wi-fi-6-5g-cellular-router-with-battery/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=productpage&_gl=1*spri6f*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NDg3OTM2MTIuQ2owS0NRanc5T19CQmhDVUFSSXNBSFFNalM1bXBhYUY5bkJacFVhZHh4UDVtWWNWMGtXYWFNNWpQanZwb01YbG9mcVZ3UWNMQnZDUk1fc2FBa2xoRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*NzIxNjg4ODc5LjE3NDg3MzIxMTYuNjgzMTAxMzY2LjE3NDg3OTM1ODYuMTc0ODc5MzYzNA..*_ga*NjEzMjI4NzguMTc0ODczMjExNQ..*_ga_34T6Q5NL0V*czE3NTE0NjA2MDgkbzQkZzEkdDE3NTE0NjA2NDIkajI2JGwwJGgw)

You're right. Had to do it yesterday on my x3000 I just purchased. Not sure why you're getting down voted.

I've been quite impressed with this tiny little GLNet travel router. I use it when I'm out with the RV and starlink. It runs wrt software that is really configurable. Captive portal was easy on it too. I run an opnsense firewall at home but that little router is great too.

well you need to touch their modem, thats how the internet connection gets into the property. if they have a seaprate modem and router then you can unplug their router and plug in yours, I personally like the GL-iNet traver routers, but any router would do in this case. however if they have a combo router-modem then your gonna need to plug your router into theirs anyway to get internet, and while you could setup a VPN on the GL.Inet that sends all your trafic though it, but at that point you might aswell save yourself the money on the router and just run the VPN directly on your devices.

GL.Inet 100% as it runs relativley pure OpenWRT and has a bunch of nice features that while you might not use them this time are great for other times, like you can connect it to public wifi and then your devices to it to isolate them, and as mentioned above setup a VPN service on it to send all your traffic though the VPN. i'm pretty sure TP link dosnt have these features or if it does they are way more basic. I deff know it dosnt let you connect to public Wifi's and use that as a wan connection cuz iv had to reaseach it recently due to moving to an appartment with shared wifi.

I love their products, I have one of their travel routers and it’s extremely handy.

This looks great! I use a gli.net travel router now for WireGuard vpn access when traveling, but not having to reprogram all of the families devices when traveling would be great. The form factor also looks fantastic.

It’s what I do currently with a glinet travel rtr and a wyze cam. Shouldn’t be anyone in my hotel room while I’m gone. Not a one for one match for solution, but similar use case and result; and I get local recording on the SD card

How small you wanna go? Look at Gli-net's travel routers. I carry one in my luggage and they're great.

How small you wanna go? Look at Gli-net's travel routers. I carry one in my luggage and they're great.

1. I got into self hosting because I was tired of paying for services that never quite delivered how I wanted and stopped working if my internet did. 2. I travel enough that I frequently use an older Gl.Net router to provide some protection and get more of my devices connected if I have to pay for a connection. I have also been wanting a KVM for my home server so I can better administer it from afar. In particular one that might let me restart or power it up with button presses or a jumper interface. 3.I learn a lot from Reddit, but probably most from encountering a problem and researching it until I find a solution that suits my needs and capabilities. That research takes me everywhere… but mostly Reddit these days. 4. I’d love a lower-power feature rich NAS. I consult for a lot of friends and families, and these have become a popular request. Ugreen might have the best offering for now, but I do feel like there’s still room for improvement. Edit: Products I’d choose if I won would be the POE KVM and travel router.

How good is the WiFi? Compares to the GL.inet I use as a travel router this is *tiny* but in larger airbnbs even the GL.inet with its extendable antennas is sometimes struggling to provide full WiFi coverage.