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Why does my location always come up to Chicago Ill instead of where i live? And how can I change this?

Why does my location always come up to Chicago Ill instead of where i live? And how can I change this?

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cor-el
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Hi

Are you possibly using a VPN or proxy to connect to internet ?

  • Options/Preferences -> General -> Network: Connection -> Settings

See "Firefox connection settings":

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What do these websites say about your location?

http://whatismyipaddress.com/ Under the map, look for Location Not Accurate?

http://browserleaks.com/geo

https://whatismyipaddress.com/geolocation

https://html5demos.com/geo/

https://www.iplocation.net/find-ip-address

How to set your location manually in Firefox(Windows) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1197142#answer-1115502