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Re: 5G Internet Showing Incorrect Location
BobT wrote: The fault really lies with content providers that rely solely upon third party IP-address based geolocation services to determine location for local channels delivered. IP-addresses say nothing about your physical location other than your country and who owns the IP-address block. IP-address based geolocation services have been inherently inaccurate but worked well with traditional wire-line based services due to the manner in which those carriers assigned IP-addresses by region. Mobile Carriers (with an emphasis on the mobile) don’t have that luxury. Neither do satellite internet providers where your point of presence is thousands of miles away at a Gateway typically. Nevertheless. some content providers have figured out how to properly address location and provide more flexible mechanisms to endure the proper home location. YouTube TV stands out as a prime example of this. FUBO, Hulu and other that rely on third party IP-address based geolocation services should follow YoutTube TV’s lead. @syaoran provides the short form answer. I get what you are saying. However, prior to January 2024 it worked the way I expected, that is I'm located just north of San Diego and my IP address was in San Diego, not los Angeles477Views2likes0CommentsRe: Home Internet Static IP
I got a better one. My MLB.TV account (paid for by Tmobile) needs an IP that specifies my location. Up until this year everything worked fine. This year my IP has my location as various suburbs of Los Angeles, whereas I'm physically just north of San Diego. I have to call MLB.TV once a week to get it changed so LA isn't blacked out. Tmobile tells me there's nothing they can do. Am I the only one experiencing this?679Views1like0Comments