Don’t buy 5G Netgear M6 or RUTX50 without watching this first! Spitz AX GL-X3000 5G Router Review

[@SimonWad]

Thank you very much for this video. I occasionally dabble with Gl.iNet devices, but didn't realise that they had this functionality. I currently use a Netgear M2, paired with a more basic Poynting antenna (a holdover from difficult COVID times). As you point out, the external antenna connections on the Netgear devices leaves something to be desired. I will definitely consider the Gl.iNet when I build my van.

[@daveroberts-bridgnorth]

I have been researching replacing my Teltonika rut950 for my campervan & expected to buy a Teltonika router of some sort. Having watched this video I bought a GL-X3000 and it’s brilliant! I have been out today and it hasn’t missed a beat. Thank you for drawing my attention to it as I hadn’t heard of it before. Brilliant presentation 👍

[@ExploreVanUK]

Thanks for sharing! Glad it was helpful!

[@jrgenstrayqvale4359]

How do you run this on a 12V system? Seems like it only has a 230V adapter?

[@ExploreVanUK]

@@jrgenstrayqvale4359 It is native 12 volts - the adapter just changed 240v AC to 12v DC so you can plug it into a mains supply.

[@DarlyB]

Looks ideal, even better Amazon now has a 30% discount on it so £342. Great video explaining the features of it.

[@SpatchcockRat]

I'm running a pair of RUT956's through a TP-Link ER605 load balancer in my van. Total cost was £490 but the advantage is I can run SIM's on different networks and the load balancer chooses the fastest one by default.

[@ExploreVanUK]

Thanks for sharing. Personally I would have gone with the RUTX12 www.solwise.co.uk/TL-RUTX12 with its built in twin Cat 6 modems and built in load balancing. For £315 (with our 10% discount at Solwise.co.uk) for a cleaner set up, delivering the same functionality but with higher performing / carrier aggregating modems than the Cat 4 in the RUT956. You can see our review of the RUTX12 in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmeYZoBveMiMnLc But one advantage you have is redundancy if one of the units fail.

[@SpatchcockRat]

@@ExploreVanUK It was mostly the redundancy I was after as I work remotely and travel between the UK and Bulgaria. In Bulgaria I have a fast cable connection, but the service was intermittent so I purchased a RUT956 as failover when the cable goes down. Then after 18 months I decided to fit one in my van and realised if I ran both into a load balancer I could use 4 SIM cards. That way I don't need to swap SIMs every time I get to Bulgaria. I just set a limit on roaming data on my UK SIMs and everything switches over automatically when I get to Bulgaria.

[@chrisandfab]

Amperage, amperage, amperage !!! ..... surely the #1 factor in evaluating a mobile router (how many days can your van stay on-line without hook-up, especially with you absent - I leave my webcams on and my router on for security, but even a pocket 4g router will drain a 120ah Lithium on it's own in a month which ain't good when teh solar is covered in snow and you're trying to keep the LiFePO4 above zero) ?

[@ExploreVanUK]

I’ll do a test on it and let you know. It’s a good point but for us even in winter our solar puts in far more than the router and cameras on the van use. The quoted power consumption is

[@66mjtaylor]

Going to give this a go here in Spain and see how it works out, ordered direct from GL inet Europe and with a bit of discount got it for €396 euros shipped, so good price I think. Will test it with Vodafone Spain and see what we get

[@66mjtaylor]

Just as an update, router arrived from Germany nd have set it up - only using internal aerials at the moment but using a Vodafone Spain SIM card the download speed increased from 75mb to 122mb and the upload from, 33mb to 59 mb, . I was well impressed how easy to setup, now considering an external aerial when budget allows as the poynting here in Spain are mega expensive

[@Hen9n5ing]

@@66mjtaylor Thanks for your feedback! May you give an update on which device you have used previously?

[@66mjtaylor]

@@Hen9n5ing previously I was using this one HUAWEI B535-232 CAT7 300Mbps 4G/LTE WIFI ROUTER

[@olivern4784]

​​@@66mjtaylorNice increase with just the supplied antennas. PS How does that compare to the speeds obtained by your phone.

[@66mjtaylor]

@@olivern4784 using my phone I get in between the previous router and the new router, so faster than the basic one but not as fast aa the this new piece of kit

[@dave40612]

Great video and their routers are excellent. The setting up of a VPN could not be made easier, although I'm yet to try Wireguard which is a faster protocol. BTW on Prime Day (8th Oct 2024) these were £329

[@streetster20]

Really great video, useful and detailed overview of these offerings - thanks! 😊

[@robtheplod]

The RUTC50 is out July 2024 - the RUTX50 unit but with WiFi 6!

[@ExploreVanUK]

Yep it is - but from my perspective, if running primarily on Celullar, that is pretty much always going to have a lower performance than WiFi6 - so I can't see it bringing a significant improvement to most people.

[@octavian-codrut.popescu]

@@ExploreVanUK Well, I am not using it in a van and WiFi 6 allows me to cast video between my devices in my internal network.

[@timothyrichards6297]

Hi, love your vids and as I’m about to install a new WiFi system and electrical system in my van in the next few months I am watching all of them! One question as was wondering, with the increasing use of eSIMs these days, are there any mobile routers that will take an eSIM? It would appear to be the way forward. I think there is a Mifi that takes them but I want a proper router.

[@ExploreVanUK]

It's a great question - but I'm afraid I am not aware of any! As you say, there are a few MiFi battery type devices but they are 4G and none that I know have the ability to connect an external antenna. I think it may be some time before we start seeing them in Routers as I suspect more routers are used in fixed locations rather than mobile, so for most customers an eSim would add little benefit. But you never know - ultimately I suspect physical SIMs will phase out but I think we are some years from that.

[@Tom-le2px]

Hi, thank you for the review and legwork much appreciated, is it still performing as good as your review from 10 months ago as considering grabbing one on Black Friday Deal

[@ExploreVanUK]

Glad it’s helpful. Yep, it’s still our main source of internet and now the prices is down even better value.

[@Tom-le2px]

@@ExploreVanUK I have ordered the router at great price £311 :) I would appreciate your recommendation for a suitable puck type antenna for the router as I want something with small footprint to mount on a magnetic mount to my campervan roof to avoid drilling holes. Appreciate you videos, very informative and helpful. Thank you

[@ExploreVanUK]

Great hope it works as well for you as it does for us. I’d recommend the Poynting Mimo 4 which we try out in this video if you are looking for low profile. New Poynting Mimo 4 LTE antenna, is it any good? Campervan Motorhome Mobile Internet kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGecgn2tnqeZhc0 The Mimo4-17 model suits this router well. You can see it here at Solwise www.solwise.co.uk/A-MIMO-4-17 And you can get 10% off with the voucher code EXPLOREVAN You can get magnets from Poynting for it but we just grabbed some from Amazon.

[@roger_VK2VRK]

A nice enough modem but lacks the polished experience the Teltonkia offers. Particularly when it comes to connection maintenance, pinging and mobile data reset. I haven't seen this feature yet in the x3000 Great review, greetings from Australia.

[@elixier33]

Fantastic review however, I would definitely be using EE if I wanted maximum performance in a 4G area and also because they cover it just substantially better than 3s. I use both networks on my home broadband and get over a gigabit on both networks with this device. Really good review thank you

[@mtriggol]

A word of warning for anyone thinking of buying a GL iNet Spitz AX for the UK market it does not work with the EE mobile network. After three day of GL iNet technical support team trying to resolve the the issue it would still not work. The SIM card was checked with EE tech support and they confirmed there was no issue with it, the SIM also worked perfectly with another 5G mobile router. In the end it has had to be sent back - a note on this GL iNet were adamant the issue was with the SIM and not the router so the return was at my cost!

[@ExploreVanUK]

Thanks for sharing. We have successfully used it with a Now / EE Sim without problem though.

[@VedranMendelski]

hey man, love the video! I'm looking for a static 5G router (with or without the external antenna) for my house, no need for portable option but this spitz ax looks great even for a static deployment. Or should I go with some outdoor CPE ? Thank you

[@ExploreVanUK]

Personally I would go with the something like the Spitz - that way you can see how it performs internally and add an external antenna later if you want to. With an external CPE unless your devices are always close to it the WiFi Range could be a limitation for you.

[@modernbike3878]

Very good video with tech info. Just mentioning that same device is available with battery built-in

[@tonym2540]

Because of this great review I switched just as I was about to buy a RUTX50 to the GLX3000 instead. I've also subscribed, and am eagerly taking in your other videos. You mentioned in one of the comments that you use a DC voltage stabilizer for this device. But what about all the other DC devices in my van? Do I really need one for each? I have a whole suite of Victron products, including a Multiplex II so I'm not concerned about the AC signal. But after your comment I looked into it a little and got confused as to whether I needed to worry about the stability of my DC supply for various devices. Maybe you could do a video on this topic?

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi, it may be over kill but particularly since moving to a Lithium battery set up where the voltage when charging can get up to 16v, I prefer to use stabilised power supplies on more sensitive / expensive equipment that don't confirm they have a high tolerance for voltage variation. EG I don't on Teltonika routers as they state they can be used from 9v to 30v But for the Home / Consumer Routers / TV / Satbox as they state 12v I do. For simpler equipment lighting etc ro equipment specifically designed for use in campervan / caravans that I expect to have a higher tolerance of voltage fluctuations I don't bother.

[@tonym2540]

OK -- I was thinking that maybe I could get one device that would stabilize the voltage to my DC panel and then all my DC loads would be stabilized. I wonder why that wouldn't work? If it doesn't, it seems according to what you've written, I have to do work to figure out which things are sensitive. Anyway, once again a great video! I watched it a second time and would only suggest that you somehow speed thru all the times when Internet speed is being measured.

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi, yes that would be an option but again may be overkill as you would need to size the stabilised supply for the current of all your items being on at the same time to be safe. It really depends what you are planning to power. Thanks for the tip - I did actually speed up the video sections of the tests, but sounds like I need to speed them up a bit more to avoid boredom! thanks

[@4aneme8R]

We often camp in the US in areas where we are lucky to find a cell signal. and most always have to use a directional or omnidirectional antenna and more often than not using a We Boost signal amplifier. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times we have had 5G and have fingers left over. One example Lake Superior Provincial Park Agawa Bay, aim the antenna at the cell tower which is just outside the park through the trees. I have just acquired a Nighthawk. we will see how it does next year. Hard to get a signal is the main challenge here.

[@ExploreVanUK]

You might want to look at the Starlink Mini we tried out in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH-khHmEoaekoLcsi=nHE51BAoZWCo7ybV

[@4aneme8R]

@@ExploreVanUK Way too expensive and from what I am hearing too easily blocked by trees.

[@ExploreVanUK]

@4aneme8R depends what you use it for you can see us using it in the forest and for anything that doesn’t need low latency it performed very well.

[@MrJpegi]

In T-Mobile GPS is a very important feature in a router as they often sell internet locked to a location of your home

[@ExploreVanUK]

This is not something I’ve heard of as we don’t have T-Mobile any longer here in the UK. Other than the Teltonika range of routers and obviously phones I’m not aware of many routers that have GPS built in.

[@MrJpegi]

@@ExploreVanUK I live in Poland and they give us antennas in T-Mobile with built-in GPS. Its an antenna with a WAN connection. Now T-Mobile will enforce this geolocation on other countries. At least a youtuber Nater Tater said that in his latest vid. And yeah I've been browsing the web for few last days and there's no better solution than Waveform 4x4 + RUTX50 for T-Mobile wireless. The antenna T-Mobile gives is crappy, it can get to 110Mbit/s but there's no specification and it looses signal during the day even on strong POE (I've tried many). Antenna is produced by Wistron Neweb, but when you browse their site it looks like some chinese startup. Only on forums I've found the max gain of that T-Mobile antenna could be 10dBi, no mention about gains for exact frequencies so I would say its mediocre, most antenna producers write that their max gain is high. And it's not MIMO4x4 for sure. Can't wait until I get my ultimate set.

[@MrJpegi]

@@ExploreVanUK I've tried using Nokia WAN antenna but it didn't have the GPS and speed dropped to 0.1Mbit/s

[@cchung3311]

Anyone know when a 5g Wifi 7 version is next due?

[@flyblu80]

These tests make you smile. Rather does the apps select the ca bands? Is it possible to do cell lock?

[@ExploreVanUK]

Bands can be selected manually or automatically and can also be locked to Tower ID.

[@alanknight6764]

Hi there, good vids as always. I have bought the GL-XE3000NR (one with the battery), and I am trying to figure out what APN settings are needed for a SMARTY sim. the device doesn't seem to offer the same fields as we would expect, Instead its looking for Protocol (fixed as QCM?), Port = /dev/mhi_QMID . Have you managed to unravel this conundrum by any chance?

[@alanknight6764]

Don't worry its suddenly started working... strange

[@ExploreVanUK]

Great you are up and running. Ours just worked when putting our smarty sim in. But sounds like yours has now done the same.

[@Curzonparkboy11]

I have the same issue but with an EE SIM just can’t find how to enter the APN settings in the parameter fields provided on the GL-3000, - any chance you could screen shot settings please so I can possibly see what I’m doing wrong

[@alanknight6764]

@@Curzonparkboy11 Ihave just created a doc with screenshots hopefully this helps docs.google.com/document/d/1gN0XukOElrdGkPKj5iJPq2NmJAKedsiiVeaNjw72K-A/edit#heading=h.nmu3i8qfev92

[@confusedjohn46a]

Hi, Solwise are out of stock of the A-MIMO-4-17. Would the A-MIMO-3-V2-17 be a suitable alternative? It seems a little more expensive but otherwise almost idential

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi John, yep the A-MIMO-3-V2-17 would be perfectly suited - it's a little physically bigger than the Mimo4 but we've used one for the past couple of years before the Mimo4 came out and it has been great.

[@confusedjohn46a]

Ah thats brilliant, I need to get it fitted prior to the van being delivered and so can't wait for stock. Thanks again for your help@@ExploreVanUK

[@mattt1974UK]

Great, do you know the max number of WiFi connections the GL-3000 can accommodate. I need something for a public building.

[@ExploreVanUK]

I understand it is 184 max simultaneous WiFi connections.

[@Pyromasaur]

How long does the GL-X3000 run on its internal battery when you're on the go?

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi the GL-X3000 doesn't have an internal battery. To get an internal battery you need the GL-XE3000 unfortunately we've not tried that model.

[@allanhaagensen536]

Many thanks for the video, very usefull. Im just looking on the solwise website and they offer the new poynting mimo 4, 4-1 antenna with 4x4 mimo ports only. Would this antenna better suited to the gl_x3000 router rather than the 7-1 version? am i right in thinking this would use all 4 ports/antenna cables available on the router as if using the mimo 4, 7-1 antenna there would 3 ports/cables not used? kind regards Allan.

[@ExploreVanUK]

The 7-2 version is best suited if you plan to use it to connect to WiFi hotspots at all as this has a 2x2 WiFi antenna as well as the 4x4 LTE. If you don’t plan to connect to WiFi hotspots you could leave the on unit WiFi antennas on the Router and use the 4-1 for the 4x4 LTE. Personally I would go for the 7-1 (it’s just the GPS antenna that is unnecessary). As you can see in the video having the external WiFi antenna is useful.

[@allanhaagensen536]

@@ExploreVanUK ok great, many thanks for the further explanation 👌🏻.

[@markpearson8360]

Hi Mike, I've bought both the router and the 4x4 mimo. How did you connect the router into your 12v system? Cheers

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi Mark, I simply used a regulated 12v supply power supply into one of our Leisure battery powered accessory sockets like this one. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311949784514?itmmeta=01HPP1ZC8MM8G5KH3T4KVMTJNA&hash=item48a1a7f5c2:g:WYIAAOSwLwBaYFJM&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8KAcKpO7hpFaM%2BKHtHS2yqWq2iBmbthH7j2q6%2B2PyoljTQz8BtTagEuAPHNK4RB8Zo2iyqZuHJiCUmopdX0FZqmKFfBhjk4fR9jr2Nepuo8N2gpa4ostkDFjaiOiE9eJAUCbPw1yN3yJvAQokiR9MTUStd6d9h7%2BUDX3ZQUtn7ufXMZbclhTRzMoKuklmGLh2DQnorgudphLfm6a4u3oRgCBBiUA1q0a3PvkrvYUOnM4IJm4YkkmMqhFkWgAOdeQt0Ir3MhKSDT6%2BEYxHx1p8KFFtVImy%2BpKPRFagn7tld9wyekSOB76WAkdyCbfpJzqmg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMtMT9wbVj

[@markpearson8360]

@@ExploreVanUK any ideas on best way to hard wire it in? I don't have any accessory sockets so will need to build one

[@ExploreVanUK]

@@markpearson8360 Personally I would hard wire in a fused accessory socket and then use the plug in adapter, but you could use a Buck-Boost such as this one to hard wire it. amzn.to/42IcUYp I would always suggest adding suitable fuses.

[@markpearson8360]

@@ExploreVanUK will wire a socket in. The difference between an "ok" bit of kit and a "superb" bit of kit is often a simple power supply cable. Well worth feeding back to GL-inet 😃

[@ExploreVanUK]

@@markpearson8360 To be fair one of my bugbears is suppliers that include every lead under sun, irrelevant of what you need, not only does it ultimately put the price up for everyone, but you end up with a ton of useless leads that end up in landfill somewhere. I do agree that a "Home" version with mains adapter and a "Mobile" version with car adapter would be good idea. But even then you would still need to wire in an accessory socket.

[@adrianjones5678]

Hi finally got one AX3000on Amazon day… £329 bargain, however, got it working on auto settings and also got App working as well, however, any chance of more stuff on setting advance settings it asked me for root password ? Great vids so considerations on vpns etc

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi - great buy! I do have a advanced "settings" video in mind but not sure when I will get around to it. I want it to cover both the Teletonika range and the GLi.Net so there is quite a bit of leg work. Watch this space!

[@TAREK.0]

Well, well-explained video bro🎉 What do you suggest for tower lock ??

[@ExploreVanUK]

To be honest I rarely use tower lock - however it can be useful if you are at a large event and the nearest tower is over subscribed and causing the performance to be low. If there is another tower available you can lock it to that to avoid it keeping changing back to the local one.

[@TAREK.0]

@ExploreVanUK i have found zte mu5120 that have Qualcomm SDX62 chipset what do you recommend for performance whith the gl x3000 and over all speed .thanks in advance

[@Ryan-fi3dq]

Hi. Great videos as always and really appreciated. Would I be able to use this router with my current Poynting POY MiMo-3-12 Antenna? I would like to upgrade from my Nighthawk M2 Thank you very much. Ryan

[@ExploreVanUK]

Glad you like the videos and that they are helpful. You have a couple of options with the potential move to the GL-X3000. 1. Use your 3-12 for 2 of the antennas and the supplied on-unit antennas on the other 2 - this will maximise the connection on the primary bands, but would to some degree reduce the performance on further aggregated bands or even make them not possible to connect to at all. But it would work and in strong areas would work ok. Essentially this is how your M5 router would be working now as it only has the connections for the 2 external antennas. To maximise the performance you could: a: add an additional 2x2 Mimo antenna (ie the same as the 3-12 you already have. to connect to the 2 extra LTE connections, whilst continuing to use your existing 3-12 b: sell on your current 3-12 and buy a 4x4 mimo compatible antenna - this would give you the option to get one with integral WiFi antennas as well to utilise the external WiFi antenna connections on the GL-X3000. I can imagine there is a reasonable market for the 3-12 as lots of people out there have routers with 2x2 connections. Obviously if you were selling on the M5 you could bundle it. My choice would be to go with a Poynting MiMo4-17 www.solwise.co.uk/A-MIMO-4-17. But I do know its an extra expense!

[@Ryan-fi3dq]

@@ExploreVanUK Thanks so much Mike for all your thorough help and information. I will certainly upgrade the router first and then look to change the Antenna. Thank you.

[@OOTheBlueAir]

if I just want 100gbs speed, but I need low ping and latency, I use ethernet from my router. I have a CPE pro 5 2021 now, and it's only reaching a 50gbs signal. should I just try an antenna? or get one that unlocked to I can fiddle with the settings. ? I have around 500 meters to my 5g cell tower no building blocking. thanks.

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi there are lots of things that could impact the performance so it’s very difficult to say what is best with out experimenting. It could be that the tower is overloaded causing the bandwidth to be lower or that it has limited bandwidth to start. It could be congestion just on the band the CPE is using or it could be across all bands. Or it could be to do with signal. I would say signal is unlikely given your proximity to the tower (assuming you know that tower is for your network.) A more professional router where you can configure the band to use may help you avoid congestion but if it is across all bands it wouldn’t help. My starter would be try moving the location of your CPE to see if it improves if it doesn’t vary it’s likely to be congestion rather than signal. If you have a 5G phone I’d put a sim of the same network in it and go closer to the tower and see if it has better speeds. Ping latency will also vary depending on the reason for the lower speed. So afraid it’s a case of trial and error on this one.

[@OOTheBlueAir]

@@ExploreVanUK many thanks, when I move my router, up it have a better signal. on 5g from 3gbs to 55gbs, would you recommend using the hacked tool what allows to you swap bands on the locked one? ithink my router is a 4g first and 5g underneath to boost up speeds?>? idk what that is called. cause there no 5g only option to select. also my 4g is giving me around 100gbs cell tower same place as the 5g, there's only 2 career towers I can swap between here, and yea idk if they are throttling me from beginning . but I dont think so, when I have the combine signal of 75gbs 4g and 55gbs 5g on the test internal on router, I sometime see 200gbs speeds I even saw 300 one time, but maybe thats just luck on the bands it selects and users and then distance to tower.

[@OOTheBlueAir]

@@ExploreVanUK RSRP -75 RSRQ -6 to -11 Sinr is always over 20 its when I lock the router to 4g.

[@OOTheBlueAir]

@@ExploreVanUK I just looked at the bands, on auto it selects the 10MHz@3700(B8) + 10MHz@1644(B3) + 100MHz@639334(N78) -109dBm 5G RSRQ -5.0dB 5G SINR 12dB ms is bad on this on the 4g I stays under 40, but speeds s are over 150,mbs, and have a signal strength of 75% 4g and 55% 5g, is the N71 band better?

[@andrewmillerphotography]

Yopu've got me! Is it possible to connect direct to a 12v van system, or do you need to use the supplied plug / 230v?

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hey! It is 12v DC input (and I have heard it has a high tolerance) so will probably be fine connected direct, but to be on the safe side I use a 12v stabilised adapter like this one. amzn.to/49X6nvP

[@andrewmillerphotography]

@@ExploreVanUK Tyhanks - apprecioate the fast response. I'll get a socket to install the 12v into as well then!

[@paulcheesmur1858]

HI. Thankyou for your review. I am currently trying to decide between the RUTX 50 and the GL-X3000 for my campervan. I see on Amazon they are now offering 25% of this router so £366 Which seems a good deal. The RUTX50 with your Discount on Solwise Is around £450. I will have poynting Mimo V17 on the roof so all antennas will be outside to give me the best chance of a good signal. I was going to go for the RUTX50 but this new device is a little cheaper and looks a little easier to use for a novice. If you was going to buy one of these 5G routers. Which one would you choose? Is the RUTX50 a bit more complicated to set up and use over the GL-X3000? I would love your Opinion as I know your knowledge on this subject is vast. Keep making the great videos as these are always a big help. Thankyou for the content. All the Best Paul.

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi Paul, glad it was useful. That's great to hear that the discount has been increased. Given what you have said about your usage I think in your circumstances and at that price I would go with GL-X3000 I did find it easier to set up and get running. The App was particularly useful and easy to understand for checking how it was performing / connected and what devices were connected etc. The RUTX50 is still great and definitely a more robust design and being Cat 20 rather that Cat 19 may be ever so slightly better performing, but I would say it was a bit harder to get your head around everything it can do and has features you probably wouldn't make use of. Either way you end up with a great router! Hope that helps!

[@paulcheesmur1858]

Hi. Thankyou for your Advice. I did purchase the GL X3000 from Amazon £366. I need to buy a 12v Cigarette socket 2.5 amp power lead for the Device but cant seem to find a 2.5amp Version. I dont want to damage to Router using the wrong lead. On Amazon they seem to be 2amp. Some Advice would be great Please. I see you were using the router in your Van so Assume you have the correct lead. Where would I find the correct one. Thankyou.@@ExploreVanUK

[@paulcheesmur1858]

Thanks for the information. I brought the GL-X3000. Do I need a regulated power lead for running the router of my 12v system in the campervan or can I use a standard cigarette socket lead. Do you recommend a lead suitable for the job. Looks like the router runs 12/24 volts 2.5amps. Thanks.

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi Paul, technically I’m told the Router would be fine run direct from the 12v leisure system in a van as it has a good voltage tolerance. But just to be on the safe side I use one of these regulated power supplies. amzn.to/3SxCnk2 which is rated to 5 Amps.

[@ChristopherSmith-um9vo]

It is not this simple for when i put a sim card in its no connection even with the imei

[@ShiroeH]

I don't know but I don't think it's a fair comparison between mobile Hotspot (router) and a regular router or not? It's clearly netgear m6 have good features for a mobile Hotspot if there is a cheaper and better than m6 & m6 pro tell me if it is possible

[@ExploreVanUK]

If you need it to be mobile the GL-X3000 Spitz AX is available with a built-in battery as the GL-XE3000 Puli AX Personally I would preference the ZTE MU5001 over the Netgears, but neither would have the features and flexibility of the GL-iNets.

[@ShiroeH]

@ExploreVanUK Thanks a lot for your response. I really do appreciate it. And I hope GL-X3000 support the frequency in my country

[@bennyt4903]

What is the most important LTE FDD statistic? Is it RSRP or RSSI or RSRQ or SINR?

[@ExploreVanUK]

They all play there part on performance, essentially Signal strength, quality and amount of interference can all impact the actual speed/bandwidth you are able to use.

[@airsouthwestfan]

Ooh this is good information as im desperately trying to learn as much as possible about getting wifi into my camper van. I need to be able to video conference call with as little risk as possible to interruptions so speed needs to be considered. Im looking at the GL-X3000 thanks to your video, but im also looking at the MIMO-19 rather than the link you have supplied which looks to be the MIMO-17. Obviously price is a difference (your discount helps, thank you!) but take price out of the equation, which would be best? Thank you in advance

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi, for the GL X3000 the Mimo 4 17 is the perfect partner. The Mimo 4 19 adds additional WiFi antennas to make it 4x4 Mimo for WiFi but as the GL X3000 has 2x2 WiFi connections, two of the connections on the antenna would be wasted so there is no point depending the extra, in my opinion. Hope that helps.

[@airsouthwestfan]

@@ExploreVanUK Thank you for taking the time to reply. Im grateful for your advice! The Mimo 4 17 it is then :-)

[@airsouthwestfan]

@@ExploreVanUK apologies for being a tad thick....but I have one more question. Both the Gl-X3000 and MIMO 4 17 arrived. Still awaiting the Smarty Sim to come through the door. However, to connect the antenna to the router...im assuming I connect the LTE cables to the 5G NR ports and the Wifi Cables to the Wifi Ports. Sorry sorry sorry! Told you I was thick! At least when it comes to this sort of tech. Thank you in advance and for your patience.

[@ExploreVanUK]

No worries, Yep that’s right, the 4 LTE cables go to the 5G and the WiFi to the WiFi. For the WiFi connections you’ll need to use the adapters that come with the Mino 4 as they have slightly different SMA connections so you don’t accidentally mix up the antennas. Just ignore the GPS connection

[@airsouthwestfan]

@@ExploreVanUK The 4 LTE Mimo cables connect easily to the GLX3000, but the 2x wifi cables don't. So im assuming the GLX3000 wifi antennas do the trick? Honestly, thank you so much for your help! Much appreciated! If I could subscribe more than once to your channel, I would. Invaluable! Cheers

[@kr.3563]

can you just connect it to the van battery with 11Vdc - 15,4Vdc? Or does it need exactly 12Vdc?

[@ExploreVanUK]

It would probably be fine connected direct to the van but just to be on the safe side I always use a regulated power adapter with anything that doesn’t specifically quote its safe voltage range. I think this is the same as the one I use. amzn.to/3xHG7HL

[@frankterrazone9686]

I live in an apartment. What can I use to getting better wifi and internet.

[@ExploreVanUK]

In a stationary location I would look at getting Fibre Broadband rather than cellular, unless you know the cellur coverage and performance is good.

[@UrbanExplorer614]

When you tether your mobile, does it use it's own internal antenna or use the external one connected to the GL-X3000? I'm trying to work out how to add an external aerial to my phone, so I can tether from that.

[@ExploreVanUK]

Afraid it uses the phone internal antenna. Unfortunately I am not aware of a current modern phone that allows an external antenna to be connected.

[@유튜브파노라마카메라]

Can I use only two 4G LTE SIMs? Does the speed come out well?

[@ExploreVanUK]

Yes you can, obviously you wont get the benefit of 5G speeds but it still performs well on 4G.

[@germainvanderlinden3558]

I just started a 360 photobooth business and im lokking for a mifi router because we have alot off issues with wifi on our events.. is this really gonna help cuzz i have 89.9 up and 46.3 down on my own telefoon ?

[@ExploreVanUK]

If your Mobile is performing to that level everywhere you need it to its unlikely a router with external antennas will massively improve it. They are worth it where the signal is poor and your mobile only gets a poor signal or no signal at all.

[@RedcubeX24]

How does the speed of the Spitz compare to the RUTX50 though?

[@ExploreVanUK]

You can see our review of the RUTX50 here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqXEZmSJpZyDsLc As the specs are extremely similar from a modem and WiFi perspective the cellular performance to device with the same antenna is likely to be pretty much the same when other factors are consistent. The speed is much more likely to be impacted by the network, band, load on tower etc.

[@RedcubeX24]

@@ExploreVanUK i havent found any information about the Modem used in the RUTX50, but was looking at the TRM500 modem since it is much newer and I already have a Router I could use. Maybe i'll test both and sell the one performing worse.

[@ExploreVanUK]

​@@RedcubeX24 That is an option. The TRM500 is Cat19 but the Modem in the RUTX50 is Cat20. (though it's not likely there would be too noticeable a difference.) The key difference for me would be the lack of dual sims / failover etc in the TRM500 and the need to do all your network from a separate router. - It doesn't appear to have a LAN connection so it would have to all be done through the USB-C interface presumably. As you have to put the TRM SIM actually inside the unit (taking it apart) if you wanted to switch SIMS regularly it would be a pain.

[@maxastuto]

good morning, I am aware that this router has the "failover" function which is the function when a primary source ceases the connection (ethernet or sim 1) it automatically switches to the other (for example from ethernet to sim 1 or from sim1 to sim 2) . I am aware that it also has the "load balance" function, i.e. with multiple sources connected to the network (e.g. Ethernet, SIM 1 and SIM 2) and multiple connections (e.g. PC, tablet, home automation, video surveillance, etc.) with the load balance the bandwidth coming from the Ethernet is distributed for example to the tablet and video surveillance and that coming from the SIM card(s) instead between home automation and PC). I would like to know between the two routers "GL.Inet Splitz x3000 vs TELTONIKA RUTX50 , it is possible to have the connection from all 3 sources (or at least 2) at the same time to have the total sum of speed and bandwidth on a single connected device (e.g. PC for heavy downloads). Thank you

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi - its a good question. My understanding is that the Load balancing is based on a connection basis - rather than a device basis. eg if your laptop establishes multiple TCP connections to various web servers, these connections will be balanced across the multiple WAN interfaces defined in your load balancing setup. What this wouldn't benefit is where you were carrying out a high load single task eg downloading a file from a server using a single connection, its speed will be limited by the speed available on the single WAN it has utilised. It's worth noting that, as the GLX 3000 and RUTX50 only have a single modem, you can't load balance across 2 SIMs, as only 1 Sim can be connected to the cellular network at one time. You could however load balance across a WiFi connection, Wired LAN Connectiona and a Cellular connection. Hope that helps.

[@maxastuto]

@@ExploreVanUK Ok thanks for the reply. Reading the manuals of the two routers (GL.Inet Splz GLX3000 Ax and Teltonika RUTX50) It could be that I misunderstood, but this is what I understood: MULTIWAN: the router has the ability to access the web network from multiple places (Ethernet - Sim1-Sim2). Precisely for this possibility of multi-access at the same time, there are the options: 1 - "Failover" mode which in the event of disconnection from the primary source (Ethernet), automatically switches to the secondary (sim1) or tertiary (sim2) source. The priority order is an example but could not necessarily be in this case order. It depends on the priorities given in the settings: so it could also be primary source (SIM 2), secondary source (Ethernet) and tertiary source (SIM 1) or other combinations. 2 - "Load Balance" this mode allows you to balance the available bandwidth coming from multiple sources (Ethernet, SIM 1 or SIM 2, Tethering etc.), on each connected device equally, in case there are multiple connections to the router (such as tablet, notebook, PC, home automation, etc.). Therefore it is bandwidth drawn from multiple sources but distributed to multiple connected devices. Considering that the router will be connected to both the home fiber (which in my case has little bandwidth (50Mb) + approximately another 100Mb of the 5G sim card) I would like to combine the two bands to be used in a single connection (home PC). So what I would like to know instead is whether with multiple sources (at least Ethernet + a single SIM given that the modem is unique) and only 1 connected device is it possible to have the sum of the bandwidth and therefore the speed coming from 2 sources but with only one connected device. A sort of multiwan but with the load balance concentrated on a single connected device that performs heavy downloads in which the bandwidth and speed must come from the ethernet device and the SIM

[@ExploreVanUK]

@maxastuto Multiwan is just the generic term for having the ability to connect to more than one Wide Area Network (eg cellular, Wired, WiFi.) Failover and Load Balancing are different settings for the Multiwan. This means how the PC can use the load balanced multiple WANs depends what you are asking the PC to do. When load balancing one device can use bandwidth across multiple WAN connections for different tasks, but not for the same task. Eg when load balanced the PC could use one TCP connection via the cellular for watching Netflix and one connection using the wired LAN to download a file (from a single location) at the same time. But it couldn’t use part of the bandwidth from the cellular and part of the bandwidth from the wired LAN to just download the file faster. However, if the file was in multiple locations and downloaded via a torrent it could download part of the file from one location on one WAN and another part of the file from another location on another WAN at the same time.

[@ExploreVanUK]

If you do really need a connection that exceeds 100 Mbps to carry out a single task - point to point - then you would need to look at IP bonding either via software or hardware. You can find out more about that and services that provide it here. It also explains why Bonding is different to Load Balancing. massive.io/file-transfer/what-is-bonded-internet

[@maxastuto]

@@ExploreVanUK Do you know any router model you can recommend that has the Wan Bonding function between 5G LTE and Ethernet connection? Which one would you recommend between the GL.Inet Spliz GL X3000 AX and the Teltonika RUTX 50?Many Thanks for you response

[@bobf.7238]

Your video review has neglected the single most important point. The GL-X3000 uses a Qualcomm X62 modem chip and the Netgear M6 PRO uses the far superior Qualcomm X65.

[@ExploreVanUK]

I wouldn’t say the X65 was far superior to the X62. X62 has slightly lower peak performance potential but otherwise they have very similar capabilities. From my perspective the limitations of the Netgear being a consumer focused router way outweighs the marginal potential benefit of the X65 which would likely only be apparent in near perfect cellular conditions.

[@davidsturgeon9298]

Hi - is there something (dual sim) between the spitz ax and the huawei b535-232?

[@davidsturgeon9298]

@explorevan

[@ExploreVanUK]

Teltonika do a number of dual Sim routers of various specs. To be comparable to the B535 the RUTX09 which is Cat 6 with dual Sims. You can see the specs here. www.solwise.co.uk/4g-routers-rutx09 Remember you can get 10% discount with Solwise using the Discount code EXPLOREVAN. If you want to exceed the spec of the B535 but without going as far as 5G the RUTX14 is Cat12 and has 4x4 Mimo antenna connections. www.solwise.co.uk/TL-RUTX14

[@natzakaria]

Does both sim work simultaneously?

[@ExploreVanUK]

No, it only has one modem so switches between the 2 Sims depending on the settings. The only unit we have tried that has 2 Modems is the RUTX12 but it’s only 4G+ Teltonika RUTX12 Dual modem router - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmeYZoBveMiMnLc

[@swleek]

I currently have a pointing 5-1 arial ie 2 lte, 2 Wi-Fi, 1 gps. If I was to use 2 of the lte as external and 2 using the internal supplied aerials what would the effect be?

[@ExploreVanUK]

Hi, as you can see in the video the unit performs pretty well just with its on unit antennas, it will obviously perform best with all the antenna connections made to external antennas but there is likely to still be a benefit if you connected the 2x2 externa antenna to two connections and left the on unit on the others. You would need to experiment with which connections gave the most benefit as it would depened on the bands available as to which antenna connections would benefit most from the external antenna. I would recommend adding a second 2x2 LTE Antenna so that you can have all connection to external antenna to get the most out of the GL-X3000

[@ecotts]

GL-X3000 5G cover all 5g mobile signals ?

[@ExploreVanUK]

5G NR NSA n1/ 2/ 3/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 18/ 20/ 25/ 26/ 28/ 29/ 30/ 38/ 40/ 41/ 48/ 66/ 70/ 71/ 75/ 76/ 77/ 78/ 79 SA n1/ 2/ 3/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 18/ 20/ 25/ 26/ 28/ 29/ 30/ 38/ 40/ 41/ 48/ 66/ 70/ 71/ 75/ 76/ 77/ 78/ 79 LTE LTE-FDD B1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 17/ 18/ 19/ 20/ 25/ 26/ 28/ 29/ 30/ 32/ 66/ 71 LTE-TDD B34/ 38/ 39/ 40/ 41/ 42/ 43/ 48 LAA B46 UMTS WCDMA B1/ 2/ 4/ 5/ 8/ 19

[@francescamoscianese2193]

Terrible experuence with a Nighthawk 6450 in Italy. Warning message about extreme high temperatures popping upbon the duspkay every quarter of an hour. I gave it back to Amazon after payung 990 Euros!!!. Now I'm waiting for my money back. I'd likevto try wuth a ZTE 5120. Have someone tested or tried it?

[@ExploreVanUK]

Thanks for sharing thats useful to know! We've not tried the ZTE I am afraid. Though having a built in battery and charging and its smaller physical size might make it susceptible to high temperatures too.

[@karanmysteriousboy]

how about Netgear Nighthawk M6 Pro 5G Wi-Fi 6E Mobile Hotspot Router

[@ExploreVanUK]

Good Question! Let's take a look at how it stacks up to some of the basic things we would expect to find in a 5G Professional Router based on its specs. M6 Pro - MR6450 Dual Sims? No WiFi Repeater? No Max Connectable devices? 32 (Vs 184 - GLX3000 and 150 - RUTX50) Multi WAN input - (eg Ethernet/WiFi/Cellular/Tether)? No - Cellular only 4x4 Mimo Antenna connections? No - 2x2 Mimo SMA antenna Connections? No - TS9 Band Locking? No Load Balancing/Fail Over? No Pro Level Configuration - eg Manual QOS / DMZ / Mutiple Access Points / URL White, Black List / Adblocker, VPN, Wireguard etc? No Unfortunately for Netgear, adding Pro to the Name, 6e WiFi, a higher "theoretical" 5G speed (that is never likely to be seen in reality due to network infrastructure) and a bigger screen, doesn't make it a Professional Standard Router and at an eye-watering £900 it is around twice the price of the GLX3000 or the Teltonika. In our opinion, Netgear are again very much taking advantage of their Brand name and marketing to tempt consumers to an extremely expensive basic Router.

[@pauldavies961]

anyone know if the Spitz is cat20? I'm looking to upgrade my nighthawk m2 - we only have 4g in our area, i'm considering the Spitz or the RUTX50, the RUTX50 is cat 20

[@ExploreVanUK]

I think I mention in the video that’s the GL X3000 and the Netgear M6 are both Cat19.

[@carlboz1]

great video, what is you discount code?

[@ExploreVanUK]

The Discount code for Solwise.co.uk is EXPLOREVAN but they don’t stock the GLinet.

[@nipperr725]

Hi there, I you going to be testing the new Teltonika aerial

[@ExploreVanUK]

Yep, currently putting it through its paces and trying it in different locations Vs the Mimo 3. Expect to see a full review / test video around March / April.

[@nipperr725]

@ExploreVanUK would it be possible to do sim racing in a van 🤔 ? . Today, I tuck

[@nipperr725]

@ExploreVanUK today, I tuck the plunge and bought myself a 7.5 Tonne ex snap on van because I work away from home a lot, but I still want to do my sim racing but I'm not sure if there's anything fast enough...LOVE to get a bit of advice on the matter

[@ExploreVanUK]

Certainly possible I would say - it is the Latency that is most important with a Ping recommendation of less than 100ms for Sim racing - in our tests in this video the ping was never more than 66ms.

[@nipperr725]

@@ExploreVanUK hope the teltonika antenna will be good, fingers crossed 🤞

[@honeypablo74]

Does anyone know how to determine the connected cell tower id on the X3000 and how to correlate to the towers shown on cellmapper. I've previously used the ZTE 888 router and it clearly showed the tower id the same as that reported on cellmapper, the X3000 gives an ID that looks like hex but doesn't seem to relate to anything on cellmapper - thanks!

[@ExploreVanUK]

There is a bit of leg work to do this, but this is how I do it. Run AT commands: AT+CREG=2 Should return "OK" AT+CREG? Should return 2,1,"location area code in HEX", "CELL ID in HEX" Run the HEX Cell ID through a Hex to decimal converter Use Cell Mappers Cell ID eNB Calculator www.cellmapper.net/enbid and enter Decimal Cell ID Go to Cell Mapper Map and Search with the eNB from calculator - should return connected mast

[@honeypablo74]

@@ExploreVanUK Outstanding - thanks very much. Like you say a few steps! the AT command can be avoided as the hex ID is available under "Cells info > ID" on the GUI.

[@ExploreVanUK]

@@honeypablo74 Oh yeah forgot that, though when on 5G connection sometimes I find it shows the secondary LTE connection in the GUI and the 5G in the AT or vice versa so useful to consider both.

[@jumpingsumo]

What is the max range for the net gear 14:20

[@ExploreVanUK]

What do you mean by max range? I don’t have one to test but there might be details in the specs.

[@jumpingsumo]

@@ExploreVanUK max wifi range

[@ExploreVanUK]

That will depend on what device you are connecting to it as each devices WiFi module and Antenna perform differently.

[@jumpingsumo]

@@ExploreVanUK what's the average

[@dynamicjessie7726]

Hello after owning a glx3000 for less then week I had a headache with it not as good as people make out to be and need know how use at commands and other features. If not tech savvie you won't get good speeds but if u want to use this more as link as extender then gives good speeds but not with 5 g. So example if I have lead with my vergin media box rn it gives me 700 download n dubbed up load 179. But that being said. All not perfect after alot Hassel trying set this up. It stopped working all together and resetting it to default just completely destroys it stopping you getting back to ip page trust me don't waste your money despite specs not as good as promised

[@ExploreVanUK]

That’s a shame ours is still working great, (currently in Germany heading to Austria) Would be good if you can share a bit more detail about the problem as it’s hard to work out what it actually was from what live written. We got it up and running really simply without any need to get deep in the menus, unless you want to. What networks were you using it with and in what area out of interest. Presume you’ve been in touch with where you bought it from? Did you try using th App rather than the web page? We found the App really simple to use.

[@dynamicjessie7726]

@@ExploreVanUK hello. Sure. At 1st it was as simple as my SIM not working later on once it eventually worked I looked into how to config it and advised to use a phone IMEI to stop throttling. I presume since my phone has 2 IMEI that I can use other one so it don't clash. I also did this otherwise you don't get best speeds out of it. After that looking into other features on WiFi to see what it had to offer as soon as I did everything after that it stopped working completely after 5 mins and ip page was stuck in loop n WiFi saying connecting not connect and so. On if you know more on IMEI if I'm correct with it let me know as I am thinking ordering glx agian to give it one last try. Sorry for late reply

[@smottiebug7518]

shoulda tried speed test at the 80m distance.lol

[@bennyt4903]

My iPhone 13 Pro Max gets faster 5g wifi speeds than my spitz ax 3000 with an external 4x4 mimo 5g antenna 😢

[@ExploreVanUK]

I presume they are on the same network? In a good signal area this is entirely possible and normal. iPhones 13 has a Qualcom Snapdragon X60 modem which performs very well, where the internal phone antennas are able to utilise the available cellular bands. Where the benefits of the external antenna come in is as you get to the margins of coverage. EG you will get a bigger area where you are able to connect to a 5G tower than you will on your phone and the performance drop off as you get further away from any signals will be improved with the external antenna. If only Apple included external antenna connections on their phones!

[@Colormanify]

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[@b5nj1m9n]

It's Chinese.