Flint 3 is our first Wi-Fi 7 home router, designed for home users and small offices. It delivers ultra-fast Wi-Fi 7 speeds, 5× 2.5G ports with 10Gbps aggregation, and robust VPN capabilities, along with AdGuard Home and Parental Controls. Flint 3 is built to meet the evolving demands of modern networks with efficiency and reliability.
too slow mate :-D
I put an order through. Did you grab one?
Yes I have. I was waiting for this for a long time
The product 'Flint 3 （GL-BE9300）Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 Home Router - Super Early Bird / US' is already sold out.
wait what
lol
I thought I might have been a bit overzealous setting a reminder and refreshing right on 12:00:01 but it appears not haha
Failed to look up my address at checkout and OOS after a few minutes
Such good value. I had been looking for a Wi-Fi 6 or 6E unit with 2.5G to upgrade my aging AC router but they only either had one 2.5G port or astronomically expensive. To get WiFi 7 with customisable/flexible firmware and 4 2.5G's for under 200 clams is a total steal.
Not really. 5ghz is worse performance as well as some other aspects.
Personally I'd choose the flint 2. Only FOMO drives me towards the flint 3.
Having missed the super early bird, flint 3 is dead to me.
Congrats to everyone that got in, the rest you pay extra and wait mid July.
Ugh I do want to be future proofed but im not that desp. 1gbps is enough, no way ill afford the 2gbps NBN speeds.
I think 2.5g only starts mattering when you're doing high bandwidth network stuff. 1gbe should be plenty for the forseeable future, at least with our infrastructure
Yeah, and if I was, in that instance, I would rather be aiming for 10gbps.
The Tri-band wifi 7 is a great feature tho, because as that can often do over 2gbps alone.
Where as Wifi 6 80mhz can do 700Mbps.
I assume 6E does only MAX 1.75Gbps, but more like 1.2Gbps.
It's only combining these damn bands together that we'll ever reliably get over 1Gbps, and with Tri-band, it's over 2Gbps for sure.
WIRELESS 2GBPS NBN = TRIBAND WIFI 7.
Someday. 😔✊
I do like the idea that bugs and problems are better ironed out with the later purchase.
I also have seen the comparison stuff where people rag on the Flint 3 and say the 2 is still the way to go?
So it may be better to get the discounted 2?
Please note that the Flint 3 may be a downgrade for some in terms of Wifi 6 (5GHZ) and Wireguard VPN speeds.
https://preview.redd.it/flint-3-vs-flint-2-is-it-just-me-or-…
thanks for the comparison! im still happy with my flint2!
Likewise Flint 2 is stable and fast, I will look at wifi 7 when my devices can use it most seem wifi 6.
Also seems to have slower VPN/wireguard speeds. Could be due to having a slower CPU clock.
It's still available for "early bird" and "pre order" options at $139 and $159 USD respectively, delivery mid-late July.
I’m hoping to get a flint 1 or 2 at a clearance price :-)
Same…
what are the advantages of this router compared to meshed eero or similar system. eero have traffic/app blocking too. you can also run adguard separately
I can see the low price but if I need mesh then this is probably isn't for me
I think I'm pretty happy sticking with my Flint 2, but I have to admit not having the 'latest' Wifi 7 could eat at me, even though performance improvements are likely to be negligible (and even worse for 2.4/5Ghz bands compared to the Flint 2).
The super early bird deals on the gl.inet devices are probably the cheapeast you'll be able to get them, even after 1-2 years.
Having beta tested the Flint 3 here's my take and as always YMMV!!! :
Flint 2 if you:
Only have up to WiFi 6 devices
Want a tried and tested WiFi 6 solution
Only require 2 X 2.5Gb ports
Not worried about futureproofing or technology FOMO
Flint 3 if you:
Have lot's of WiFi 7 devices
Want:
-6Ghz
-MLO
-5 x 2.5Gb ports
-WiFi 7 advantages
-All the advantages of WiFi 7 speeds etc internally on your network.
-To future proof your network
-Have bad technology FOMO
Normally I would replace my main router with new products as they come out once they've been tested and proved stable (Convexa-Velica- Flint 1- Flint 2) but in this case because the Flint 2 is performing so well and my household only has 4 WiFi 7 mobile phones, I've left the Flint 2 in place and my Flint 3 is being used as a router for only my equipment off the main network to play with. I mean thanks to Mr Abbott and Mr Turnbull I'm pulling a huge 80Mb down on my FTTN cable (well 70 Mb with SQM turn on).
It's a nice bit of kit but I just don't have the WiFi7 devices nor the internal/external network needs to put as my major router when the Flint 2 is doing a great job.
"I mean thanks to Mr Abbott and Mr Turnbull I'm pulling a huge 80Mb down on my FTTN cable": totally agree.
I also think Telstra could have been more proactive in getting rid of the copper network and pointing out all the problems with the old wires and connections.
Funnily enough the contractors started prepping for fibre down my street last week. That's the good news…. The bad news, they decided to cut the copper cable while doing some trenching :P
That's crazy, flint3 for flint2 price
Anyone knows if Flint 2 can be set up as a mesh node with Flint 3
I can't see why not
Not a mesh mode as such, but you can set it up as an AP or a repeater (same SSIDs and passwords). No roaming though, so your devices can still stay connected to the router that is further away.
I'm pretty sure OpenWRT has a method of doing mesh. You may not be able to natively do it via the default interface, but it should be possible. Google "OpenWRT Mesh"
Got another $5USD off by signing up to GL.iNet newsletter and spinning the promo wheel.
used this code 5OFFON got $7 USD off on the top. ozbargain community is awesome….
Thank you @luckylittle for letting us know about this….
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beat me to posting by 20 seconds. lol