DNS Location Correction?

[rstark18]

When I go to certain websites and it auto recognizes my location (zip) it is always wrong. I am thinking this is because I don't use my ISP's DNS server. I use the current fastest server which I test for every once in a while.

Am I right in thinking this is why my zip is always recognized incorrectly or is it something else?

Is there any way to correct for this?

I hope this is the right forum for this question.

 

[System Error Message]

how inaccurate is the location? ISPs have a bunch of IPs so whenever websites do a location check it usually gives the ISP's location instead.
DNS server matters for akamai p2p content distribution when it comes to finding the nearest available hosts.

 

[rstark18]

how inaccurate is the location? ISPs have a bunch of IPs so whenever websites do a location check it usually gives the ISP's location instead.
DNS server matters for akamai p2p content distribution when it comes to finding the nearest available hosts.

It's not too far, about 10 miles. But different zip codes which is what I'm trying to correct.


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[System Error Message]

If your IP address is dynamic for your internet than the location points to your ISP's IP section. If you have a static IP that is registered to you than it will show your location instead.

 

[rstark18]

If your IP address is dynamic for your internet than the location points to your ISP's IP section. If you have a static IP that is registered to you than it will show your location instead.

Ok thx. It's dynamic.
Is there any way to correct for this?


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[System Error Message]

Ok thx. It's dynamic.
Is there any way to correct for this?


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no, because with dynamic IP you dont own the IP so the registrar points to your ISP instead. Only way would be to get a static IP registered to you.

 

[sfx2000]

When I go to certain websites and it auto recognizes my location (zip) it is always wrong. I am thinking this is because I don't use my ISP's DNS server. I use the current fastest server which I test for every once in a while.

Am I right in thinking this is why my zip is always recognized incorrectly or is it something else?

Is there any way to correct for this?

I hope this is the right forum for this question.

Interesting point - imagine that one is in a self-driving car, and get's lost - so while in might in physically in San Diego, all telemetry says it's in the middle of Kansas... so it goes 120MPH to undo the problem...

Yikes!

 

[ColinTaylor]

When I go to certain websites and it auto recognizes my location (zip) it is always wrong. I am thinking this is because I don't use my ISP's DNS server. I use the current fastest server which I test for every once in a while.

Am I right in thinking this is why my zip is always recognized incorrectly or is it something else?

I'd think it more likely that it's doing geo-location from your IP address rather than the DNS server. Plus all the other tracking techniques that Google Ads, et al. employ.

EDIT: Oops, I basically just repeated what SEM said.

Is there any way to correct for this?

Personally I do my utmost to make sure they don't know my location.