- GL.iNet GL-BE3600 (Slate 7) 5G Wi-Fi 7 Portable Travel Router, Dual-Band Gigabit Router with OpenVPN & Wireguard, Pocket-Sized

I bought this to address a specific network issue I was experiencing between my main system and a MS Surface Pro. I needed a way to increase the bandwidth between these 2 devices, and also provide Internet. On both systems I installed USB-C 2.5GB network adapters. I set the WAN port to a LAN port, and plugged both systems in. I connected the router as a client to the WIFI. Now normally, when you have both an active WIFI and ethernet connection, the primary connection always defaults to the ethernet. I manually set the metric on my main system to default to the WIFI. On the surface, I disabled the WIFI so it goes through via the travel router. This established a route from the main PC to the Surface via ethernet. After testing the speed between the systems, I was getting a solid 1.8Gbps. That perfectly fixed my issue, but wait....there's more.. Now that I had this very robust router up and running, I absolutely had to check out it's other features. The web interface is extremely intuitive and I quickly got a sense of all of the features available. I tested the VPN client by adding my ProtonVPN manually to the router, and it only took about 3 minutes to have it up and running and tested. It has AdGuard built in, which I won't need much at home since I run PiHole, but it will be very handy when I am travelling. There are a lot of options for remotely managing the router, but also it has an SSH connection. For the very tech-savvy, this is a welcome feature. There is a ton more I could spend hours writing about, but let me condense it down to this. I was worried about spending this much to fix a minor issue I had, but after seeing how perfectly it fixed the issue, and the additional tools that this adds to my travel kit, I am more than satisfied, This is high quality and worth every penny.

I’ve tested 4–5 different travel routers over the past six months, and the GL.iNet GL-BE3600 (Slate 7) is by far the best. It delivers a consistently stable connection and works flawlessly with both Android and iPhones. I primarily use a travel router to stream my son’s travel baseball games and to stay connected when I’m on the road. With other travel routers, I constantly ran into connection issues—especially when cellular signals were less than ideal. Troubleshooting was frustrating, since problems could stem from all kinds of factors. For example, with TP-Link routers, I eventually discovered they had issues with USB 3.1 Gen 2 cables, despite claiming compatibility. It took weeks of trial and error (and unhelpful support) before I figured out that swapping to USB 2.0 cables resolved the problem. In contrast, GL.iNet’s support has been fantastic. They were patient, responsive, and easy to work with. While I didn’t encounter the same cable issues with this router, I did experience a few minor bugs. Their team reviewed my user logs, quickly offered workarounds, and assured me that fixes would be included in upcoming firmware updates. That level of support gave me a lot of confidence in the product. From a functionality standpoint, the external touchscreen is a game changer. Being able to switch between repeater mode and tethering mode without logging into the app makes the experience seamless. The connection itself is rock-solid—rarely drops, and when it does, it reconnects automatically within seconds. I like to thoroughly test products before committing, and this travel router has proven itself to be a keeper. The build quality is excellent, the performance is second to none, and the support exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend the Slate 7 to anyone looking for the best travel router available today.

This thing is amazing. All our devices are connected to it via WiFi 7 so everything is really fast. When we travel we just connect this to the hotel WiFi and don't need to connect each of our individual devices. And a little surprise I didn't know is that it can use SurfShark, NordVPN and others if you already have those and want to use them. This lets things like a firestick think you are in your home area no matter where you are in the world. It also gives you total control of everything. You can setup port forwarding, guest networks, dynamic DNS and more. It was easy to setup and works really well. Highly recommended.

Great device. Very high speeds and coverage.

The best router I ever use in my life

Fantastiskt bra med många roliga funktioner. Har bara haft den ca 1 vecka.

Ik ga deze gebruiken voor de vakanties. Thuis zijn alle apparaten middels wifi verbonden met de gl.inet. Op de camping hoef ik alleen de Gl.inet met wifi te verbinden en alles werkt zoals het thuis werkt. Tevens kan ik de wifi via een exit node laten lopen, waardoor ik een beveiligde verbinding heb.

Ich nutze den GL.iNet GL-BE3600 (Slate 7) auf meinen längeren Reisen, die oft mehrere Monate dauern, und bin mit dem Gerät rundum zufrieden. Der Router ist kompakt, leicht und perfekt für unterwegs geeignet. Besonders wichtig war mir ein sicheres WLAN, und genau das liefert der Slate 7 zuverlässig, egal ob über WireGuard oder OpenVPN. Die Einrichtung ist sehr übersichtlich und verständlich gestaltet, auch für Nutzer ohne tiefgehende Netzwerkerfahrung. Innerhalb weniger Minuten ist der Router einsatzbereit. Die Benutzeroberfläche ist logisch aufgebaut, und man findet alle wichtigen Funktionen schnell. Im Betrieb läuft das Gerät äußerst stabil, keine Abbrüche, keine Neustarts nötig, selbst bei längerer Nutzung über mehrere Stunden oder Tage hinweg. Auch die Geschwindigkeit und Reichweite des WLANs sind für ein so kompaktes Gerät beeindruckend. In Kombination mit der flexiblen Stromversorgung (USB-C) und der Möglichkeit, verschiedenste VPN-Profile zu speichern, ist der Router ein echter Gewinn für alle, die unterwegs sicher online sein möchten, ob im Hotel, Ferienhaus oder Wohnmobil. Fazit: Ein sehr zuverlässiger und leistungsstarker Reise-Router mit hervorragender VPN-Unterstützung und einfacher Bedienung. Klare Empfehlung für Vielreisende!