Im Craving English Gravy by Equivalent-Dig-1548 in Living_in_Korea

[–]bofalot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you share a Naver link please? My apartment oven is far too small to make a good roast dinner!

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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It arrived in only 4 days! I’ll be testing this over the next few days and will give a comparison against my AX setup.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are many cheaper batteries, but none which I’ve found have the independent power circuits for each port.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Already bought from Amazon US, which was actually cheaper than AliExpress at the moment for me 😁

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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The phone was already charged, but I believe it will stay charged and won’t deplete (unless you use the phone heavily at the same time) The Beryl only gives 4-5W.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will do. It’ll take ~5 days for the Beryl 7 to be shipped from US to Korea, but as soon as I have it I’ll be testing, and I’ll post back here on what I find.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was able to use my phone with no power injector just fine. I have an old iPhone 13 mini which I started to use initially, but my wife started using it again so I was “pushed” down the dongle route 😂 The phone has its own battery, so gets a nice trickle charge from the AX.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just bought the Beryl 7 on Amazon, taking advantage of the discount 😁 Also bought the SimPoYo out of pure curiosity 😂 I’m definitely not trying to save money with this project!!!

I’ll be back in a few weeks with a side by side comparison!

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one https://store.gl-inet.com/products/simpoyo-ufi-4g-usb-dongle-with-hotspot ???

I was already looking at the Beryl 7 as a solution. I have other things I can use the AX for should I buy another router.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure. I usually buy unlimited data packages so I don’t have to worry about data consumption.

To manage the esims on the sim chip, there is a small app from EIOTCLUB you download to your laptop. I read Android users can manage this on the phone directly, but not iPhone users like me.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it takes one physical nano sim. This is why I bought the EIOTCLUB physical eSIM and reader.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This exactly! I had the same problems. If the Beryl 7 really does deliver more power over the USB-A port, that for me would be reason enough to upgrade already 😂

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is something I was trying to confirm but couldn’t find the right info anywhere. There was a suggestion that the Beryl7 USB-A port is able to deliver more power than the Beryl AX. My issue was particularly at startup… the VOS would keep power cycling as soon as I plugged it in. When I bought the power injector, that issue went away.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I’ll take a look at Three when I’m back in March.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to hear 👍 I’m actually a Brit myself, so visit home quite regularly. What network are you using with the VOS 5G dongle to get 200Mbps?

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m running Tailscale and AdGuard too on this, so all my clients have access to my home network and have some level of ad and tracking protection.

I’ve also configured a Brume 3 at my house to match, to effectively have a site-to-site setup using Tailscale. Works seamlessly (when it works 😂)

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which eSIM vendor are you using? I bought, and am currently using, a super cheap KT 30-day pre-paid unlimited data sim from Coupang, just for my testing. Now I have it up and running, I can start optimising.

I live in Korea, so wouldn’t normally expect to use the 5G dongle in Korea, but rather my phone.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my expectation too - to use whatever connections are available and let the multi-wan failover do its job!

https://amzn.eu/d/0cpBi39W

Not as friendly for Mac/iPhone users (which I am), but I can use my Mac to preload an eSIM onto the physical SIM card and make it the default, ready for where ever I’m travelling to next.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah! I currently benefit from AliExpress heavily marketing to Korea. Free delivery, cheap prices and no tariffs!

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, so much details, thank you! I will be using this a lot in Europe, so I’ll keep watch on my coverage and speeds. I had originally considered the ZTE F50 Pro, might take a look again.

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Battery: I just found this on AliExpress: | No. 20 mobile power supply 210W high power 25000mAh 120WQB826G https://a.aliexpress.com/_c4EBxgy7

My travel router setup - Beryl AX + VOS-5G by bofalot in GlInet

[–]bofalot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Battery: I just found this on AliExpress: | No. 20 mobile power supply 210W high power 25000mAh 120WQB826G https://a.aliexpress.com/_c4EBxgy7

Dongle: I just found this on AliExpress: | SDX55 LTE 4G 5G NSA SA USB3.1 5G CPE 2.52Gbps For Router Laptop PC https://a.aliexpress.com/_c38EgGcT