some Websites think I'm in Canada - Geo-locators show location correct

Caledon Ken said:

So I don't want you to put any apps on your smartphone.

Disconnect your smartphone from your wifi, enable the smartphone hotspot and connect your wireless laptop (computer) to the hotspot.

Then on your laptop go to subway. Does it still think you are in Canada?

The goal is determine whether laptop is causing the location issue or your service.


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Thanks for the Private message suggestion. I already deleted all the messages from yesterday but they have a 24 hour clock for quantity during a 24 hour period that still needs to run out. I really need to find out why some of my posts get posted without the "edit post" icon.
Once I get past the restrictions I'll send a private message to the Moderator that did the deletion per your request (or it could be that he saw my request?). Either way, my private info is taken care of. Thanks.

As far as your suggestion. I have been out of the field for a number of years. Are you saying that I can make the smartphone itself a hotspot for my laptop or other wireless computers?

Normally I try to connect to Subway with my hardwired (RJ45) connected PC. To test the problem I have tried connecting to Subway from my wife's PC which is connected to the router via wireless only and still have the same issue. I'm pretty certain that I tried connecting to Subway with my wireless laptop as well and had the same problem but I'll try that again.

I guess I will be the "dummy" to learn the hotspot setup. I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon but I will try the troubleshooting steps by tomorrow. Thanks Ken.
How to Create a Mobile Hotspot with an Android Phone - dummies

Caledon Ken said:

So I don't want you to put any apps on your smartphone.

Disconnect your smartphone from your wifi, enable the smartphone hotspot and connect your wireless laptop (computer) to the hotspot.

Then on your laptop go to subway. Does it still think you are in Canada?

The goal is determine whether laptop is causing the location issue or your service.


(Delete old messages you don't need in inbox or sent to come down below count)

I tried the smartphone hotspot connection this morning and, as expected, it connected successfully and did NOT think I was in Canada. It was gruesomely slow and site connections timed out numerous times but it proved your point. Thank you.

So, it does not appear to be Win 10 or the browser. It can only be my Netgear R6250 Router or the Cable modem. I'm guessing it's the router as I'm guessing you're thinking as well.

Do you want to continue or should I shift to a Netgear forum?

Either way, thank you for helping narrow the issue down considerably. I did not know my smartphone could be used as a Internet routing device or, in this case, a hotspot. Us old timers learn something new every day. Thanks again!

bro67 said:

Let’s back up. What does it show for your IP DNS location at https://www.iplocation.net/. Take the info and then forward it to your ISP and Subway’s domain host to fix the problem.

Oops. this is awkward. I gave your reply a thimbs up but it was meant for Ken. No negativity intended, I hope the "thumbs up" makes your day a little brighter bro67.

As I mentioned in my original post, several Geo-location sites find my location correctly and I've logged unresponded reports with them.

Original post quote: "For about the past year and a half, some Websites think I'm in Canada for several PC’s in my house. Geo-locators show my location correctly. "

I did a reset but the reset did not totally reset the router as the manual says it should. I powered the router off and held the reset button in for about 15 seconds while powering back on. The manual says at least 7 seconds. The router rebooted which took longer than usual and I was forced to do a password recovery. I assume it stores my changed security information on the web and fetched it for me because it asked for my secret answers to my secret questions and told me what my password was and it still worked.

Anyway, for the 'not so total' factory reset, it came back with my network (including wireless networks) configured as they were before I did the reset, and Subway still thought I was in Toronto. All Geo-Locators found me where I really am.

I think if I try hard enough I can get it to do a real factory reset but then I'll be off for a while to reconfigure my networks and passwords etc.