NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Hi, Using Insight we can do a speedtest to see how fast the connection is. I’m using a PR60X with a 4Gbps fibre connection but running speedtest from the router (both via Insight or the local GUI) ...
These kind of speed tests were more a relict of the past, from times users did not having Gb and 10Gb Internet - when ISPs had set-up reflector hosts for pure marketing purposes. The "best" these tests do is to proof how good these ISPs peeering connections are nowadays. Not sure (among freeing up of resoiurces on the wireless devices) if this is the reason why Netgear has removed it from the recent firmware updates of the WAX6xx, or if Ookla does no longer allow using their platform without Ads or other promotions.
Face it: Oookla is owned by ZiffDavis.... Said this; The ISP set-up a speed test test point comes at a cost. And in reality, not all ISP have worldwide, national or regional peering - so the trafficis coming at a cost. I don't see why one should operate a probe server and pay for a say for example a 10 GbE connection and the peering traffic.
Many ISP are indeed operating or participating in such similar frameworks, here in Switzerland it's https://ux.cnlab.ch/benchmarking/home - where all ISP participating are hosting "local" probes, and no expensive peerings come in the play, and leaving a "bad impression" under certain conditions.
Last: newly introduced WiFi 7 does bring more bandwith to every home than what the average home and SMB Internet connection does provide. Already with WiFi 6 and modern clients the speed possible is ways beyond of what the majority of Internet connections are providing. Said that: Most "tests" are testing the home network, and no longer the Internet connection.