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GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 Wireless Mini Portable VPN Travel Router $31.50 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ GL.iNet Amazon AU

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Damn, I just paid $42 a couple of weeks ago! Should've 1st looked at camel³, it seems they often oscillate between the two.

Other GL.inet routers are on sale:l too:

  • WIRELESS 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/2A DC adapters (not included). 39g (1.41 Oz) only and pocket friendly.
  • OPEN SOURCE & PROGRAMMABLE OpenWrt pre-installed, USB disk extendable.Flie Sharing for usb stick and hard drive.
  • LARGER STORAGE & EXTENDABILITY 128MB RAM, 16MB Flash ROM, dual Ethernet ports, UART and GPIOs available for hardware DIY.
  • OPENVPN CLIENT OpenVPN client pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers.
  • PACKAGE CONTENTS GL-MT300N-V2 (Mango) mini router (2-year Warranty), USB cable, Ethernet cable, User Manual. Please update to the latest firmware from the following link before using: https://dl.gl-inet.com/firmware/mt300n-v2/v1/
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  • mmrazz on 03/06/2025 - 08:06
    +2

    Poor option if you actually plan to use it as a travel router. 2.4Ghz only and a relatively weak CPU means performance won't be great. Also avoid the GL-SFT1200 - they seem like a good option, but due to the CPU they run an older version of software.

    I'm using an GL-MT3000 at the moment, and whilst they are physically bigger and cost more, I wouldn't use anything smaller for travel.

    • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 08:15
      +2

      I use it USB tethered to an old phone on Felix and daisy chained to 2 other old routers for broadband to the whole house. Works fine.

      • assarabbiya on 03/06/2025 - 12:13

        I'm thinking of doing this with the Felix as well.
        So are the connections:
        Mobile(with Felix) - this device - router
        Where the router is providing wifi?

        I guess your existing routers didn't support USB tethering?

        • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 14:32
          +1

          Exactly. I have 3 old routers — a Huawei HG659, a TP-Link Archer D20 and a Technicolor — none of which took USB tethering. Wireless tethering was an option, but ChatGPT talked me into buying the Mango. Said it would be faster. I get 10-20Mbps. Good enough for us — 2 adults and a child — for streaming 1080p, sometimes the 3 of us concurrently on YouTube (probably on lower res).

          The Mango is connected to the Huawei via the powerline, and the Huawei to the TP-Link via ethernet cable in the wall. They all provide wifi.

    • enigma48 on 03/06/2025 - 08:18
      +1

      I assume you mean for top performance - e.g. 100mbit+ over 4g, over a VPN?

      2.4GHz shouldn't be an issue when it's a few metres from your laptop/phone in open air, and even slow hardware should handle 50mbit over VPN. I'm running 10 year old hardware that can do DPI over a VPN at just about 100mbit. This should be fine for travel.

      Does anyone else have experience using this model while travelling?

      • mmrazz on 03/06/2025 - 08:33
        +9

        You seem to be assuming the hotel has ethernet, which very few do now days. Connecting to the hotel wifi over 2.4Ghz will give crappy performance. The same radio is then shared for the 2.4Ghz to your computer. If you can get 50Mbps out of this router when sharing hotel wifi I'd be amazed - normally it's going to be far less. I travelled for years with a GL-AR300M so I know well what this type of router can do.

        I'm currently in a hotel in Asia so I decided to do a test. As luck would have it, this hotel actually has working ethernet in the room (an oddity now days)

        Direct to hotel wifi - https://www.speedtest.net/result/17807028545 (184Mbps)
        Via my GL-MT3000, connected to hotel Wifi - https://www.speedtest.net/result/17807024317 (181Mbps)
        Via my GL-MT3000, connected to hotel ethernet - https://www.speedtest.net/result/17807031388 (490Mbps)

        I don't have my GL-AR300M with me, but if I did the wifi connected number would be less than 50Mbps. The ethernet one might be 50Mbps - maybe a little higher if there's not too much 2.4Ghz noise.

        • worthy1 on 03/06/2025 - 09:29

          Great to hear of real world results. Footprint aside would there be any benefit the MT6000 or the BE3600 has over the MT3600? Mainly will be used inside hotels and in a car for the family to connect to when we are overseas for a month. Will look to use a phone as a tether.

          • mmrazz on 03/06/2025 - 09:49
            +1

            @worthy1: I can't see any real benefit over something like the MT3000. Simple fact is that most hotels won't give you 500Mbps ethernet like I here, so as long as what you've got will handle that you're good. The travel router firmware is also normally better designed for this use case. eg, the moment you log into mine it's showing the screen to connect to wifi to share and showing exactly what it's connected to.

            Also worth remembering that once you get out of the travel-router world you're likely going to have bespoke power supplies, which gets annoying. Travel routers are generally USB-C which gives more flexibility (I'm currently powering my MT3000 using a tiny 20W anker power supply - far smaller than any router PS would be)

            • worthy1 on 03/06/2025 - 12:28

              @mmrazz: Thanks for the response! Will look at grabbing the MT3000

    • conant on 03/06/2025 - 10:34

      Hello mate, I have two silly questions, since I am not a frequently traveller -

      1. Can I use it to extend my exisiting router wifi?

      2. Can I use a usb sim dongle with it (and a powebank) - so it will be used like a mobile hotspot?

      Thanks.

      • maimai on 03/06/2025 - 12:32
        +1
        1. should be able to but as a seperate SSID so you will need to change networks manually.
        2. Yes, you can use a USB modem/phone or something and the router cna be powered using micro USB.
        • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 14:39
          +2
          1. I use 2 old routers — a Huawei and a TP-Link — daisy chained to the Mango, all with the same SSID/password. Works seamlessly.
          2. You probably don't need a powerbank with a USB sim dongle; the router will power it (unless you're on the go, but then the powerbank will power the router, which in turn will power the sim dongle). I use an old decommissioned phone instead. I have run into trouble of the phone powering off, but the solution to that is a USB splitter, so the phone can be connected to both the router and an AC charger.
      • Limbot on 03/06/2025 - 14:40
        +1
        1. Yes. Either via ethernet cable (Access Point) or wirelessly (extender) , though note that under extender you'll lose half your bandwidth. You can name the Mango the same SSID as your primary network if you want.
        2. USB dongle into USB port of Mango and powerbank to Mango will give you a mobile hotspot, or you could also USB tether your mobile phone.
    • XeKToReX on 03/06/2025 - 10:47

      Bought the GL-SFT1200 a long while ago, definitely regretting it.

      It seems there has been some activity from the SoC manufacturer but not enough yet.

      • mmrazz on 03/06/2025 - 12:29

        Yah, I used the GL-SFT1200 for several years. Works fine for general "travel router" stuff, but once you want to start doing VPN/etc then it's not great due to the older software. Eventually gave in and bough the MT3000 and haven't regretted it.

  • easternculture on 03/06/2025 - 08:18
    -2

    MicroUSB 🤢🤢🤮🤮

    No thanks.

    • Zimbyzim on 03/06/2025 - 08:32
      -1

      I know right, instant remove from cart.
      Manufactures need to sort their shit!

      • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 08:46

        For power only, not data, c'mon.

        What difference does it make, if the cable comes with?

        • easternculture on 03/06/2025 - 09:29
          -2

          Because i have phased out microUSB.
          Everything is now usbC

        • wwwsam on 03/06/2025 - 10:19
          -2

          SOL if you forget your cable.

          Almost nobody carries a micro-usb nowadays.
          Found that out the hard way and my only option was to pay for an overpriced cable from the servo.
          At least it was a reversible micro-usb cable so that was nice…

      • smartazz104 on 03/06/2025 - 09:29
        +2

        Manufactures need to sort their shit!

        The USB consortium needs to sort the shit that is USB C standards first.

        • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 14:40
          +1

          You mean different USB-C cables with different max wattages?

  • hsc21 on 03/06/2025 - 09:00
    +2

    Had it for a few years. Handy little device but wouldn't buy it now.

  • BoomTetrisForJeff on 03/06/2025 - 09:00
    +1

    i bought this couple years back for my japan trip and honestly i would not buy this again, max speeds i could get with it connected to airbnb wifi was about 5-15mbps and even then it was fairly unstable, if i connect my phone directly to the airbnb wifi it was 120mbps

    if you had it connected directly to ethernet then would be ok i guess, but kinda defeats the purpose of a travel router

    • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 14:42

      What did you need it for, then (that couldn't be sorted hotspotting your phone instead)?

  • ozchobie on 03/06/2025 - 09:09
    +4

    I thought it was Commbank for a sec

    • jlien on 03/06/2025 - 09:11

      haha same.

  • tomssy on 03/06/2025 - 09:12

    Is it mainly to share the Wi-Fi connection in case the hotel limits it to one device per customer?

    I’m wondering how exactly does it make it more secure.

    • daft009 on 03/06/2025 - 09:50

      yes, what you said and it can connect to a VPN over the hotel wifi

      • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 14:43

        So can any phone or tablet, no?

        • daft009 on 03/06/2025 - 20:59
          +1

          This will be one device for all your devices

    • mmrazz on 03/06/2025 - 12:39
      +1

      Historically the main purpose was to get around per-device charging at hotels (and/or device limits). That's very rare now days, so far less the purpose.

      The main benefits today are that you can just connect once to the wifi, and all of your devices will start working as they are using the router. There's a catch here, which is that then when you go to breakfast, or down to the lobby or wherever you'll be too far from your room, so you'll still need to connect to the hotels network there anyway. How big a problem this is will depend on you. (eg, I'm currently in the lounge in the hotel lobby as I got tired of being in my room - so I had to re-connect my laptop and phone to the hotel wifi here)

      Secondly you get your own local network, which is nice if you want to do things like take your own chromecast/fire stick/etc. They connect to your network, and you can stream to them/etc. Again, less beneficial than it used to be as many hotels have TVs now that allow streaming directly.

      Thirdly, you can run a VPN from the router and have all traffic go through. How beneficial that is to you I can't answer…

      Forth, sometime rooms have ethernet that is faster than wifi (see my example above). In that case you can get the faster speed whilst still using wifi from your own router. (But not with the router mentioned in this post!)

      Years ago I wouldn't travel without such a router, and I've owned multiple models over the years as a result. Now days I generally do still travel with one, but it's also one of the first things to be dumped from my bag if I'm low on space as the benefits just aren't all that great now days..

      • mmrazz on 03/06/2025 - 12:48

        And just to be clear NONE of these are benefits of the device actually listed here. Trying to use this device for the above will result in lower performance and less stability than using the hotel wifi directly, and only result in you wishing the windows in your hotel opened so that you could throw it out the window…

        • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 14:48

          Trying to use this device for the above will result in lower performance and less stability than using the hotel wifi directly

          I've had mine for a week. Very stable so far.

          it's also one of the first things to be dumped from my bag if I'm low on space

          This one is the size of a matchbox! Even a skinny jeans pocket can fit it in.

          • Limbot on 03/06/2025 - 14:49
            +1

            @wisdomtooth: I still carry a USB150 with me in my EDC IT kit for those just in case momemts……Thumbstick sized…
            Is it powerful? Nope. Is it useful ? Yeap :)

          • mmrazz on 04/06/2025 - 15:49

            @wisdomtooth: A week? How many different hotels have you used it at?
            If you're just using it at home or in a controlled environment then your experience isn't relevant to anyone using it as a travel router.

  • hsc21 on 03/06/2025 - 09:24

    The shadow is couple of bucks cheaper and essentially the same if colour is not important.

    • Limbot on 04/06/2025 - 15:51

      Shadow also has a high specced processor.

  • Gdsamp on 03/06/2025 - 10:30
    +1

    CommBank logo

  • blahoz on 03/06/2025 - 11:12
    +1

    Was a decent portable router until I replaced it with a GL Inet Opal for use whilst on cruises but with cruise lines now banning these now, need to find an alternative way to share Internet

    • MagicTsukai on 03/06/2025 - 12:18

      How do cruises ban this

      • terlalu on 06/06/2025 - 09:50

        They put the routers on their prohibited items list. Then they scan your bag as you embark, and confiscate it for the duration of the cruise.

  • Doowyah on 03/06/2025 - 12:10

    I sent my one back recently after finding it doesn’t handle hotel captive networks very well. Will save for the newer models which appear to be on sale too.

  • cornflakes on 03/06/2025 - 14:37
    +1

    "The MT300N-V2 is based on the MediaTek MT7628NN chip, and the AR300M is based on the Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531 chip. The AR300M is faster then the MT300N-V2, if you look at the rated speed for both OpenVPN and Wireguard on the GL iNet product pages for both routers.

    The Atheros QCA9531 chip is very well supported by OpenWrt, and I find it makes a very stable router. I own multiple routers based on this chipset, and it just works for me.

    The firmware from GL iNet for the MT300N-V2 uses a proprietary driver, which does not support EAP. On a personal note, my one GL iNet router that uses a MT chip has cost me more time and issues then any other of my GL iNet routers, so I will never buy another router based on a MT chip."

    Also, for those wondering about speeds. If superfast internet isn't a big concern for you it can do the job fine. Say if you're happy with 50Mbps. However, you won't get this speed if you connect the router as a wifi repeater, and then connect your device via wifi as well. Probably more around 20-30Mbps. Wifi repeater + ethernet connection will give you about 50Mbps.

    OpenVPN is also slow, 10Mbps when I've connected to my home router set up as an OpenVPN host. Wireguard would be faster around 40Mbps if you have a host device that supports it.

    I've used the Shadow (AR300) when I've traveled and it's fine for the small footprint/weight. I connect the Shadow to a wifi connection, and my laptop to the ethernet port for a 50Mbps connection. Then OpenVPN into my home network at 10Mbps and run remote desktop into my work computer sitting at home. There's a bit of input lag which is unavoidable with ping (worse the farther you are from home), but it's still usable and I've "WFH" many times while I've traveled. Even in Europe lol.

  • azzaparty2 on 15/06/2025 - 19:42

    It's giving Commonwealth Bank of Australia vibes

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