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Best Connection for streaming

Your uplink on the move. An ethernet port lets you wire it straight to the encoder.

Which connection should you use for streaming?
StreamPartPicker tracks 27 connection options with enough data to publish, ordered by proven quality per dollar: each part's retailer rating, weighted by how many people rated it, against the square root of its price. GL.iNet Mango (GL-MT300N-V2) leads that ordering at 4.1 out of 5 and $29.99. The order is the formula's, not a hand-picked list, and nothing here is lab-tested by us.
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Ranked by proven quality per dollar. How the ranking works

1GL.iNet Mango (GL-MT300N-V2)
GL.iNet Mango (GL-MT300N-V2)
Travel router, USB tether · 2x
$29.994.1
2TP-Link TL-WR902AC Travel Router
TP-Link TL-WR902AC Travel Router
Travel router, USB tether · 1x
$39.993.9
3GL.iNet Beryl AX (GL-MT3000)
GL.iNet Beryl AX (GL-MT3000)
Travel router, Wi-Fi 6, USB tether · 2x
$98.994.5
4Cudy LT500 4G Router
Cudy LT500 4G Router
4G router (home / base) · 4x · ~6 Mbps up
$99.984.3
5GL.iNet Slate AX (GL-AXT1800)
GL.iNet Slate AX (GL-AXT1800)
Travel router, Wi-Fi 6 · 3x
$119.994.4
6TP-Link M7350
TP-Link M7350
4G hotspot · No · ~5 Mbps up
$149.904.3
7TP-Link M7000
TP-Link M7000
4G hotspot · No · ~5 Mbps up
$136.104.0
8TP-Link Archer MR600 4G+ Router
TP-Link Archer MR600 4G+ Router
4G+ Cat6 router · 4x Gigabit · ~8 Mbps up
$119.994.3
9GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600)
GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600)
Travel router, Wi-Fi 7 · 2x 2.5G
$159.994.5
10Netgear Nighthawk M1
Netgear Nighthawk M1
4G router · Yes · ~6 Mbps up
$217.434.1
11KuWFi Outdoor 4G CPE
KuWFi Outdoor 4G CPE
Outdoor 4G CPE · 1x · ~5 Mbps up
$64.994.5
12AT&T Turbo Hotspot 3
AT&T Turbo Hotspot 3
5G hotspot (AT&T prepaid) · No · ~15 Mbps up
$59.994.0
13GL.iNet Puli (GL-XE300)
GL.iNet Puli (GL-XE300)
Battery 4G router · 2x · ~5 Mbps up
$118.904.4
14Cudy LT500 Outdoor 4G Router
Cudy LT500 Outdoor 4G Router
Outdoor 4G router, PoE · 1x PoE · ~6 Mbps up
$149.904.1
15GL.iNet Spitz Plus (GL-X2000)
GL.iNet Spitz Plus (GL-X2000)
4G Cat12 router, dual SIM · 2x · ~12 Mbps up
$175.994.3
16GL.iNet Spitz AX (GL-X3000)
GL.iNet Spitz AX (GL-X3000)
5G router, dual SIM · 2x · ~25 Mbps up
$379.994.2
17Cudy P5 5G Router
Cudy P5 5G Router
12V 5G router, dual SIM · 4x Gigabit · ~25 Mbps up
$399.994.3
18Netgear Nighthawk M6 Pro
Netgear Nighthawk M6 Pro
5G router, mmWave · Yes · ~30 Mbps up
$209.993.5
19Waveform QuadPro 4x4 MIMO Panel Antenna
Waveform QuadPro 4x4 MIMO Panel Antenna
External 4x4 MIMO panel antenna kit · No (antenna only)
$499.994.4
20GL.iNet Puli AX 5G
GL.iNet Puli AX 5G
Battery 5G router, dual SIM · 2x Gigabit · ~20 Mbps up
$409.994.2
21Teltonika RUT241
Teltonika RUT241
4G industrial router · 2x · ~6 Mbps up
$198.244.1
22Teltonika RUT956 LTE Router
Teltonika RUT956 LTE Router
Industrial LTE Cat 4 router, dual SIM · Yes · ~15 Mbps up
$2814.3
23Netgear Nighthawk M6
Netgear Nighthawk M6
5G router · Yes · ~8 Mbps up
$487.223.7
24Teltonika RUTX50
Teltonika RUTX50
5G industrial router, dual SIM · 5x Gigabit · ~30 Mbps up
$5994.2
25Peplink Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini
Peplink Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini
LTE router, SpeedFusion-capable · 3x · ~8 Mbps up
$398.754.1
26Quectel EM060K-GL M.2 Module (DIY)
Quectel EM060K-GL M.2 Module (DIY)
M.2 LTE module (DIY) · No · ~8 Mbps up
$115.19
27Cradlepoint R1900 5G Router
Cradlepoint R1900 5G Router
5G Cat 20 vehicle router, dual SIM · Yes · ~60 Mbps up
$2,195.65
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Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing, not from testing done here. Prices are tracked at build time, not live. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.