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IP Location issue
So apparently I cannot connect to sites that need to verify your location because my new tmobile internet service shows me as being located in a State that is different from my actual location. Been...
dlpatneau wrote:I'm into my third month of T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. My real world location is Lebanon, Missouri (Missouri Ozarks Salem Plateau). My IP location switches from Chicago, IL, Denver, CO and Independence, MO. It appears my IP address changes/renews every 12 hours. This wrecks havoc on streaming services and secure login sites, like my bank, Walmart, Lowe's, etcetera. Trusted device keeps changing with the IP address. Didn't bother me untill I attempted to access our Secretary of State's website in regards to the midterm elections. I was denied access for being out of state. Yeppers, not a happy camper anymore!
sigh, the problem is IPv4 location data and it's not a problem specific to T-Mobile. It drives me crazy too and it happens with every major national ISP - Verizon, CenturyLink, ATT, etc…
The fact is IPv4 is a limited resource and not everyone can have a dedicated IP address assigned to them. That means the ISP's have to pull from a pool and that pool has to remain dynamic because people are dynamic. The real problem is with the website owners that attempt to rely on known flawed IP location database sources. Contact the website and ask them to stop using IP addresses for location information.
