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I used to have a UniFi gateway for the nice traffic visualization but Ubiquiti lost my trust when they started running telemetry without consent and I’ve gone b

by fmajid 10mo ago

I used to have a UniFi gateway for the nice traffic visualization but Ubiquiti lost my trust when they started running telemetry without consent and I’ve gone back to an OpenBSD’s box as router, thus this device does little for me. I’m looking forward to the GL.Inet MUDI 7, their first 5G hotspot, which should be running an open-source and hackable OS unlike most hotspots: https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-e5800/ https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-e5800/

jtokoph 10mo ago
I’ve been waiting for one of these with built in eSIM support
- jpgvm 10mo ago
  This one has eSIM and dual physical SIM support.
  - mootothemax 10mo ago
    I’m really struggling to understand the SIM side, the page talks about 5G while tethered to a phone?
    - vsviridov 10mo ago
      I think these models can act as router while leveraging RNDIS tethering if you don't have a separate sim card...
      - mootothemax 10mo ago
        Zero mention of anything other than WiFi on its tech specs page :-/ https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-wifi/products/utr https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-wifi/products/utr
  - InTheArena 10mo ago
    This is incorrect. No sim support here, and no cellular modem either :-)
    - jpgvm 10mo ago
      I was talking about the https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-e5800/ https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-e5800/, it in fact does have eSIM and 2 physical SIM slots.
benoau 10mo ago
I have a little WIFI-6 era GL.iNet travel router and it is fantastic, really like their software and hardware. https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/ https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/
- MrDarcy 10mo ago
  For both home and travel routers OpenWRT is far and away superior to Unifi gear. Usability, configurability, and especially security.
  - KetoManx64 10mo ago
    What makes them more so secure? Configurability I can see, usability maybe, as Ubiquiti is all about simplification and ease of use.
    - fmajid 10mo ago
      - open source and auditable - support modern VPN protocols like WireGuard and Tailscale
      - KetoManx64 10mo ago
        Open source and auditable I can see. Ubiquti does support wireguard natively. And you can get Tailscale running if you manually install the package through the SSH CLI.
InTheArena 10mo ago
Ubiquidropped all cloud requirements, but I am not sure what you are referring too here.
- moufestaphio 10mo ago
  I haven't paid attention for a while, but this definitely hurt their brand massively: https://www.theregister.com/2019/11/07/ubiquiti_networks_phone_home/ https://www.theregister.com/2019/11/07/ubiquiti_networks_pho... Pretty sure that's what OP is referring to.
  - fmajid 10mo ago
    Exactly.

by fmajid 10mo ago

jtokoph 10mo ago

I’ve been waiting for one of these with built in eSIM support

jpgvm 10mo ago
This one has eSIM and dual physical SIM support.
- mootothemax 10mo ago
  I’m really struggling to understand the SIM side, the page talks about 5G while tethered to a phone?
  - vsviridov 10mo ago
    I think these models can act as router while leveraging RNDIS tethering if you don't have a separate sim card...
    - mootothemax 10mo ago
      Zero mention of anything other than WiFi on its tech specs page :-/ https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-wifi/products/utr https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-wifi/products/utr
- InTheArena 10mo ago
  This is incorrect. No sim support here, and no cellular modem either :-)
  - jpgvm 10mo ago
    I was talking about the https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-e5800/ https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-e5800/, it in fact does have eSIM and 2 physical SIM slots.

benoau 10mo ago

I have a little WIFI-6 era GL.iNet travel router and it is fantastic, really like their software and hardware. https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/ https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/

MrDarcy 10mo ago
For both home and travel routers OpenWRT is far and away superior to Unifi gear. Usability, configurability, and especially security.
- KetoManx64 10mo ago
  What makes them more so secure? Configurability I can see, usability maybe, as Ubiquiti is all about simplification and ease of use.
  - fmajid 10mo ago
    - open source and auditable - support modern VPN protocols like WireGuard and Tailscale
    - KetoManx64 10mo ago
      Open source and auditable I can see. Ubiquti does support wireguard natively. And you can get Tailscale running if you manually install the package through the SSH CLI.

InTheArena 10mo ago

Ubiquidropped all cloud requirements, but I am not sure what you are referring too here.

moufestaphio 10mo ago
I haven't paid attention for a while, but this definitely hurt their brand massively: https://www.theregister.com/2019/11/07/ubiquiti_networks_phone_home/ https://www.theregister.com/2019/11/07/ubiquiti_networks_pho... Pretty sure that's what OP is referring to.
- fmajid 10mo ago
  Exactly.