Home internet IP is showing different city

digloo wrote:

I'm also in Phoenix, and there's a 5G tower 1000 ft from my house, which is where my HI router usually connects. When they were setting up the tower, I'd see it bounce between a Phx IP and an LA IP. I was told that once the 5G service was fully operational, then I'd see a Phx IP all the time. As far as I can tell, the 5G has been steady for months, but I haven't seen a Phx IP since last summer.

Why did T-Mobile decide to break the internet?

Geo-IP simply does not work with T-Mo Home Internet connections, and it does not even register with them that it’s a problem.

I can see their argument about “privacy” in certain circumstances, but I’d prefer it if they’d let me choose rather than forcing things to look like I live in Compton, California.

Is there a way I can run a VPN that gets me a Phx-based public IP address that won’t slow down my service noticeably?

They didn't break the internet. That's just how ISPs work sometimes. With the crippling CGNAT that they use, the endpoint of that connection could be anywhere. Wireguard would be your best bet as it's lightweight. Thats what I use to tunnel out of this paperweight of a router and still be able to access my Plex server and other services while I travel. It's a pain in the ass but my only decent option for me. My apartment complex has their own cable internet service as the ONLY option and charges $60+/mo for 25Mbps. T-Mobile was the unfortunate answer.