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Modems & gateways

From included carrier gateways to unlocked modems with external antenna ports. The hardware matters more than most people realize — especially if you want to use external antennas.

Category

Carrier gateways

carrier gateway
SpaceX Starlink
Starlink Gen 3 Standard Kit
Gen3 (SPACEX-SL-STD)
4.6
$599
Max 250 Mbps
T-Mobile 5G Gateway G5AR (Arcadyan) carrier gateway
Arcadyan (T-Mobile)
T-Mobile 5G Gateway G5AR (Arcadyan)
G5AR
4.4
Free
Max 1.2 Gbps
Verizon Internet Gateway (Askey ASK-NCQ1338) carrier gateway
Askey (Verizon)
Verizon Internet Gateway (Askey ASK-NCQ1338)
ASK-NCQ1338
4.1
Free
Max 2.3 Gbps
T-Mobile 5G Gateway G4SE (Sagemcom) carrier gateway
Sagemcom (T-Mobile)
T-Mobile 5G Gateway G4SE (Sagemcom)
G4SE
3.9
Free
Max 700 Mbps
T-Mobile 5G Gateway G4AR carrier gateway
Sercomm (T-Mobile)
T-Mobile 5G Gateway G4AR
G4AR
3.9
Free
Max 700 Mbps
Verizon 5G Internet Gateway Gen 2 (CR1000A) carrier gateway
WNC (Verizon)
Verizon 5G Internet Gateway Gen 2 (CR1000A)
CR1000A
3.8
Free
Max 1 Gbps
T-Mobile Nokia Fastmile 5G21 (KVD21) carrier gateway
Nokia (T-Mobile)
T-Mobile Nokia Fastmile 5G21 (KVD21)
KVD21
3.4
Free
Max 600 Mbps
Category

Indoor CPE & unlocked routers

GL.iNet GL-X3000 Spitz AX modem router combo
GL.iNet
GL.iNet GL-X3000 Spitz AX
GL-X3000
4.5
$599
Max 3.4 Gbps
Inseego Wavemaker FX3000 5G Indoor Router standalone modem
Inseego
Inseego Wavemaker FX3000 5G Indoor Router
FX3000
4.5
$699
Max 3.4 Gbps
standalone modem Hands-on
Inseego
Inseego Wavemaker FX4100 5G Indoor Router
FX4100
4.3
$899
Max 7.5 Gbps
Category

Outdoor CPE (pole & rooftop mount)

Ubiquiti UniFi 5G Max outdoor cpe Hands-on
Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti UniFi 5G Max
U5G-Max
4.6
$799
Max 4.5 Gbps
InHand FWA02 5G Outdoor Router outdoor cpe Hands-on
InHand Networks
InHand FWA02 5G Outdoor Router
FWA02
4.5
$699
Max 3.4 Gbps
Yeacomm NR610 Outdoor 5G CPE outdoor cpe
Yeacomm
Yeacomm NR610 Outdoor 5G CPE
NR610
4.4
$499
Max 3.4 Gbps
Waveform ProLink 5G outdoor cpe
Waveform
Waveform ProLink 5G
ProLink-5G
4.3
$649
Max 3.4 Gbps
OutdoorRouter EZR35-5G outdoor cpe
OutdoorRouter
OutdoorRouter EZR35-5G
EZR35-5G
4.1
$429
Max 3.4 Gbps
Category

Hotspots & travel routers

ASUS 5G-GO hotspot
ASUS
ASUS 5G-GO
5G-GO
4.5
$699
Max 5.2 Gbps
Netgear Nighthawk M6 Pro (MR6550) hotspot
Netgear
Netgear Nighthawk M6 Pro (MR6550)
MR6550
4.4
$899
Max 8 Gbps
Category

Industrial & SMB

Peplink MAX BR1 Pro 5G industrial
Peplink
Peplink MAX BR1 Pro 5G
MAX-BR1-Pro-5G
4.7
$1,599
Max 4.5 Gbps
Cradlepoint R2100 industrial
Cradlepoint
Cradlepoint R2100
R2100
4.6
$1,499
Max 3.3 Gbps
industrial Hands-on
Cradlepoint
Cradlepoint E320 Branch Router
E320
4.4
$1,299
Max 2.5 Gbps
industrial Hands-on
InHand Networks
InHand IR302 Industrial LTE Router
IR302
4.1
$249
Max 150 Mbps
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