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GL.inet GL-AR750S-EXT (Slate) Micro/Travel Router $82.72 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Yes, they have asked for another deal to be offered to Ozbargain. I always check with them at the end of each posting to make sure that each bargain does sell some units and they do. I guess because either people miss the other postings or haven't got the money at the time or don't have a use at the time or …

If you're not interested, move along, nothing to see here …….. 😉

GL-AR750S Slate(amazon.com.au) Normally $98.48

New firmware 3.100+ supports TOR in the standard interface out of the box
Also there's a testing firmware that runs Adguardhome
Can be remotely managed (to some extent) by their app or via the internet on their Goodcloud package and this package can also be used to create a Site to Site SDN with other Gl.inet products

Small, flexible and low power requirements.

See some of the other deals for this unit for comments about usage and common questions :)

Specifications:
Powered by Qualcomm QCA9563 SoC, 775MHz CPU 300Mbps(2.4G) + 433Mbps(5G) high speed Wi-Fi DDR2 128MB RAM
Support external MicroSD card storage up to 128GB
16MB Nor flash + 128 Nand flash
Small, light, easy to use
LEDE/OpenWRT pre-installed
Support WireGuard, OpenVPN, Cloudflare DNS over TLS
3 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
2 External Antennae

Some quick thoughts, ideas, comments (in no particular order)
*If you use as a WISP repeater then you repeat on one band and LAN on the other for "full" bandwidth (unlike a single band unit like the Mango)
*Supports out of the box OpenVPN and Wireguard Server and Client and with the latest firmware TOR client.
*Firmware now available with Adguardhome baked in
*VPN access on/off can be controlled by a physical on/off switch.
*Via the web interface you can switch VPNs. I have a Wireguard client back to my home router server for security and Australian internet access but also have 3 OpenVPN countries setup on Nord/Pure for geographical VPN. It's easy as dragging a CFG file into the interface to setup and the web interface lets you change between them
*One thing that isn't mentioned is the security implications on connecting to an open network. Using this you end up with your own firewalled, subnetted network (This is why Chromecast will work on a hotel captive portal network)
*While default is 1 WAN and 2 LAN ethernet, if you are using WISP you can change to 3 LAN ports
*Because it's OpenWRT based you can add any of the packages out of the OpenWRT repository. I have run VPNS, AdBlock, Transmission Torrent downloads to the USB stick connected etc
*It can also be used as an AP or repeater. Handy because of it's size
*5V/2A means you can run off a phone power pack, modern PC/Tablet USB port, Car 5V adapter or powerbanks.
*Full LUCI interface can still be accessed outside of the Gl.iNet wrapper
*There are alternative firmwares out there - Native OpenWRT, RooTer…..
*If you're on holidays with the family you can configure all your devices to attach to the Slate and as you move from free WiFi to free Wifi you don't have to reconnect all their devices just the Slate once. You can put a USB stick on it to share music/movies/photos (or in a car, or on a plane) even without an internet connection.
*You can connect a 4G USB Dongle to it (as long as it's supported by OpenWRT) or USB tether you mobile to it and use as a router to share the LTE.
*Because the router presents itself as a device to the network, and all connected devices to the Slate present as the Slate (if that makes sense), gets around restrictive WiFi networks where you can only have a limited number of devices. Useful too if you're paying for per device.
*It's a great small and versatile unit. It won't suit everyone or every circumstance, but if you've got a use for it they're a great jigger :)

Price History at C CamelCamelCamel.

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closed Comments

  • +5

    What's Travel?

    • +4

      IE. Going to work

    • +3

      Micro/Travel - small scale travel, e.g. between home and supermarket (<5km).

      Other types of travel may be available.

    • Something people did back in the old days…

  • +2

    Here is a review on the device - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0K5bTlXPdY

  • +1

    A special thanks to
    @OzBargaïn
    @TThomas
    @haisergeant
    @toasty
    @lostincanberra

    for the never-ending dedication to upvote all the deals from @Limbot

    You must love travel routers because these are just so useful

    No wonder, these deals are wildly popular with a whopping 161 clicks on the link

    • +2

      Hmm, I’ve not done any research So I can’t comment on this specific incident, but this comment does intrigue me in people gaming the system here…

    • Perhaps it is because some of us have bought GL.inet products (I have purchased three - used at home, by my kids, and traveling) and have REAL experience of using them. Some of us even appreciate the detailed reviews that Limbot have provided.

      Others may experience misadventure on rocking horses.

      YMMV.

      If it isn't of interest to you, why bother with the backhanders?

  • +1

    Got one of these things a few months ago.

    Have been using it at home (to have my own private network separated from the rest of the sharehouse) and it works really well.

    Also created an access point and bridged it to the WAN port so that my housemate could get decent speeds in his room, without accessing my private network.

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