GL.iNet GL-X3000 (Spitz AX) Cellular Gateway 5G Router for House & RV, Wi-Fi 6, Detachable Antennas, Dual-SIM, T-Mobile & AT&T IoT Device Certified, Family/Rural Area/Road Trips

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.

I cannot add much more than what others said about it (the good things), but I can say what I needed it for and how it worked out. TL;DR: I needed it to provide both a stable local WiFi LAN and high-speed T-Mobile "5G UC" Internet for my Samsung Android devices in my car. And it was a major success. FULL STORY I have all Samsung Android devices and use a Samsung account with them. I need them to network with each other while also having internet access. I used to do this by setting my phone as a hotspot and sharing data, and calling/texting with my tablet, which is mounted on my dashboard and connected to my car via Bluetooth. The problem is that T-Mobile reduces speed when using the phone as a hotspot for my tablet (or the phone just runs slower in hotspot mode). On my phone alone, with "5G UC," I can get a sustained 1.5 Gbps in some parts of town. But when the hotspot is running to feed data to the tablet, the speed drops to as slow as 5 Mbps and is unstable. This wasn't going to work. My first solution was to get a dedicated hotspot device, and I did try a couple that failed hard—Inseego and Netgear. I suppose they would be fine if you're taking it with you to a stationary environment, but I needed this to be seamless and on the go. This solution had major issues: 1. The hotspots were battery-powered, and this created an issue where you either have to manage them every time you need to use them, or leaving them unmanaged means the battery will drain. Or in some cases, you need to physically turn them on or wake them up. 2. The Inseego m3000 hotspot, for some reason, did not allow devices connected to it to see each other, therefore breaking my Samsung ecosystem between devices. 3. The Netgear Nighthawk hotspot refuses to connect to T-Mobile 5G at all, but the connected devices to it can see each other. 4. Both hotspots couldn't get a real signal unless it was in the open air, but the Inseego did do much better indoors since you can force it to only use 5G, where the Nighthawk will not let you switch, and it always defaults to 4G. So I was back to square one when my tests all failed. Then I discovered the Gl.net, read the specs, and it looked promising, so I got it. I moved my T-Mobile $30 25GB hotspot SIM to the new device, and it just worked. As a bonus, even inside my house, I can get stable 2-3 bars of 5G UC, where my phone can only get 1 bar (or it drops to 4G). When I confirmed my connection worked, I installed it in my SUV, in the back cargo area, under the floor (extra storage), using a 12V cig cable run under the floor to power this up. Now, when the car turns on, this turns on. When the car turns off, this turns off. No need to manage it, just set it and forget it. As it turns out, with a lot of testing, this was the solution to my problem, because: 1. It's not a hotspot, it's a real 5G/4G modem with real antennas, and it's a real Wifi router, so networked devices can see each other—all devices connected to it are on a real LAN. (Important for my Samsung Android setup.) And the WiFi signal itself in the SUV is strong. 2. It connects to T-Mobile 5G at home, in the car, on the road, and remains stable. Keyword: STABLE. 3. Not battery powered, turns on and off with the power source (like in a car). This means not having to set any battery saver or sleep options, which also means no need to manually turn it off and on each time I get in the car. 4. Doesn't need to be out in the open, it picks up signal and gets fast speeds on 5G UC, avg. about 150 Mbps from inside my SUV's cargo space, tucked under the floor. I would probably get 500+ Mbps if I used an external antenna mounted on top of my car, but I wasn't doing this for the fastest speeds, just something 50 Mbps+ and most importantly, a STABLE connection, which this has. For my use case, this was perfect. But the added bonus of it working at home really is great because sometimes I lose internet at home, and this serves as an awesome emergency backup. The only downside I've had so far is that when starting up, it can take a couple of minutes to actually connect to 5G and also advertise itself to my other devices so they can auto-connect. But that's not a deal breaker at all for me, just something that I wish was better. But it is much faster than both the Inseego and Netgear. Overall, it's been great for what I needed it to do, and even if I didn't need it for this specific use case, it's a good product for other uses.

I've been using the GL-X3000 cellular gateway for a while now, and it has completely transformed our internet. Living in a rural home, our BT fibre connection was painfully slow, giving us only about 2 Mbit/s down and 1 Mbit/s up. Since installing this device with a 5G SIM, we're now getting a consistent 175 Mbit/s down and 4 Mbit/s up. The difference is night and day. It’s definitely on the expensive side, but I’m now confident it was the right call for a stable and powerful connection. One of the first things I have to mention is the support team. I had a specific question about the configuration and reached out, expecting to wait a while. They got back to me surprisingly quickly with a detailed, knowledgeable answer. It was great to deal with someone who obviously knew the product well. The device itself is incredibly well-made. You can feel the quality as soon as you unbox it; it has a reassuring weight and solid construction that makes you feel it's built to last. Beyond the sheer speed increase, the other features are what make it a truly standout product: Connectivity Options: The dual-SIM feature is fantastic for ensuring the connection is always on, automatically failing over if one network drops. It also handles Multi-WAN, so you can blend different internet sources. Modern Speeds: It combines that powerful 5G modem with Wi-Fi 6, so the fast speeds are delivered effectively to all my devices. Built-in VPN: The onboard WireGuard and OpenVPN clients work really well and don't seem to create a bottleneck, which is a big plus for security. OpenWrt: The fact that it runs on OpenWrt is a huge advantage if you like to tinker and customise your network settings. So, while it's a significant purchase, its performance, solid build, and the surprisingly good support have made me feel it's worth the investment. If you're stuck with poor broadband and need a serious, feature-rich cellular router, I'd highly recommend it.

Der GL.iNet GL-X3000 überzeugt in vielen Bereichen und ist für mich eine klare Empfehlung: - Software: Sehr gute Umsetzung dank OpenWrt – flexibel, übersichtlich und mit vielen Erweiterungsmöglichkeiten. - Verbindungen: Sowohl WLAN als auch 5G laufen stabil und zuverlässig, ohne Abbrüche. - Geschwindigkeit: Hohe Datenraten sind problemlos möglich. Aufgrund des verbauten Qualcomm X62 Modems werden allerdings keine absoluten Spitzengeschwindigkeiten erreicht. Für den Alltag reicht die Performance aber locker aus. - Bufferbloat: Ein klarer Pluspunkt ist die Möglichkeit, mit OpenWrt die Latenzen durch Traffic Shaping zu optimieren. Allerdings ist die verbaute CPU hier der Flaschenhals – mehr als ~300 Mbit/s mit aktivem SQM sind nicht realistisch. Trotz dieser Einschränkung bleibt der Router ein sehr starkes Gesamtpaket. Wer Wert auf stabile 5G- und WLAN-Verbindungen, flexible Konfiguration und gute Alltagsperformance legt, wird hier fündig.

I bought the GL.iNet GL-X3000 (Spitz AX) 5G in Dec.2025 when my previous modem just died after 1 1/2 years. I was lucky to get it at a discount at the time, but it is worth the full price. With the previous modem I spent a week looking for the best position for reception, which wasn't easy considering the awkward size and shape it was, looking more like a hot water kettle. The Spitz AX gave me more than twice the speed, straight out of the box, wherever I put it. I will probably never use all the possibilities and settings available. But they are there if you need them. Previous modems became a security risk because of the lack of firmware updates by their maker, although they worked well otherwise. The GL.iNet GL-X3000 (Spitz AX) uses OpenWrt software, which promises many years of use. The technical support was also very responsive. I contacted them with a firmware question, and they came back fast and willing. They had solved my problem in no time. They also have a very useful page with user manuals on their website.

OMG what a beast. A true all-in-one solution. The data on signal quality in the admin portal make it easy to point the antennas (which makes a big difference in up/down speed). Easy to switch between WAN options (5G, thether, ethernet). Only downside is that it doesn't support real e-sim. You'd need to get a physical sim from your provider or purchase a "physical e-sim" from GL-inet.

Il GL.iNet GL-X3000 (Spitz AX) si presenta come un gateway cellulare di fascia alta progettato per utenti che richiedono connettività ultra-veloce, flessibilità nella gestione della rete e sicurezza avanzata. Dotato di Wi-Fi 6, supporto 5G NR e funzionalità avanzate come OpenWrt e dual-SIM, questo router è ideale per applicazioni residenziali, aziendali o per chi viaggia spesso. Pro Connettività avanzata: Wi-Fi 6 (AX3000): Offre velocità fino a 3 Gbps, supportando connessioni stabili e ad alta velocità per più dispositivi grazie alla tecnologia MU-MIMO. 5G NR + Dual-SIM: Garantisce connessioni mobili ultra-rapide con supporto per la rete 5G NR. La doppia SIM è ideale per failover o combinazioni multi-operatore, utile per RV (veicoli ricreazionali) o reti mobili. Multi-WAN: Permette di configurare connessioni WAN multiple, offrendo opzioni di failover o bilanciamento del carico per garantire continuità del servizio. Sicurezza avanzata: OpenVPN & WireGuard: Include supporto nativo per client/server VPN, garantendo connessioni sicure per utenti remoti o ambienti aziendali. OpenWrt: Basato su una distribuzione Linux open-source, offre una vasta gamma di possibilità per configurazioni personalizzate, firewall avanzati e app di terze parti. Design pratico: Antenne rimovibili: Le antenne esterne migliorano la copertura e possono essere sostituite per potenziare ulteriormente il segnale. Compatto e robusto: Ideale per essere trasportato o montato in ambienti diversi, come case, uffici o camper. Facilità d’uso: Interfaccia intuitiva: GL.iNet offre un’interfaccia utente ben progettata che semplifica la configurazione e la gestione, anche per chi ha poca esperienza con router avanzati. Supporto MU-MIMO: Migliora le prestazioni in ambienti con molti dispositivi connessi. Contro Prezzo elevato: Rispetto ad altri router, il costo potrebbe essere proibitivo per utenti che cercano una soluzione di base. Configurazione avanzata non adatta a tutti: Le funzionalità avanzate come OpenWrt richiedono un po’ di competenza tecnica per essere sfruttate al massimo. Antenne rimovibili limitate: Sebbene siano un plus, potrebbero non offrire miglioramenti significativi in tutte le situazioni senza accessori aggiuntivi. Ideale per Professionisti che viaggiano frequentemente o lavorano in remoto, soprattutto in aree con copertura Wi-Fi limitata. Utenti che necessitano di un accesso a internet stabile e sicuro in ambienti dinamici (camper, fiere, luoghi remoti). Appassionati di tecnologia e amministratori di rete che desiderano un controllo avanzato sulle configurazioni. Conclusione Il GL.iNet GL-X3000 (Spitz AX) è un router eccellente per chi cerca il massimo in termini di velocità, sicurezza e flessibilità. Con il supporto per 5G, Wi-Fi 6 e funzionalità VPN robuste, è una scelta eccellente per utenti con esigenze specifiche e disposti a investire in una soluzione versatile e affidabile.