My Favorite Cheap Internet Option, WITH 5G! | NEW GL-INET SPITZ X3000 ROUTER
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. I received my T-Mobile sim card today and put it in, but couldn't connect to the Internet. Following your directions here, and working from my phone, I went to the sim to set TTL to 64, saved it, and yippee skippee, I'm on the internet. Connected with my work laptop, too. Yee-haw, I can now work from my rig again! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
That's awesome!! Enjoy internet everywhere you go now. 😊🤘🤘
what T-mobile plan do you use? and how do you go to T-mobile to ask for a sim card without a phone present?
@@freedomofscidid you find anything out? I’m interested in this as well.
Would this be a viable solution for a 2 story home at about 2900 square feet and 15 or so devices using it?
Hi, loving your team's reviews! By the way, does this have an IMEI changer and band selection and locking? Thanks!
This is super cool I am currently using T-Mobiles 5G Home Internet option that I am paying 35 per month with a Military plan add on. However this seems like a great way to go as I would love to run my own PFSense router with a separate 5G LTE modem. On top of that I could save money by just doing an add on data only line. Service is pretty good in my house but I would love to run an external 5G LTE modem that can sit outside and cut some of that interference that occasionally knocks me over to 4G. I have also found that my iPhone sitting next to the T-Mobile Home Internet router always has 5G and is always testing faster speeds…. Hmm coincidence I think not! I am definitely being throttled on the home internet service so it would be nice to eliminate that soft throttling.
Great 👍
Hi,
I have enjoying your videos on the gli series cellular modem routers. I purchased the SPITZ 3000 and it is awesome. I got a tello card after seeing your video and am asking how do configure it on the Spitz x3000. I got the APN settings and have called tello but they could not guarantee at their cutomer service that it would work. You managed to get it to work. Can you give me the correct modifcations and settings to use with the tello card. I now have an active tello sim and phone connection but haven't been able to get on line with it. Any info would be appreciated as to how to go about the correct configurational settings with the tello card for hotsot useage. It would be great for camping when I go for a few months or for a back up use.
Dan
can you make a deticated video all about the sim cards and plans for these things? please?
How much power does this router take? Do you have it on 220v or 12v battery system? 😀
so glad I found this! great video! - would you happen to know if the GL.iNet GL-E750 (4g with battery) is able to do the same thing? I can't tell if only the "splitz" can do this or what.
Thanks! Yes, indeed. It should be identical!
Danggg that speed difference on the 5g is insane. I just got my 750 the other day but really tempted to return it now and get this 🤔🤔 same per month on the sim just wayy faster speed and I like these security features
Thank you for the video,Sir! Is it possible to turn off the wireless on this router and use it as a modem only? I need to connect my Orbi mesh to this...Will it be possible? Thanks
Nice! Always enjoy seeing the affordable tech and software solutions you run across!
Thanks! I especially love the sharing devices like these for the less-techy folks among us who just want things to work and not break the bank! No sense paying double or more when our needs are pretty simple!
Great reviews on the 2 units. I learned about the different sims sizes after I ordered the 750. I have the nano and tried using a sim nano to micro adapter, and it didn't work. I now have the 3000 and so far I love it. I see alot of people saying to use 65 for the TTL because it has a router in it. I get the same speed with 64 and 65 so I'm not sure what number I should use.
That's awesome! And I would just use 64 myself, only switching if I needed to. I suspect they're probably won't be any issues.
Have you been able to configure which band is designated for pcc and scc? I’m having trouble figuring out if I can specify the aggregation
So what made you choose this over other routers such as Suncomm variants. I havent seen any information but the dual sim config is intriguing and uses x62 modem.
What forums you have referenced are diacussing this newer product
I haven't found much info outside of their website, so THANK YOU for the detailed analysis!
In your "Spitz X750v2" review you mentioned that you used an iPhone to activate the sim, then placed the sim into the router. After this the router was not recognized as a hotspot at all, but instead like any other phone.
Is that the same case for the Spitz X3000?
I'm glad to share! It can be tough to find info about these. I actually didn't have to do activate the SIM outside of the routers, they natively recognized the routers as just another phone. The X3000 was really just plug and play after changing the TTL to 64!
@@CozyLivingMachine Thanks for the info, I’ve been with T-Mobile since the late 90’s when their corporate name was Voice Stream which they later changed to T-Mobile, I was wondering how you get the add-a-line for 10.00? I’m currently on the Magenta 55 plan with unlimited everything. I recently called T-Mobile to inquire how much it would be to add a line and the CSR informed me that it would be an extra $25.00, not $10.00. I was wondering how others are getting the extra line for $10.00, Thanks. Does it require a specific plan to get it for $10.00?
Can you bandlock on the AX3000? Is there a preconfigured menu in the user interface that performs bandlocking. I rather not have to perform bandlocking via AT commands.
This is awesome and thanks for sharing! Question, if I get one SIM card from a service provider could I use it in my SUV 90% of the time and then when we go camping can I remove the SIM card from the SUV and then plug it in to this router? Then when we are done camping put it back in to the SUV? This way to avoid having to get two SIM cards for one to be hardly ever used?
Yeah, that should work just fine. Some plans behave differently, but as long as your SIM is a regular phone line or a hotspot plan, I would expect this to work just fine!
Great video! But do you realize the link you gave routes you to a $500 device instead of the approximate cost you stated 😮 I looked and could not find your specific one as the link is the upgraded device…any suggestions?
how much power it takes, if i want to solar power it in the wood?
Hi thanks for the review. Is there any options for modifying imei like some of the unlocked routers do?
Absolutely. There's an AT command in a few forums where you can choose your IMEI!
Good morning ! Very impressive device ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great videos about Sim capable routers! Thank you!
Can you use two SIMs from the same provider like MINT for example? Would this be a way to sometimes bypass the bandwidth limits by switching from one account to the other? Or since the limits are congestion based, it wouldn’t really help? Sorry about the obscure question. 😂
I'm sure that you could pop both SIM cards in, and while I don't believe that there is load balancing on this unit (or I haven't seen it) where it cuts your overall usage in half, you could get one card up to the limit, then switch cards in the interface. That would be easy enough!
@CozyLivingMachine There is Load Balancing and
Multi WAN capabilities
@@dude_man_bro I don't think that it will load balance between 2 cellular networks at the same time. At least i haven't found that in the options. In the settings you activate 1 SIM or the other. I think it will balance other sources but not cell with cell.. :(
Has anyone ever tried to test both wifi range and 4g LTE CAT 19 sensitivity vs say, an iphone/pixel in hotspot mode? That woud be the final cherry on top if it was more sensitive than the latest cells, especially given the puli is the x3000 with a battery and has support for external antennaes.
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 if it is equipped with the specific "multiwan" function, i.e. if you connect an Ethernet source to the WAN port at the same time, and 2 SIM cards with related ISPs, it is possible to have the connection from all 3 sources at the same time (or at least from 2 ) to have the total sum of speed and bandwidth on a single connected device (e.g. PC for heavy downloads). Thank you
Very informative videos! I've seen both your spitz & 3000 now. I'm not very familiar with sim cards, what is best route? I looked at the t-mobile website for sim cards and their asking for my phone number & IMEA numbers. Are you just buying a standard phone sim or hotspot sim or telling them your putting the sim in this router?;
So confused, thanks Erik
Thank you! So I've never tried to order a SIM card online, that's a new one to me. I usually just go to the Apple Store, request a free SIM card and then call to get it activated. I just let them know that I'm still shopping for an unlocked phone, going to buy one used or something like that, and that I'd like it activated on a standard plan, such as an add-a-line sort of deal. Then it's a SIM card that you can pop into any device! When you pop it into this router and change the TTL (for T-Mobile, that number is 64), it will behave just like any other phone with data and even texting, other than be able to make calls. The carriers don't know that it's a router instead of a phone, they just need a generic device on their end. I hope that helps!
Great, thanks! That helps. Have a great weekend!
Hi Erik. I am wondering the same thing. I think my cell service is going to ask for my IME #
Where does the bottle neck in uploading occur? If one router talks to another router what kind of uploads speeds can you get. Do the carriers limit uploads for reasons like they don't want people with the power to send out data to the internet.
What's the power consumption for RV use?
Up to 14W, likely less if you use USB to power it.
The place we where living has sold (Not to our Pocket), so we are going full time to an RV. I have looked at the WIFI at one location (I was able to log every device with a network scan. Not my cup of tea. I will need to use my own Repeater/AP to set myself apart and secure from that side. My issue We live in the Mountains more so the Valley side, Cellular tends to be spotty at best. Not sure how this would pan out. Or if I would need Additional antennas to triangulate the best connection. Any Ideas or Feedback?
This device would be fantastic for repeating an existing wi-fi signal while routing all traffic through a VPN or the like, but as for cellular connectivity, definitely give it a test. There are cell boosters, though I've not had the need for one! We tried one high gain antenna and didn't notice any difference, but there are folks that mount antennas high enough on their RVs and claim to get signal far more places. Others use Starlink, though that's just not something we've cared to try being that we get excellent service most places that we visit and Starlink is very expensive comparatively!
Wow, impressive speeds and agree with trying to keep things relatively plug and play. I’d be interested in the 750 if you want to sell it rather than having to explain my next $400 purchase to my wife. Rather put it towards the Mini Pro drone next.
Great video! Can this work with a T-Mobile tablet sim line?
I've heard that it doesn't work, but there might be a work around for it if you change the APN and TTL settings.
After watching this and your previous video on Spitz X750, I went ahead and ordered my X3000 router. I have T-mobile as my service provider and when I enter the Sim card on the router and try to connect to it I get a message that says "Connected without internet". Is there something else I must do to have my Sim Card work? Additionally, when you use the router, does the usage count towards your Hot Spot allowance on T-Mobile? Thanks for your videos and thanks for your help!
Go ahead and visit the settings page (usually 192.168.8.1) and check everything there. It may tell you if it's having trouble with something. As long as you make sure you have the TTL set to 64, no issues with hotspot allowances and such. 🙂
Thank you so much. Got it to work!!!
Hi, I use mobile too. I wonder the same questions you asked but not answered 8months ago. Do you have the answers now? Thank you
@@HHY-J316 Yes, I got my router to work and the usage does not count towards your HotSpot allowance. In fact, one of my SIM cards does not have HotSpot capabilities and yet I am still able to use it in the router to provide HotSpot.
i have prepaid verizon unlimited plus plan for my phone. can i take it out of my phone and just pop the sim in one of these routers and have internet like that and plug ethernet to my pc? and will it have a better signal than my phone since it has antennas? how do you know which routers work with your sim?
What type of external antenna would fit this router? MIMO 2x2 or 4x4 ?
both
Your channel is great! My hubbie and I are still camping and backpacking at 75 yrs young. Been researching how to have internet while in the boonies for quiet a while. If you sell us one of your 750's we'll send you details and pics of us camping while figuring out how to use it. : )
@WanderingSwallows would really like to try out one of you old ones!
I absolutely would but we ended up sending both of them out to good homes!
Hi, can you tell me if you can change the imei on the router? and will it work with visible wireless, can you power the router with a Macbook? thanks for the help.
Hello! You sure can, there's an AT command to change the IMEI to whatever you want. It does work with Visible though I'm not sure you can power off of the Mac. Technically, if you got a step down converter to go from 12V to 5V, it could work in theory from USB-C. The unit should draw no more than 14W, so it's not impossible!
Will this modem work with a straight talk card
How does it do in areas with poor signal? We only get 1 or 2 bars of signal where we live.
My reception is also marginal. I get faster speeds then my phone or mifi. All are using 4G LTE on Verizon. Down is running around 8 Mbps and up about 1.5.
Any overheating issues? Will it tolerate running 24/7 for home internet use?
That's how we use it, 24/7 as home internet. It's in a cabinet with no air flow and has worked perfectly for 2 months now. The X750 had worked perfectly in the same conditions for 2 years straight, so I have no reason to believe this will be any different!
I'd love to see a 5g wifi system like this, with built in backup power. I'm big on temporary backups for emergencies.
Check out the GL.iNet Puli AX router instead. They happen to be on sale right now also, costing even less than this unit!
My question is are you still paying that $10 a month for those speeds with t mobile or are you paying more a month? Also why is the Verizon SIM card significantly more slow? Thank you I’m highly considering opening up a line and if I get those 5g speeds for $10 a month, then that $500 price is not too bad
Yep, still paying $10/mo! No issues at all, and we've been very pleasantly surprised. I can't say for sure with the VZW speeds, it seems like maybe they limited that SIM card because it came out of a 4G only router and it's a business plan, though it's hard to say!
Thanks for the video. Are there are any setting changes that you recommend?
Happy to share! Other than changing the TTL, changing the network name and password, we have mostly kept it stock other than playing with AdGuard, which I would absolutely recommend most folks trying out!
this one cam use simcard ornot
Can you elaborate on the Sim cards please? First I can't seem to get mine in. Second, are these phone Sim Cards or data Sim Cards??
Good question! So a SIM card is the same no matter what. There are three sizes of SIM cards: mini (largest), micro and nano (smallest) SIMs. This unit takes the middle, the micro size. When you receive a SIM card from the cell provider, or a third party such as the Apple Store (which offers them for free!), you get all three and you can punch out whichever size you need! Then you call and activate the SIM card on the phone line.
If you're having difficulty accessing the SIM port, you may just have to slide that silver retention piece over, then lift, and it secures the SIM by pressing back down and sliding back into the locking position.
This visual may help:
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Hi, could you compare that to Cudy P5 ? I think Cudy is slightly lower priced, slower CPU and less memory but it's also 5G and similar specs. I can't decide which one is best for me... :)
The Cody P5 is showing $549 whereas the Spitz X3000 is showing at $389 with a coupon on Amazon, so it's a no-brainer there for me! Specs-wise, I don't think you'll go wrong with either, I just happen to know and enjoy the features and interface of the Spitz because of OpenWRT that I'm not seeing on the Cudy. Frankly, I'd say it's whichever you get a better deal on!
@@CozyLivingMachine thanks, Cudy runs WRT as well, i like like it to
Hello, does the speed increase if you put in two sim cards at the same time? wont they disrupt each other or do they actually work together to achieve high speeds? Thanks
From what I can see in the specs and poking around in the interface, it appears that you can load balance between a SIM and Ethernet, for example, but not between two SIMs. I wonder if this is because there's only one modem inside with two SIM ports instead of two modems? That's just a guess though, I can't say for sure!
Actually, just as I hit send, I looked at the site again and it shows "Supports 5G NR & Multi-WAN Dual-SIM, Single Modem". That explains it!
@@CozyLivingMachine sorry i do not really understand, "Supports 5G NR & Multi-WAN Dual-SIM, Single Modem" so does this mean that dual sims wont actually increase the speed and power OR they will? Thank you
They will not, you can only use one at a time!
Could I do this in an apt. Spectrum just went up again by $5 but at month end it goes up $25 more dollars making it $90 a month. Tired of having to spend days on the phone to get a deal every 12 months. Its exhausting
Does this work with Verizon?
Hi...how did you change the TTL?
At the 3:55 screen, you click "manual setup" > "current settings" > TTL: 64 (or whatever it is for your carrier) > Apply!
How does this compare to just taking the T-Mobiles 5G router out of home and toss it in RV when on the road?
That's a great question... I'm not sure! I've not tested the 5G Home router, but I would be willing to bet that'd be just a bit slower, but not noticeably and good enough for most folks. The T-Mobile is also a fantastic deal overall, as long as they don't have any issue with you moving around with it!
I was looking for a hotspot device that I can use on the go traveling driving?
That's what we do, works perfectly!
So does this just pull from the regular data vs your hotspot data? I have the top plan at T-Mobile and I have an extra line I dont currently use. This would be awesome and would save me a ton of money if I could just throw this into one of these routers and it just used the regular data. Sorry if you stated it in the video my adhd makes it brutal to follow along 😂
All good! And yep, that's exactly it. Just your regular data, so that extra line would be perfect.
@@CozyLivingMachine oh man I wish the 5g routers weren't so spendy! I guess if I just put it on affirm it wouldn't be so bad and still saves me money if it works good!
They definitely are. The price will come down eventually, but they're pretty high still. At least it's a one time purchase, though T-Mobile has a $50 home internet option as well. After a year it ends up being more expensive than this guy though. Pricey either way!
Can you please give a little insight on how you acquired your SIM cards? It sounds like you took the SIM card out of a Verizon hot spot device on a hot spot plan. What did you do for T mobile, did you get a 5G home internet plan and take the sim out of their router? Thanks for the info.
This is just a regular T-Mobile phone SIM card. I walked in to the T-Mobile store, asked them to add a regular phone line with unlimited data, then popped that in to this device. If you use the 5G Home Internet data plan, it likely won't work because the plans are tied to the individual routers, I'm sure.
Thanks so much for the quick reply. Could you tell me more about what you did for Verizon?
Of course! Sorry, I missed that part of your question! 😂 That was from a Verizon Jetpack that my work already pays for and unfortunately doesn't work terribly well. Sometimes it chooses to work, other times it doesn't. I suspect VZW may have picked up on the IMEI change and the fact that the Jetpack device is LTE only whereas this attempts to connect with 5G and LTE, but I've not been able to verify that!
Thanks for all the info, much appreciated.
Do you have a link to the 99$ one?
This is the X750: amzn.to/3OGDHzk
Nice review Joel. I have the T-mobile 5g hotspot using a inseego MiFi, and I don't see speeds anywhere near what you are getting. I wonder if this device would improve my speeds. 🤔
I wonder why that is. This may potentially operate on a band that the InSeeGo doesn't have? Or perhaps they throttle at the carrier level. I've been pretty blown away by this little thing!
Hi. Awesome router. Did you change TTL in X3000?
Sure did! TTL: 64.
@@CozyLivingMachine gotcha. thanks
you must use a lot of data on you plan. Which plan do you recommend
Oh yeah. Somewhere between 300-700GB, depending on the month. Whichever plan is the cheapest and offers unlimited. For T-Mobile we only had one option with whatever Magenta plan we were on. Now they're different but they should all be unlimited as I understand it. There may be another carrier like Mint with a better deal also!
Great video product review... Couple quick questions - is there is a way to have the two SIMs along with a Starlink connection? My second question is does the manufacturer have a roof antenna like the Pepwave Mobility 42G 7-in-1 MIMO Antenna? My last question is, I thought I saw two ethernet ports, is one for a physical LAN connection?
Thanks! If you wanted to run Starlink, you should be able to run the Ethernet into this guy and use that as the primary connection, just using this device in a router function. The cool thing is it also has load balancing built in, so if Starlink isn't doing the trick, it can also use SIMs for that. Really neat feature.
I don't see any accessories on their site for external antennas, but (having never adapted other antennas) I believe that this is a typical antenna connection and I know others have shared their best results in the GL-iNet forums! This does have 2 MIMO antennas, so that may be something to consider, I'm not sure how that would affect things.
Yep, two Ethernet ports, one LAN and one WAN! You can hook up a small switch to this as well if you need more LAN, of course. 😊
@@CozyLivingMachine thanks for the quick feedback. We are looking to buy a new vacationer 35k or bounder 35k in the next 12-18 months for bucket list travel - we both need reliable fast internet - originally looking at peplink but this maybe a equal but lower cost solution.
As for the roof antenna, it actually provides better connections than just the antenna on the router. This is because in the RV is surrounded by metal obstructions that reduce the signal versus the antenna being outside of the rig.
Also just found your solar videos so going to run through them to see if there are anything I might have missed.
@@michaelkaye569 That's awesome, you're going to love the 35K and thankfully the prices are getting back to where they deserve to be! The Peplink is a pricey meatball. It would be worth popping another antenna on and checking performance! And hopefully there's a tip or two in the solar videos that help. There are plenty of fantastic solar channels out there, but sometimes seeing another angle helps me often enough!
Really basic question: Can I just get an AT&T sim card from Amazon? Or do I need to go to an AT&T store? Or Verizon. I'd probably get Verizon.
A lot of people don't know this, but you can go to the Apple Store and they have SIMs for free! You can go in and ask for two, just in case, there's no charge! Then call up Verizon and have them activate another line, should be very easy. 😊
@@CozyLivingMachine That is awesome! Thank you!
Got mine last week and can’t wait to use it more.i purchased a 12v cable to run it directly from 12v outlet…
We've been very happy with ours!
How do you add a line for 10.00? I have the magenta 55 plan, I pay 55.00/ month. I called T-Mobile to discuss adding a line and the CSR told me it would be 25.00 to add a line. Do I have to have a different plan to get the add a line for 10.00?
He is likely on a grandfathered plan since his family has been with T-Mobile for over 14 years 😅. That is what adding a line used to cost. However the new plans included a premium 5G data service where you get guaranteed unthrottled data. Depending on your plan that is either 50GB, 100gb, or unlimited 5GUC data.
Thanks, I’ve been with T-Mobile since the late 90’s when the company name was Voice Stream which they later changed to T-Mobile. I definitely should have been grandfathered in if that’s how you get the add a line for 10.00, so there has to be some other way to get it for 10.00. I’ve heard others say that they have been able to get it for 10.00 so I’m trying to find out how. My plan has unlimited everything + a hotspot.
@@wilty5 So in order to get the 10 dollar rate you would need I think have at least 4 devices/lines on the plan and then the 5th one you add would be a tablet/data olny plan. T-Mobile gives you a $5 dollar per line discount if you have autopay and electronic receipts enabled. So the $15 per month data only add on would "in theory" net out to $10 per month. So yeah a ton of things need to line up to get a $10 add a line but it can be done but only if you have a granfathered plan which it sounds like you do!
Does the TTL trick work with the 5G as well?
Yep! Absolutely!
Does changing the TTL mean that instead of using the T'Mobile plan's Hotspot allotment, the usage is considered on device usage which in some cases is unlimited (No slowdown after a certain GB used)?
So the "5G" is specifically if you have a 5G tower nearby?
Of course, 5G if available. Otherwise, it will drop down and use LTE/HSPA+
@@CozyLivingMachine I live in rural Indiana and only have 4G LTE, I use the spitz 750. I usually only get 2-3 bars which equates to 22-30mb down. I do not have 5G out here. Will this make my 4G connection better?
I would say not. There may be a nice high-gain LTE antenna that you could pick up instead and save plenty of money as well. I haven't used any, but it should be a very easy swap out and easy enough to test before and after!
@@CozyLivingMachine THANKS!!! :)
Just got mine, but it looks like my SIM is limited to 4G as I can only get 92Mb, and it's 92Mb no matter the time is middle of the night 92Mb, 7am 92Mb, 1pm 92Mb, 5pm 92Mb 9pm 92Mb and I live in a pretty populated area. So yeh gonna need to test it with another SIM, to be fair the network I am with doesn't have good 5G coverage anyway so I'm going to a network with better 5G coverage as well between the two I'm hoping for 300Mb, but really as long as I get 150Mb reliably I would be fine with that because I live with someone else, otherwise I would be pretty happy with what I have as to me anything around 100Mb is fine. but with another person when they are streaming a film I want them to have 50Mb for that and that still leave 100Mb to downaload stuff.
Edit: Yeh with a new SIM at worst I am getting like 200Mb and at like 5am I am getting 500 - 600Mb which is like really good for my usecase, when I say like 200Mb it's more like ~250Mb which my goal was a reliable 150Mb, so more than enough, and honestly most of the time I am getting ~350MB it's only at busy times that it goes as low at ~250.
I do plan to get an extieror antena at some point, but given that I just spent £450 on the modem / access point and I'm actually saving up the money to convert a van this and that as said 150Mb+ reliably was my goal and I smashed that with 250Mb at worst-although I haven't had rain at a busy time yet though, so I don't really know the minium I will get yet-it's not a priority. My first priority is to get driving lessons coz I can't even drive yet so saving for that first.
question. I have esim on my iphone 14 but i still have the physical sim card in my iphone 11.. could i put that in one of these and get data.. I am living out of my trailer and trying to set up internet for cheap that has speeds like yours lol
i have tmobile magenta business unlimited
Absolutely. That's a great option as long as the SIM is still connected to the plan. I'm not a fan of eSIMs, so it's a great thing that you still have that old SIM!
@@CozyLivingMachine how many gigs do you use download per month on average... my friend is telling me i am going to stick out like sore thumb after 100 gigs to T-Mobile. I am on my dads tmobile magenta unlimited plan
Somewhere around 180GB on average. Some months MUCH more, others I'm streaming more video on my phone rather than computer. There are so many people on their network and many heavy data users, I promise that as long as you're reasonable and not torrenting terabytes of data each month, you'll be fine. There are so many people who are so worried about silly things like that. Worst case you get kicked off, and you're in no worse shape than you are now! Just pop in another SIM and keep going. 😂
How to get the T-Mobiles 5G Home Internet Sim card to work in the NEW GL-INET SPITZ X3000 ROUTER? Shows I can be on T-Mobile 5G. However, no clients can get on the internet. TTL at 64 does not work.
It isn't a T-Mobile Home Internet sim, it is a regular cell phone sim.
Is it AT&T compatible too?
It is!
@@CozyLivingMachine Thank you guys I appreciate it I am just learning about this stuff It is kinda hairy on the configuration part right now I am working with the Cudy router Which is 4G I was thinking about getting the bigger model but then I seen your video
This looks very impressive! I have been really enjoying your videos about this. However, I'm a college student looking to save on monthly bills. I'm intimidated by the $500+ price of the router on Amazon. Is it worth the dive from monthly $150 payments to a half-a-grand device, especially one that I'm unsure on its inner workings? Don't know yet.
What is the process of setting up the sim card with the device? I'd rather not create a new account and line for a service I don't use. I use USMobile for my phone, so I'd like to stick by them. Would their sim cards be compatible? I think they run on either Verizon or T-Mobile if that matters... thank you for your work and these videos!
What I might suggest, especially because of the very high up front cost of these devices, is if you can do $50/mo, check out both T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless home internet. There shouldn't be an up front cost for the device at all, and the plan is $50 or less, depending on whether you already have their service!
However, if you were to go with something like this unit, it's just a matter of adding a regular phone line, or using your existing SIM card, and then setting the TTL settings in the router. I can't say whether USMobile is compatible, but it'd definitely be worth a shot! These devices have a ton of LTE and 5G bands built in!
@@CozyLivingMachine thanks for the reply! this afternoon i ended up buying that previous model of the spitz (x750v2) and im planning to put a tmobile sim card in there. fingers crossed that it will work out!
@@tomatonibbler You'll be glad to have that X750, ours were extremely reliable. I got the second version just for speed comparisons but the first one was still going strong 2 years in!
@@CozyLivingMachine
Hi there! My X750 came in yesterday but i havent had very smooth internet since my initial I hope you don't mind, but I could use a little more help and I've really appreciated you as a resource! Besides, I can't even get all of the pages in a support forum to load anyway 😬
I got a 2gb plan with T-Mobile (which is probably the root of my problems) yesterday. They put a cap on my internet speeds by the afternoon so before I know it I'm stuck again with little to no internet. My thought process trying to solve this problem is that I've been using my router as a hotspot instead. No clue how to fix within the admin panel, so I tried to use ethernet instead..only to discover that all of the ethernet cords in my apartment have been severed 🤦
I'm stuck..if what I'm thinking is true, then I really don't want to be using a glorified hotspot for my internet for the rest of my college career! But I know that something can be done to fix it. What are my next moves? I'm headstrong and I love a challenge, so I'm not even mad or disappointed...I'm curious! Thanks for reading and I'm excited to hear what you think!
I just bought this and i cant get the sim in it is a micro sim it wont let me push all the when in
I noticed that as well. Try turning it over, it goes in strange
isn't the Pepwave much better?
Just more expensive!
Does anyone know if it matters what kind of sim card I get? They asked if it was an android or apple, I'm guess it would be an android but I'm not sure
It wouldn't matter at all. Just that the device will be unlocked, and you're still shopping. Just get a typical SIM card that has the three sizes and you'll be set!
@@CozyLivingMachine thank you! been looking for a few weeks for an internet solution and thanks to your videos i decided on the GL-X3000
That's awesome, you'll enjoy it!! Ours has been fantastic, and great speeds! 🤘
Do yourself a favor and go with the verizon based carrier. It does an auto set up and save you all kinds of strife. It works better if you set it up on a phone first. I went with u s mobile twenty five bucks a month and they sent me two sim cards. A verizon based card and a t mobile based card. It was.
Not recognizing the t mobile card. Put me through all kinds of heck. So I got them to switch me to the verizon sim card. I set it up on my cell phone and then popped it in and wala.
Beware tor anyone can setup a tor endpoint since your using their server to send the data out to the internet an unscrupulous endpoint can see your data.
If you run Speedtest on your phone is it similar to the router?
Absolutely, very similar. The phone is just a bit slower, not by too much though!
@@CozyLivingMachine If the phone is almost the same, what would be the need for the router? Wouldn't tethering already solve the problem?
The phones are restricted in device counts that can attach to the shared network at any given time, typically up to 5 devices. With a phone tethering you have no connection when you're away with your phone (security cameras are a good use). Most less expensive plans also limit your usage to a few gigabytes of hotspot data usage per month whereas this is unlimited like a regular phone.😊
This is basically the only router that is "cheap" with open sourced software.
500 bucks though, yeesh. I don't get why 5g routers are so expensive! 4g ones you can find for like 150 bucks. I don't really know what changes between 4g and 5g other than antenna's and chipsets that can use 5g bands...
Though I will probably be saving up for this, as they regularity have a 100$ coupon on amazon. Making this device only about 400$, still expensive, just, less so.
I wonder how this compares to the T-Mobile 5G home for $20 a month. You can bring the T-Mobile 5G home with you in your RV they even changed their TOS to allow it.
That's a good question! I wonder if they'd have a model in store that they could show off. $20/mo is hard to beat, no doubt about that! Even if you got half of these speeds, for most folks that's more than worth it!
How do you get tmobile for 20$ per month?
I have AT&T. Got one of these and they want $70/month for a sim. Someone please tell me the secret. Thanks!
Thank you so much for doing this video! SOOO appreciate it! We bought one so I can work from our 5th wheel! We got the T-Mobile SIM card in it and added a line. Works great, but we noticed on T-Mobile that it’s not using data but instead being used as a hotspot…anyone know how to switch to use data instead of hotspot?
That's awesome!! Did you change that TTL setting to 64? If not, it will use hotspot data!
@@CozyLivingMachine yes I had set TTL to 64, but I didn’t realize I had to save that setting…which I just did 😊
@@krin307 That pesky save button. 😂 That'll do it, enjoy!!
Maybe send one to Nomadic Fanatic, he seems to have internet problems 😂
Oh man. What a whirlwind he's had lately! I just saw he was testing out another router too, if that doesn't work out, it's all his! 😂
3:12 It's probably not limited. Mobile internet is asymmetric.
Naaaa... Chep Modem, one Band in 4g and one Band in 5G....another Router 4CA in 4G and one band in 5G 😎
That router is not cheap $500
That is a cheap router only for the rich people ....
Only a guy would compare size and thickness. Where the real meat.
Does this version work for mint mobile ?
Similarly, does it work for prepaid data packages? ATT, Verizon, TMobile (Mint uses TMobile network) all have prepaid. You definitely shared a very useful piece of info for those of us who are mobile office types and need to keep a private network. Thank you!