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Price: $519.00 - $489.00
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Founded in 2010, GL.iNet is a leading developer of OpenWrt Wi-Fi and IoT Network Solutions. We build Wi-Fi routers, IoT gateways and remote device management platforms for a wide range of scenarios.

We bring powerful but affordable Wi-Fi networks to families across the globe. Our devices are highly customizable for creating a personalized Internet experience, and a remote device management platform for monitoring, analytics, and configuration.

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How to setup the Router?

All of GL.iNet’s devices have a simple and almost identical setup process, click here to learn about the first time setup.

Please check the instruction from our Official Docs.

How does this vpn replace a vpn service? Is the pre-installed as secure as a paid vpn service?

The router can NOT replace the VPN service. You still need to pay the VPN service providers to get the VPN service.

Can it in repeater mode connect with a hotel wifi that uses a web page for access to it’s network?

Yes, you could connect to the public or hotels' WiFi.

【Fast Wi-Fi 6 Cellular Router】GL-X3000 provides reliable cellular networks for remote access and high speed internet in urban areas with up to 574Mbps (2.4GHz) + 2402Mbps (5GHz) Wi-Fi speeds. Supports MU-MIMO technology for simultaneous wireless network connections in different scenario. *Speed Tests conducted on a local network. Real world speeds may differ depending on your network configuration.
【5G Network & Dual-SIM with Single Standby】Experience lightning-fast 5G speeds under both NSA and SA standards. Dual-SIM flexibility for selecting the stronger and faster ISP connection and automatic failover. Compatible with 4G LTE and 3G networks. AT&T & T-Mobile certificated.
【VPN Tunnelling & Remote Access】Provides pre-installed OpenVPN and WireGuard to support 30+ VPN services and encrypts all network traffic within the connected network so that the network is secured when connecting to a public Wi-Fi. Max. VPN speed of 150 Mbps (OpenVPN); 300 Mbps (WireGuard) *Speed Tests conducted on a local network. Real world speeds may differ depending on your network configuration.
【Customizable OpenWrt v21.02】Spitz AX is supported by our proprietary firmware based on OpenWrt (v21.02), providing more than 5,000 ready-made plug-ins for advanced customization. With minimal inputs, you could easily access our no-code interface within the Admin Panel.
【Free 10GB SIM card】The product package comes with a 30-day 10GB Free SIM card (DATA ONLY, NO TEXT, NO TALK), which includes 10 GB of premium data with speeds up to 580 Mbps. This SIM card is designed for seamless use with our GL.iNet devices (GL-X3000, GL-E750V2, GL-XE300, GL-X300B), offering hassle-free plug-and-play functionality. It connects to all major U.S. networks, with automatic carrier selection for great coverage. Once the initial 10GB data allowance is depleted, you have the option to utilize an alternative SIM card for continued usage or top up the SIM card.
【Powerful RV Deployment】Secure your network gateway in RVs and access multiple WAN connections with ease using GL-X3000's 6 detachable antennas and dual SIM card slots. For extra stability of your internet services in remote areas, you could also connect to your desired wired dome antenna.
【Reliable & Uninterrupted Internet】Spitz AX cellular 5G router with multi-WAN technology lets users utilize multiple connection methods, including Ethernet, Repeater, Cellular, and Tethering; Load-balancing capabilities let users distribute bandwidth by custom proportion among multiple connection methods; Supports Network Failover and the option to configure Failover priorities among multiple connection methods.
【Diversified Network Needs】Supports various network needs in your daily life, including remote work access to your company’s network resources through VPN Cascading, stable network connections with the use of multi-WAN in Office and RV, easy switching between digital devices during road trips, as well as secure co-working environment while using public Wi-Fi services.
【Flexibly Configured Network Settings】Supports both DNS over TLS and DNS over HTTPS to improve network privacy and security, providing you with the flexibility to choose between encryption depending on the network type.
【Supports GL.iNet Physical eSIM Card】Simplifying usage and perfect for individual users. We offer intuitive profile management programs that enable editing (adding/deleting) profiles stored on the card. You can easily switch between operators and countries, ensuring smooth and adaptable connectivity worldwide. *Need to purchase Physical eSIM Card separately* The cellular feature in Spitz AX (GL-X3000) is restricted in Russia, Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimean Peninsula due to modem limitations.
Reviewer: jubylei
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Update x2: Great modem once you figure it out.
Review: Second update: I found a way to use unlimited plus (no throttle) Verizon discount carriers on it: Visible ($45/mo) or Total($50/mo). It IS possible, with a very specific configuration to use Verizon (LTE+NSA only) and we're getting killer download speeds where no other internet is available, a few miles out of town, and no extra antennas, through an external wall. Yes, it will require some real research and work to get it set. Once set, we are solid. High speeds and very reliable.Update: A year later, still using the modem and pretty happy, actually. I figured out my speed issues are due to having a carrier that deprioritizes data when the network is congested. This can slow speeds hugely. On a flagship plan, things should be pretty good. I'm a bit out in the country next to a small town with one main 5g tower, so it gets great speeds when it's not too busy, and pretty slow speeds if it gets really congested. In town, I expect this would be much less of an impact, since speeds in town are huge. We took this unit on a car vacation for a week to Florida, and kept the kids online the whole way, hooked up in two different hotel rooms and friends' condo with speeds around 200 mbps down without much searching. Learning the local towers and the band-masking function on the unit help a lot. I learned the issues are generally less with the unit and available local towers. 4 and not 5 stars still because I really need to use a different modem for my smart home devices.One thing this modem has going for it: AT commands to change IMEI is pretty easy. Once that was set and getting my TTL set to 65 for Metro by T-Mobile, it connected. Tower lock is pretty cool to keep your speed pretty steady, unless your tower's signal is low or acting up today, and then you need to step back in and make changes because then you're not connecting at all. Also be warned, carrier aggregation is limited to 2 bands, that is, one 5G and one LTE band. This means it won't be as fast as other modems with 3 band carrier aggregation, though I understand those are a bit more expensive. It's pretty terrible for administrating a smart home. It can handle just a few devices at a time, but in the end I've gone back to my AT&T sim card with my rock-steady CAT18 4G LTE Cudy router, which is frankly much of the time almost as fast and can do combined 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks, keeping those slower smart devices synced up with the faster ones. This modem can only do separate 2.4 and 5 GHz Wifi, and didn't administrate the slower band very well. It does a good job if you just have some PCs wanting to hook up to a 5G 5GHz connection, and not far away from the unit. I also tried LAN out to WAN on the cudy. This took a good bit of setting changes to be able to get them to work together. To be fair there are plenty of options for doing this, though I found that using the Cudy router as an access point seemed to cut both routers' speeds in half, whether or not you leave the gl-x3000's wireless active or not. This setup also made video streaming almost impossible. Your wireless carriers will also still throttle you endlessly, though that's not GL.iNet's fault. VPN is still a must for PC video streaming, while streaming to TV seems to work pretty well. The very worst issue is that depending on your wireless band, you get 100% packet loss to many wireless devices connected to it, including phones and chromebooks. I think this may have something to do with the wifi frequency, because setting that seemed to help with some devices, but there are still moments of delay or no data passing through at all, leaving apps thinking they are offline, even if the device is connected. In the end, it's a solid 5G modem with just ok router capacities. It's supposed to be able to handle functioning as a WiFi repeater, or even as a tethering WiFi distribution device, but at $400+ there are much more affordable and honestly actually effective devices for that purpose for a fraction of the price.tl;dr:The good: Turns a basic wireless phone SIM card into pretty fast 5G home internet (if you can figure out settings)The bad: It's a pretty shoddy router for administering multiple devices, doesn't play well with LAN/WAN.The ugly: Limitedly customizable via a router interface, and doesn't outshine other 5G routers on the same service, especially for the price. In the end, I will probably end up returning this modem due to oddball snags, though I could learn to live with it.Maybe someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong with this one regarding settings to make it work better.

Reviewer: EmbeddedFlyer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: These are worth the money
Review: GL.iNet cellular routers are well worth the money. They're based on open source firmware and very feature rich. I can also highly recommend Tello as a T-mobile based cellular provider starting with $5/month data only plans that are compatible with GL.iNet routers. if you don't need 5G and WiFi 6, the much cheaper and smaller LTE Spitz also works very well. iNet routers offer lots of great features including the ability to reboot automatically every 24 hours to make sure they maintain a connection in remote applications or when you're away from home. These can also be used for backup/failover if your main broadband connection (cable/fiber) goes down. Many also use them in their RV, boat, etc. with the ability to attach an external high gain cellular antenna if needed.

Reviewer: Gavin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: T mobile compatible!
Review: This does work with T-Mobile. Requires some setup though.You need to insert the sim, then change the IMEI number.You can do so via this command in the manual command area. AT+EGMR=1,7,“IMEI NUMBER"you need to use the IMEI number on your tmhi provided router. You can find it on the back where you'd get the router WiFi password.Once you do all of this you'll need to quickly reboot the router. And then you should be connected to the web. 🙂

Reviewer: David
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great modem/router with lots functionality and external MIMO antennas for improved reception
Review: I already owned a GLi.net Beryl MT1300 when I heard about the Spitz X3000. So, I bought this as an upgrade for a hotspot that I knew the battery would become a concern. The external antennas immediately improved signal reception and the ethernet ports made connecting it to my network simple without the double NAT. I even have it connected to my old router for additional LAN connections with the Spitz handling DHCP. Do kind of wish it had more ethernet ports built in. WiFi is great and I think that comes back to the external antennas again. I used the mounting plate to attach the Spitz to an old camcorder tripod that let's me position it and aim for better reception.Even though it has an internal fan, I've added an external pc fan to cool it continuously because cell modems get hot. It's unavoidable but very manageable. The GUI is a great resource and provides lots of options to refine the system to your needs. Choosing 4G,5G NSA or 5G SA depending on cell network behavior is a huge help. There's also the added functionality of the LUCI settings and plugins which is a little advanced for me but I'm wading into it and glad its there. After a few months of use I'm currently very pleased with my investment, and would recommend it to anyone who is considering the Spitz X3000.

Reviewer: Tripping
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Crap Shoot
Review: I had no trouble setting up and connecting to T-Mobile. I used a hotspot SIM and got great download speeds until T-Mobile started throttling. But, I was not able to give this device a good test. I was not able to access the band locking feature. Even though I could connect to my PC's without trouble, I was not able to connect either of my android phones to WiFi network (I would get an error message that the password was wrong event though it was correct). I spent hours trying to find a way to connect the phones to the WiFi network without success. Then, after 2 days the device quit connecting to the Internet. I checked the SIM in my Inseego device. It connected to the Internet without a hitch. Returned the device to Amazon.Then I made the mistake of purchasing another Spitz Ax. This one was DOA. The Wifi lights lit up, but the Internet lights never lit up and I was unable to connect to T-Mobile. I also inserted the test SIM that comes with the Spitz AX. No luck.I am truly dissapointed with this product. I wanted to use this in my RV. The size of the Spitz AX is great. The fact that you can attach it to a window with the provided sticky pad is great. What would really be great is if the Spitz AX devices actually worked. The rating are good, so why did I get 2 devices that were defective? The good news for me is that both devices crapped out within a couple of days. Imagine if they dropped dead after the 30 day return window.

Reviewer: JpOnTheRoad
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Very happy with the router, specially the failover to 5g/LTE or wifi. A little tweaking in the parameter to make it failover faster and I can unplug the WAN during a call, fall over to 5g/LTE without dropping at all. You can have like 5 WAN to failover or balance with. So far I used it at home but soon it will be in my RV in pair with Starlink and 5g/lte failover.

Reviewer: Substancia3D
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: O router oferece conexão estável e rápida, ideal para casas com múltiplos dispositivos. Ele tem bom alcance de sinal, garantindo cobertura em áreas maiores. A instalação é simples e a interface de configuração é amigável, permitindo ajustes rápidos. No entanto, em ambientes com muitos obstáculos, o sinal pode perder força. No geral, é uma ótima opção para quem busca desempenho sólido e facilidade de uso.

Reviewer: Mr Smith
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Bt 500mb is now finished after a 2yr contract, they offered a new contract which after 2 years would come to the grand total of £2087.76.I paid £342 for my spitz gl-x3000 thanks to a 30% off Amazon promo code.Added a £20 per month unlimited 5gData sim card .I were sceptical before buying such an expensive product as the sim card plugged into my Samsung s24 phone, 5g was intermittent and only showed 1 Bar in specific areas of my house.I researched wether or not a 5g/4g router had stronger capabilities than a cellular phone,mixed reviews.Bit the bullet so decided to purchase this product.It WORKS, I'm in a poor signal area however the 6 Antennas pick up download speeds on average of 90mb, the wifi output signal to multiple devices is strong also.The reason I originally contacted myself to 500mb speed was I'm a gamer, games update alot and use lots of data, this is the only downside, as mentioned I'm in an area of low 4g/5g maybe I'll try adding an external antenna for the full 5g potential.I've currently got 7 devices connected and they work seamlessly.If this product stays reliable for 2years one will save £1265.76

Reviewer: Sven
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Super Router. Läuft jetzt bereits seit einigen Monaten ohne jegliche Probleme

Reviewer: Olfa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: je donne 5 étoile car aucune baisse de débit constaté.j ai eu un beug u niveau soft qui a été efficacement pris en charge par le support.les fonctions fournis répondent exactement à mon besoin

Customers say

Customers like the ease of setup and value for money of the networking router. They mention it's very easy to configure via the Admin GUI, is user-friendly, and is worth every penny. Customers are also happy with the build quality, features, and flexibility. However, some customers have mixed opinions on functionality, signal quality, and speed.

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