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

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.

Quick and easy to setup. Works well, highly recommend!

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.

First things first, if you want to be able to connect this ACG to a wifi connection, FIRST plug it in at home and set it up. It needs to update firmware to 4.7(1?). I had to go through a few hoops to get it connected in my hotel the first time because I didn't do this before I left.HOWEVER after the update had occurred this thing works flawless. Catches the captive portal request when connecting to a hotel wifi that needs a login. The user interface is simple but great. Connects at the router to the ExpressVPN network so all additional wifi connections are protected. Simply a great product that does exactly what you ask of it.Lastly, I had to call tech support to figure out the wifi thing and get me logged in. I had an issue where the application would just stick at "looking for your wifi network" even though it was successfully connected. If you get this, log out, wipe your browser cache, log in and try again. I also forgot the network connection.3 thumbs up. 10/10 would buy again and already told my business partner to buy one.

It took me awhile to figure out how to set it up. Once I did that it worked very well well. It’s great to be able to sign the Aircove into a network and then connect all family devices to the Aircove and have the VPN protection. I use a Washington, DC VPN location to get DC TV stations through YouTube TV when I am home in Virginia but YouTube TV said I was out of the country while I was in Sicily even when I was still using a Washington, DC VPN location. Netflix and Amazon Prime gave me US programming while I was in Sicily when I used the DC VPN location.The small size of the Alcove means that it takes up very little suitcase space. I look forward to using it whenever I travel. The ability to use the Aircove via a WiFi connection to a hotel network is a big plus as many if not most hotels just provide WiFi and don’t offer the option of using a cable to connect.

ExpressVPN is becoming useless. Half of the websites, apps, and devices are blocked or don’t work with the ExpressVPN servers through both the ExpressVPN app and ExpressVPN router. Especially streaming services. I can’t just open the app or router to disconnect the VPN every single time I need to use the internet. That defeats the whole purpose of using the VPN.