Beryl AX why?

[GodAtum]

I don't understand why anyone would use this. Just use a wifi hotspot ... more portable, smaller and just as feature rich. Personally I use a Netgear Nighthawk M6.

[Guest]

It handles Ethernet, Tethering, can work as a Wireless Relay, and can act as a VPN Client. In other words it's a small portable WiFi Router.

A WiFi Hotspot is well just a hotspot connected to a cellular network.

 

These are 2 different products doing 2 different things.

[Falcon1986]

3 hours ago, GodAtum said:

I don't understand why anyone would use this. Just use a wifi hotspot ... more portable, smaller and just as feature rich. Personally I use a Netgear Nighthawk M6.

Then, it's obviously not for you. So move on.

 

Others might find it's features useful.

[Lurick]

Ah yes my mobile hotspot consuming data as opposed to plugging into a hotel network and having my own wifi network

[Donut417]

13 hours ago, GodAtum said:

I don't understand why anyone would use this. Just use a wifi hotspot ... more portable, smaller and just as feature rich. Personally I use a Netgear Nighthawk M6.

People don't always want another bill. My phone plan has 4 Gigs of hotspot data thats it. Also hotspots are going to be limited on data. Plus why pay a monthly fee for something you might only use a couple times a year? 

[Alex Atkin UK]

On 12/31/2023 at 12:28 PM, GodAtum said:

smaller and just as feature rich. Personally I use a Netgear Nighthawk M6.

I doubt very much it has the same WiFi range, speed at range or remotely as feature rich.

 

The whole point of the Beryl seems to be its a full-fledged top-end router in a compact package.  Its also about 1/8 the price.

 

Honestly watching the video, I'm impressed.  It seems they've made a very intuitive UI over the top of OpenWRT which being honest, is not so much when you start trying to do complex things.