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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...
pb2727 wrote:The reasons phones are not having the same issues is GPS built in. I wish somehow the gateway itself would have a way to provide the location via the SIM.
Enabling GPS on your home ISP and providing that to any website or web service that requested it would be dangerous. Imagine if this website just posted your physical location for anyone to see. I strongly oppose this idea.
Yes, phones do have the same issue when they rely on IP based location. So, people that do not want to share GPS information still have this same IP location problem. As the poster above pointed out, the complaints really need to be placed on the web site and TV service providers.
