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Technical News & Discussion => IDNet Help => Topic started by: camdave on Jul 30, 2013, 17:19:14

Title: I am confused!!
Post by: camdave on Jul 30, 2013, 17:19:14
I live in Melbourn, 10 miles SW of Cambridge on the Herts/Cambs border.
Can someone explain why a Google search insists on showing me shops, houses for sale etc. in the Manchester area.
Speedtest.net also offers me servers located in Manchester and Liverpool.

Is Infinity Developments registered in Manchester rather than Letchworth (which is ten miles from me) for example?
Title: Re: I am confused!!
Post by: psp83 on Jul 30, 2013, 17:30:36
Speedtest.net gives me Scotland as my closest servers even though I live in Wiltshire (south west)  :laugh:

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Title: Re: I am confused!!
Post by: Steve on Jul 30, 2013, 18:06:53
I used to be in Ireland although now my IP address seems to be convincing them that should be approximately where I'm supposed to be.
Title: Re: I am confused!!
Post by: andrue on Jul 30, 2013, 18:43:28
It used to suggest Preston for me but now seems to think I'm in London. I think it must be basing it on ping times so connection quality and routing would have an impact. Other services have always known where I am - Google can be particularly spooky sometimes.
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Title: Re: I am confused!!
Post by: Gary on Jul 30, 2013, 18:51:31
Its pretty much always thought I'm in London, its better at guessing where I am than facebook, which is fine by me  ;)