GL.iNet GL-E750V2 (MUDI) 4G LTE Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot for Travel | Mobile Hotspot Device, OpenWrt, OpenVPN, WireGuard, 7000mAh, Global Version

Very nice and reliable. Just popped in my phone sim with data and it worked right away. Must charge every night when I get home. Speeds capped at 150MBps. Enough for road trips and kids are connected to streaming HD videos

Works great with Verizon. Great for those who are on the road a lot and can’t quite rely on hotel internet. Speeds are entirely dependent on the area. I bought this and used it first in the Scranton-Wilkes Barre PA area, and was seeing speeds from anywhere from 20-60 mbps. When I used it in the Benton harbor MI area, I was seeing a bit more (both had full bars of signal). Ping on this during games is SIGNIFICANTLY better than on hotel WiFi. You can also use this unit as a repeater. Gl.iNet sells a dedicated pocket router that acts as a repeater and WAN, that isn’t all that much cheaper than just getting this, so the value for money on this is pretty great. I use a generic network switch to get more ports and it works great. BE SURE TO WRITE DOWN THE IMEI OF THE ROUTER BEFORE YOU CHANGE IT IN CASE YOU NEED IT AGAIN. The “app” that this uses is very powerful, but could be confusing to those that are new to networking terms and protocols. WOULDN’T recommend to beginners, or those who can’t follow a guide. There’s a huge community on these, but they all speak assuming you already know the basics.

I got this to have wifi over cell service in foreign countries but have not yet tested that out. I have used it here in USA to make sure it works and keep the firmware updated. The unit is very slow to initialize but once running seems speedy enough (for 4G). The inbuilt battery makes this a little heavy (approx 2 lbs) but the battery can be used to boost other devices in addition to powering the router. Run time on battery will vary, I don't have a number for that but have tested it for nearly an hour without trouble. It can be charged while in use. If your hotel room has a network jack you can use this unit to route through it. All routing can be done as a firewalling router - a feature I demand - and thus presents only a single device to your hosts network. Firmware updates occur frequently and I believe are based on DD-WRT code base, I see new patches every month. A nice feature is that it can link onto the host network utilizing a VPN tunnel so your traffic is not visible on the host network, and multiple devices can use the VPN transparently. It's a well thought out unit and seems well supported. I heartily recommend it if you have a need for a flexible travel router.

An excellent router and modem. My SIM card didn’t work at first, but I read the instructions and entered the correct APN and voila, it works like a charm. I love the WireGuard vpn feature.

Unfortunately, this beast of a unit is a worse performer than the 5 year old jetpack my carrier provides. It is slow to connect after cold boot, runs hot even on "standby" mode, nor does the battery survive longer than a few hours (again, even on "standby" mode with no clients connected to wifi, only 5ghz radio on). The oled is one of those small arduino hobbyist displays, the whole thing feels undercooked. I do enjoy my other GL travel routers, though

It doesn't connect with devices. Battery life is short. And expensive.

First, this product is great. That said, if you are not comfortable learning new things it might be a bit harder to use. It covers dozens of options from just LTE / Wired internet access point, being a bridge to hotel and plane networks, to LTE backup for home networks. If you think it isnt working for your use case, you are probably doing it wrong. The ability to add extra plugins from openwrt is awesome and the 7k battery storage is nice. This replaced an LTE modem _and_ my hootoo travel hub at the same time. Normal use cases: cell signal for internet in GL -> all your devices (set in router mode). Works great for both wifi connections and wired ones. hotel or airplane internet -> GL -> all your devices (set in repeater mode). You connect GL to plane or hotel, you connect all your devices to GL. Advanced cases: cell signal for internet in GL as fall back to normal internet (Cable, fiber, etc) -> home router. Works out the box with unifi wired internet into GL as Access point -> wifi for all your devices rv with skylink + GL -> wifi to all devices on the move. (failover or loadbalancing)

I wanted to like this router. The fact that it runs OpenWRT and provide a lot of options were huge bonuses for me. It made it easy to, say, spoof an IMEI so I could get free cellular hotspot from my free cell line. The ability to mutl-WAN via wifi, ethernet, and cellular were also huge. The built-in VPN and Adguard support were a nice bonus. The big problem was that this modem only supports LTE. 5G support would have been nice. GL.iNet makes 5G routers but only for RV. They recently refreshed The Mudi but only for eSIM support. Why not throw a 5G modem in? The wifi on this thing is also quite poor. I get better wireless speed from my LTE-only iPhone XS max over hotspot with the same SIM card. Strangely, a lot of the times, the upload speed is higher than the download speed. This is true regardless of whether the Mudi is using cellular or even ethernet. The ethernet is another issue. I have gigabit internet. I don't expect Mudi to be pulling gigabit speed but like it's like 20mbps down at best over wifi. I get 200+ mbps with my old Airport Extreme on wireless AC. I have also found the wireless connection to be somewhat unstable from time to time too. Connecting to the Mudi via the app or even the browser can be hit or miss, sometime it just doesn't load. Overall, this could be a compelling package if GL.iNet improves on the WiFi performance and puts a better 5G-compatible chip (with mmWave support, please). Please also integrate an ethernet port into the router instead of having me to attach a dongle and please make it at least gigabit, 100mbps in this day and age is way outdated.

Veramente ottimo, funziona perfettamente con TIM. Unico punto, devi sapere cosa stai facendo e cosa stai comprando, non è plug and play.

it’s pretty slow to start up, the proprietary adaptor for ethernet is annoying, even set up from an iphone hotspot can take a bit of work to get it going buy having the vpn and storage is pretty handy design wise it’s slippery as hell and will get scratched up a rubber base or rubber feet would really perfect an already great product 5 stars cos it’s better than the nighthawk m1 i replaced it with and isn’t obscenely expensive

Quite complicated to set up!

A great LTE router that really meets what you expect from it! Pros: - OpenVPN and WireGuard support out of the box. - Excellent battery life, I got about 7-8 hours with a working VPN when connected via cable without WiFi. Just enough for a working day. - Compact and convenient. - Excellent OS, OpenWRT gives a lot of opportunities if you know what you are doing. - Very easy to set up and connect - Wireguard speed is about 30 Mbps without problems. Cons: - As many wrote, it heats up a little, but for the most part this is not a problem if you do not leave it in a closed case at +40. - The speed when working through OpenVPN is very weak, I got about 1-3 Mbps, so expect that you need to use Wireguard to get normal speed. Conclusion: Excellent LTE router for travel and remote work, I recommend it if you are looking for a reliable and compact solution with VPN and kill switch.

Excellent router