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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.
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/