Aircove Go | Portable Wi-Fi 6 VPN Router | Protect Unlimited Devices | Free 30-Day ExpressVPN Trial | (U.S. & Canada Version)

Purchased this product because I have used ExpressVPN for years. I get the Aircove so that I can travel and use this to both extend my WiFi range and VPN service all-in-one. I got to the hotel because I was traveling. Go to setup - NOPE!!! Must use a wired network to do the initial setup, then you can establish the ability to wireless link with other WiFi networks. In other words, this is useless until I finish my travels and eventually return home. This was NEVER stated in the information about the product on the Amazon site. If you purchase, ensure you have a wired network you can connect to in order to setup. You cannot do it otherwise. Update: ExpressVPN reached out and walked me through a manual means to setup the Aircove Go. Worked like a champ!! Brent spent 30 minutes making sure every aspect of the setup worked. I have been using it at several hotels and I love it. So easy to use and no more hassles in connecting my laptops or smart devices to the hotel - auto connects to Aircove Go, and I simply connect Aircove Go to the hotel. About one minute and all devices are connected. Perfect - exactly what I wanted. Not to mention secure VPN connections. Thank you!!

I bought this to replace an older Android device that I was using for wifi-to-wifi sharing and I've been very pleased! I was already an ExpressVPN user, so this integrated with my account perfectly. It's USB-C powered and can be plugged into any sufficiently-powered USB-C socket (I *think* PD-20+ is the spec, but I can power it on most of my high-wattage hubs). The killer feature for some is per-device VPNs, which allows you to select which device goes to which endpoint. For personal devices, this is nice because you can offload the VPN computation out to the router and just use the internet like normal. For work devices it's a little less relevant since you're probably on a host-level VPN anyway. I've tested and it works great with streaming devices (Fire TV, etc) for those that need that. For me, the best feature is being able to set-and-forget the Wifi sharing directly over its web interface. Additionally, it has WAN and LAN ethernet ports, so if you find a spot with a hard line, you don't even need to do that. I've also found the transmission antennaes to be great (much further than if using a phone to Wifi share), which probably means the connectivity its making for its wifi uplink will be more solid as well. Overall, a great purchase and a good value.

I bought this router on July 20, 2024. It died yesterday, May 5, 2025. 9.5 months. However, there is some context: 1. I have brought this on several trips domestic and international in this time, and it has worked excellent both on flights and in hotels. I bring with me many electronic devices when I travel, and having them connect through this same router and then out to a public WiFi saves a ton of time compared to connecting each one directly to the public WiFi each time I stop. 2. The router is actually comprised of two parts: (1) the hardware, which is actually a GL.iNet Slate AX with an ExpressVPN-branded chassis; and (2) the software, which is developed by ExpressVPN. 3. The software is easy to use, considerably more so than GL.iNet's default firmware that is more designed for power users. The last version I used, AircoveOS 5.2.3, worked generally fine. The key feature of AircoveOS is native Lightway (ExpressVPN's proprietary VPN protocol), which is faster than OpenVPN and at least as fast as WireGuard, and more importantly, is not blocked in places like airline WiFi. However, there are bugs: I have observed putting connections on the "No VPN" group (i.e., a direct connection to the internet and not through the VPN) would cause some of their packets to drop. 4. The hardware, however, leaves some to be desired. This is not my first GL.iNet router, and my experience with GL.iNet hardware is that they are cheaply built and has issues. As is evident, mine had failed in under a year. 5. I will add that while I would set it up to run continuously in hotels, the longest it had been running was for a week until recently. Before it died, it was running for 1.5 months at home because my wireless access point was out. One might argue that a travel router isn't designed for extended use, but that is rubbish. It simply is bad hardware design. I would buy it again because I still need an ExpressVPN travel router. I will encourage ExpressVPN to find a better hardware vendor to make their next router.

I love this travel router. Works perfect when we’re out of the country. We load the VPN software settings and we don’t miss a show.

Five stars because it does what it is supposed to do: use available hotspot and provide VPN protected WiFi connection. But a few things made setup more difficult than necessary. First, there was no paper in the box, so I didn't know I could just scan the QR code to start the set up process (which I found out about on YouTube). Second, it had the older 4.6 firmware, not the newer 4.7 version needed to enable "WiFi-Link" (which is using an available hotspot). That took me sometime to figure out. And then I had to upgrade the firmware manually. Not difficult but one more thing to bother with. Once it had the latest firmware, setup was easy. I have a TPLINK mini router that does the same thing, connecting to an available hotspot (they call it WISP mode), but that model does not deliver VPN protected WiFi. Picture shows Aircove Go providing good service inside a hotel room: VPN-protected internet for all our devices at once. Update 1: It has problems launching the hotel WiFi login page (to enter room number and last name, specifically Marriott Bonvoy hotel room WiFi). Perhaps it performs better for other hotspots. TPLink's WISP-mode, by comparison, reliably launches the sign-in URL. Thus, Aircove's firmware needs work. Since I already have the TPlink Mini Router from before, I simply daisy-chain the Aircove Go to it via a short internet cable (both routers provide it), to have reliable VPN-protected WiFi using the unsecured hotel room hotspot. Meaning, if this is your first router to try to connect to a Marriott hotel room WiFi, it may not work for you.

The Aircove Go itself is a solid device. Setup was easy, speeds were good for a portable router, and it did a great job protecting all connected devices at once. From a performance and usability standpoint, it worked exactly as advertised. However, I want to be very clear about one important limitation. Despite claims or expectations around being “undetectable,” my employer was still able to detect VPN usage. Using this device ultimately cost me my job because the company identified the VPN connection. This isn’t necessarily a flaw in the hardware — it’s more about expectations. If you’re buying this strictly for privacy, travel, or personal security, it does its job well. But if you’re hoping it will bypass corporate VPN detection or employer network monitoring, that is not something I can confirm or recommend relying on. Overall, it’s a good product for personal use, but it is not invisible to professional or corporate-level detection systems, and buyers should be aware of that before purchasing.

Easy setup. It takes less than five minutes to setup before I was up and running behind a VPN. Makes me feel a lot safer when using a hotel, AirBnB or public wifi system. The only caveat is that you need to have an ExpressVPN subscription to use the device after the 30-day ExpressVPN trial offered with the device.

1) I have several devices, NONE of which would connect to this router. I have a TP-Link router which works flawlessly with my devices. 2) Product support is terrible, it's all done over Chat; furthermore, the tech had us going in circles for an hour! I finally had to disconnect in disgust!!!