Flint 3

As much as I love Unifi I would probably suggest a GL-iNet Flint 2 or Flint 3 for friends and family that don't need a full Unifi stack. They run on Openwrt and the hardware is pretty good, and they're more affordable than Ubiquiti. The only real benefit I can see for setting up friends or family wi

GL.iNet Flint 3 is a fantastic wifi 7 router at $200. Just bought one, very happy with it. The range is huge and the firmware / software on it is feature rich, includes Adguard Home, just toggle the switch. None of those annoying subscriptions, just a great router.

If you're not planning on having multiple APs and you're not planning on doing a full Unifi stack where you're buying into the whole ecosystem then you might consider a GL-iNet Flint 3e instead, it's more affordable and consumer friendly while still giving you the option go go into the advanced UI a

Indeed, Gl.iNet has some good products too. The question I have is, Flint 2 (WiFi 6) or Flint 3 (WiFi 7)? There are some threads on Reddit, here’s one example comparing them: https://www.reddit.com/r/GlInet/s/6gp3ZhFohc If I had to choose between those two, I think I’d get the Flint 2. It is $50 les

The Flint 2 is a great option if you know your way around networking. https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT6000-Multi-Gig-Connectivity-WireGuard/dp/B0CP7S3117 It gives you tons of control since it's running the free and open source router OS, OpenWRT. And it's under $150, maybe less if you find one u

Yeah, probably wait on upgrading to Wifi 7 until or if a Flint 4 comes out if GL iNet products are your go to.

You could always just go with something like a GL-iNet Flint 3 and if necessary you can switch over to the full open source Openwrt instead of the vendor fork it comes with. Should be a long time before you can't get firmware updates for it and it gives you tri-band wifi7 and decent hardware for a d

Don't worry about the US ban on foreign-produced consumer routers. There are no routers produced entirely in the USA, even US-based companies all have all or some of their major components made overseas. And the ban only affects approvals of new models, not currently-approved models. It will take ye

I would go with the GL-iNet Flint 3 over anything netgear or tp-stink offers and even over asus. It comes with open source firmware out of the box with a consumer friendly UI that gets you a lot of features while keeping things fairly simple but also allows you to go into the advanced options and ac

I think some may be concerned the manufacturer of Flint 2/Flint 3, GL.iNet, is based on Hong Kong, which is close to China (in proximity and perhaps other ways). Sure one could re-flash their own OpenWRT firmware on the router, but there may be concerns about what other configuration may exist on th