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enor's avatar
enor
Aspirant
Dec 09, 2022

question about WIFI locations

When accessing website on my laptop or WIFI only iPad for online purchases, they alway have my location somewhere other than my location. I am on WIFI only thru Netgear AX1800 router.

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru
    Dec 09, 2022

    What modem/gateway is it connected to? 

    Are you using icloud relay or private mac/ip address on it? 

    • enor's avatar
      enor
      Aspirant
      Dec 09, 2022

      We use fiber from Zito Media. We do not use iCloud. Not real technical but was wondering where your location come from when WIFI only. Seems to only be internet, on Google maps my location is accurate.

  • Razor512's avatar
    Razor512
    Prodigy
    Dec 10, 2022

    The automated location functions using just your IP address are never accurate. Such results are not influenced by WiFi.

    If you are using a proxy server on VPN, then they will detect your location as somewhere else.

    If on a smartphone or other device with a built in GPS receiver and using a mobile browser that supports the precise location function, then they can poll the location services for a more accurate location that goes beyond what can be determined via the

    IP address alone.

     

    IP alone typically gets you results like what this site can see https://www.whatismyip.com/