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janetsch
Transmission Trainee
Hace 6 meses

I need T-mobile to fix my location issue

I've asked this question several times on here and I always get answers but I don't understand the issue or how to resolve it. It is creating problems when I try and access a website where I can earn points, such as the one in this email from the company. I'm in Iowa where LD website accepts my entering info. for their contests and money saving reward but I'm being shown in Minnesota. I need this fixed but I can't stay on hold forever with CS and they don't seem to be of much help. Also, my billing went up $5 this month. Can someone please tell me in simple terms what I need to do. I'm older and technology has me stumped.. Thanks in advance

Msg. from LG company
The message you are receiving appears when the LD website is accessed from a state that prohibits discounts and promotions. Digital rebates, rewards, and mobile coupons are void in NJ, NY, MA, MN and where restricted or prohibited by law, and the Savings and Rewards sections will not appear as an option when accessing the LD website from within those states. While you may not presently be in one of those states, when you receive that particular error message it is because the IP address you are connecting to the LD website from is either being flagged as based in one of the restricted states or the location is unable to be verified.
 
Because our encryption is legally required to be handled by an independent third party, we are unable to override it when it flags an IP as being restricted. In past instances where you have been able to access the website without issue you were likely connecting from a different IP address, which suggests you may be in a different location or using a device that is connecting via a different means (wi-fi vs. a wired connection, or a wireless carrier vs. traditional ISP). Should you continue to receive the "State Regulations" error, I would suggest either connecting or disconnecting to wi-fi (the opposite of however you were connected when receiving the error), or potentially attempting to connect from a different device. If you are using a VPN, please make sure you are disconnected from it while accessing the LD website.
 
Because this is an issue caused by your local connection to the internet, unfortunately it is not an issue that we can resolve for you on our end as the host. You will need to modify your internet connection via one of the methods described above to be able to access the restricted pages of the LD website.

  • janetsch wrote:

    What can I do to get my location to show that I;m in Iowa and not Minnesota so I can get my perks from LG company?

    All I can suggest is to use a wired ISP.

  • This all stems from the misuse of IP address registration as a surrogate for geographic location. There is (AFAIK) no legal or technical reason why one should imply the other. There is nothing in the IP standards that ties an IP address to a street address.

    Furthermore, T-Mobile's ISP bundles many internal IPs into a single IPv4 address via multiple NATs. It's not like my cable modem that has a unique IPv4 address. T-Mobile's ISP is more like a cellphone on steroids than a traditional cable modem.  

  • janetsch's avatar
    janetsch
    Transmission Trainee

    What can I do to get my location to show that I;m in Iowa and not Minnesota so I can get my perks from LG company?

  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    Transmission Titan
    janetsch wrote:

    What can I do to get my location to show that I;m in Iowa and not Minnesota so I can get my perks from LG company?

    A VPN potentially but a lot of VPN’s do not work well with mobile internet services.  

  • janetsch wrote:

    What can I do to get my location to show that I;m in Iowa and not Minnesota so I can get my perks from LG company?

    All I can suggest is to use a wired ISP.