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GL.iNet GL-AR150 Mini Travel Router $27.92 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ GL Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd Amazon AU

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[MINI TRAVEL ROUTER]: Convert a public network(wired/wireless) to a private Wi-Fi for secure surfing. Tethering, 3G/4G USB Modem Compatible. Powered by any laptop USB, power banks or 5V DC adapters (sold separately). 39g (1.41 Oz) only and pocket friendly.
[OPEN SOURCE & PROGRAMMABLE]: OpenWrt pre-installed, DDWrt supported. USB disk and WebCam extendable.
[OPENVPN CLIENT & TOR]: OpenVPN client pre-installed, compatible with 20+ VPN service providers. TOR firmware available for downloading.
[LARGER STORAGE & EXTENSIBILITY]: 64MB RAM, 16MB Flash ROM, dual Ethernet ports, UART and 2.54mm standard GPIOs available for hardware DIY.

Interface 1 WAN, 1 LAN, 1 USB2.0, 1 Micro USB (power), 1 Reset button
CPU Atheros9331, @400MHz SoC
Memory / Storage DDR2 64MB / FLASH 16MB
Protocol IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi Speed 150Mbps (2.4GHz)
Ethernet Port 10/100M
LEDs Wireless status and power supply
Power Consumption <1.5W

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  • he88388 on 31/03/2021 - 13:29
    +1

    I think the yellow one (mango) is better right?

    • drfuzzy on 31/03/2021 - 13:35
      +1

      yep don't buy this, buy the mango

      • saikatsg on 31/03/2021 - 15:08

        I have been using Mango for a while for miscellaneous purposes, it's nice.

        • Pootie Tang on 31/03/2021 - 15:50

          How has it improved your day to day or even travel life if you don't mind me asking

          • AssociatedLimbot @ GL Technologies (Hong Kong) on 31/03/2021 - 16:57
            +3

            @Pootie Tang: I'm (loosly) associated with Gl.Inet so take what I say with a grain of salt but here's the use cases that I found that got me associated with Gl.Inet In the first place.
            1. Home
            *I don't want to VPN my entire network or my family would not be happy. I have a gl.inet travel router between my television/notebook and my main router running a US VPN (that can be turned on and off via a physical switch) so I can get US Netflix
            *I have used them as small, cheap, power efficient WiFi extenders to deadspots in the house

            2. Travel
            *I normally travel with around 3 devices ( phone, tablet, notebook), it's a pain in the *&se to have to connect all three devices to the free hotel WiFi (as well as a security risk). All three of my devices are attached to the WiFi LAN produced by my travel router. When I reach a hotel I just connect my travel router once to the hotel WiFi and my devices attach to the travel router WiFi without doing anything. Move hotels, just reattach the travel router.
            *Because my devices are now on a different subnet, I have some level of protection from the open public WiFi
            *For extra protection I can run a VPN on my travel router and all my devices attached are VPNed
            *I take a Chromecast with me when I travel. Because there's no ability to get to a captive portal with a Chromecast which some hotels have, I just attach my Chromecast to my travel router WiFi
            *If the hotel restricts the number of devices you can attach to their public WiFi, using the travel router only presents ONE device attached and all the rest of my devices just attach to the travel router.
            *I'm overseas and want to use Iview/SBS/Netflix to watch a geoblocked website to get my local content. Turn on my VPN and away I go.
            *Extends out point 2. I have my family with me each with at least 2 devices, again I don't have to do anything to their devices as they just attach to the travel router automatically and once we move hotels again, just attach the travel router and don't have to do any tech support
            *I have a shared USB/Microsd card with movies, music on that everyone can access via the travel router
            *Travelling with friends I give them access to the microsd so they can dump their photos onto the shared SD card both for backup and to share pictures

            Hope this helps :)

            • Pootie Tang on 31/03/2021 - 17:00

              @Limbot: Great, thank you for the detail. Can this work off your phone's hot spot and utilise the Chromecast as you've mentioned?

              • AssociatedLimbot @ GL Technologies (Hong Kong) on 31/03/2021 - 17:01

                @Pootie Tang: Yes you can use a 4G/USB modem or Wifi Hotspot off your phone or (the most reliable & stable) USB tether your smartphone and still apply all the use cases above. :)

                I have a holiday home with no fixed internet. When I visit I just tether my smartphone and everyone (including my Chromecast) just work off the travel router.

                • iwearpants on 01/04/2021 - 09:43

                  @Limbot: Hi @Limbot,

                  Yes you can use a 4G/USB modem

                  I know that the stubby 4G/USB modem works but what about this device:

                  https://consumer.huawei.com/ie/routers/e5577/

                  • AssociatedLimbot @ GL Technologies (Hong Kong) on 01/04/2021 - 10:52

                    @iwearpants: While can't guarantee it'll work as I've never used this model, , that has a better chance than a USB modem as a USB modem requires OpenWRT drivers. If this is like the Telstra(ZTE), Optus (Alcatel) MiFis I have then you should be able to just plug in micro USB to Usb cable and Usb tether and should just work. Only thing is to watch for is that the Huawei doesn't use 192.168.8.x subnet as this will clash with the default GL. Inet subnet but easily fixed on the router.

                    • iwearpants on 01/04/2021 - 11:06

                      @Limbot: @Limbot, Thanks for your response.

                      If this is like the Telstra(ZTE), Optus (Alcatel) MiFis I have then you should be able to just plug in micro USB to Usb cable and Usb tether and should just work

                      Yeahp, it's just one of these: Optus 4G WiFi Modem

                      that has a better chance than a USB modem as a USB modem requires OpenWRT drivers

                      Bit confused, this device does come with OpenWRT pre-installed. So there shouldn't be any problems right?

                      • AssociatedLimbot @ GL Technologies (Hong Kong) on 01/04/2021 - 12:20
                        +1

                        @iwearpants: In my experience (I'm sadly not a technical expert).

                        USB 4G modem - you need OpenWRT to supply a modem driver so you need to have a supported modem chip
                        USB 4G MiFi (like the Huawei, Alcaltel, ZTE ) - The MiFi itself does all the internals as its a self contained unit and just supplies an internet signal so you don't need OpenWRT to supply any modem drivers

                        Hope that makes sense.

            • et tu brute on 01/04/2021 - 12:07

              @Limbot: @Limbot
              Thanks for the helpful post. I have taken your pinch of salt and upsized it to a teaspoon :)

              I have the 'Mango' model. It's great. Just used for basic purposes, but serves the main purpose as a travel router. Thanks for your tips. I have cut'n'pasted your tips, printed them off and packed away with my router for when I travel next.

              Ciao

  • badonde on 31/03/2021 - 13:32

    Yep and similar price on offer, it's 300Mb

  • [Deactivated] on 31/03/2021 - 13:36

    Any chance of a deal for the GL.iNet GL-B1300? - I am looking to buy 2, and can see your website has a discounted 2 pack, but it is not on your Amazon AU store.

  • AssociatedLimbot @ GL Technologies (Hong Kong) on 31/03/2021 - 15:29

    This unit is probably a bit more "specialised" than the Mango. Because it's based on an Atheros chip then it's a bit more flexible than the Mediatek based Mango. This means it's much easier to write your own firmwares with open source drivers, probably more important in industrial type situations or for "harder-core" DIYers.

    The gl.inet firmware uses MT proprietary drivers on the Mango for stability, reliablilty, speed reasons and as such the native OpenWRT firmware may not be as good as the gl.inet version. So if you want to run native OpenWRT the AR150 may be a better choice (then again the AR300M (EXT) is even better) .

    As you can see in the description, this unit supports DDWRT which none of the other Gl.Inet routers support and additionally there's standard firmwares out for things such as Gargoyle, Pineapple and Piratebox. These are just the ones I'm aware of off the top of my head.

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