GL.iNet GL-BE3600 (Slate 7) Portable Travel Router, Pocket-Sized Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Travel 2.5 Gigabit Router, OpenVPN&Wireguard for Public, Hotel Wi-Fi Use, Suitable for Business/Cruise/RV/Plane/Hotel

Works great. Took it out to my recent hotel for a test drive. A bit of a learning curve for the set up (I am somewhat technically adept, with lots of devices already).But after a little, I had it connected to my hotel WiFi with the wireless captive portal no problem, via Ethernet and tethered to my iPhone. Additionally I got my home VPN(s) set up on it, and if I had a third party one it would have been a breeze.Definitely makes it easy to travel as no more setting up everyone’s devices. I look forward to brining it to some all inclusive trips abroad and maybe even on a cruise to see if it works ok.Additionally, in a pinch it would be a band aid failover if my router at home died and I needed to keep things running while I got my main gateway RMA’d.I didn’t have the pervious one, so I can’t comment on its bulk compared to the other iterations, but definitely stout little fellow. The screen is of a little bit of use, but not like amazingly so. Same for WiFi 7, since there is no 6ghz band I don’t care. Plus it’s not like a lot of places offer crazy fast internet speeds in hotels and such.If I had the other variant, I wouldn’t upgrade. However I don’t regret spending more coin if you will on the latest and greatest (for now)

OK - this little guy is outrageous performance and capability for a portable router - i run it off a 10,000mah battery for about 6 or 7 hours...or a 20,000 mah battery gets me through a full long day without a problem. USB C power is absolutely game changing for me - can run it anywhere now - can even run powered off many modern phones that support power bank mode. Open WRT under the hood, so most anything supported for that works out of the box. being a brand new release for this brand, some community open wrt plugins arent working yet as of this moment. My favorite feature? can connect to any wifi hotspot, including any mobile hotspot from your phone - so basically i can have my own network anywhere on the go and VPN back to my home network from anywhere. Have been waiting for a travel router this good for decades!

This device boasts a range of impressive features, such as VPN, Wireguard, server and client setup capabilities, compatibility with USB 2 and 3, and support for Wi-Fi 7 and 6. It is designed to facilitate logins to business sign-in portals. Additionally, it offers guest network profiles, parental device options, a display with an action slider, and a 2.5 WAN port. Furthermore, it supports optional app installation and consumes approximately 3.5 to 4 watts of power, generating heat that reaches 60 to 63 degrees Celsius in a room temperature of 73 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The fan activates at 70 degrees Celsius, and the device requires a 9V 3A power supply. While it is relatively portable, it may not be as lightweight or compact as older AC travel routers, and it may be considered expensive for those on a budget. It appears to be a suitable device for individuals with numerous devices or families on the go, allowing for a single setup to connect everyone. Seems reliable in weeks work of testing.

This is a great value for all the power, features and apps (for free) available using the OpenWrt OS. It's very compact, useful for tunneling a secure network connection over public WiFi, such as hotels, airports... I'm using the axt1800 for my home network that has 38 nodes, including a mesh system for wifi and IoT devices. The only reason I returned the BE3600 is that there was not enough significant advantage to upgrading vs the need to manually re-configure everthing. I even tried to copy the "etc" folder which broke WLAN but everything else worked. It works well. But the ease of setup is not good when trying to migrate from an older device to a newer hardware model. I recommend this product for those willing to setup manually as new.

Like the size of this unit. Fits great in our RV. My MiniMac M4 Pro hooked up within seconds of provisioning the setup utility. Speeds are good , range is good. No heat of any concern.Easy to setup basic or advanced features.Had one dropout but suspect it was Comcast as they are 99.9999 % of any internet issues😑.Highly recommend this router for both home or travel. Pricepoint cant be beat for a WiFi 7 2.5 Gig routerOnly downside is only 1 Lan port . Would have been nice if they kept it on this version. Still not enough of an issue to knock off a star. Just factor in a switch if you have a need of more wired ports

I purchased this travel router because you never know what hotels and AirBNBs will offer as far as Wifi. Many hotels disable their ethernet now, but if you can find one you're likely going to get significantly faster speeds using this than compared to their Wifi that all other guests are sharing. I appreciate that this allows sharing of hotel Wifi too, which saves hassle connecting all of our devices again when we are on the move. Definitely set up the scheduled task to restart the router daily. I experienced some reliability issues after a few days and that made a difference. This was a solid investment.

I purchased the GL-iNet Slate 7 Travel Router for a trip I was taking to multiple destinations over the course of a month. I connected the router to hotels that had Ethernet cables available and hotels that didn't. Additionally, some had captive portals to deal with and some didn't. IN all cases, the router was easy to configure and use and I had absolutely no issues. I used the iOS app to setup the router in all cases, and it was easy to use. I had also pre-configured the router to use a VPN for all connections, and that too worked perfectly. This is the best travel router I have every used and I highly recommend it to anyone who is travelling.