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located in West Virginia I live in Pa this is since I switched back to xfinity
Why do some websites think I'm I located in West Virginia I live in Pa this is since I switched back to xfinity
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Why do some websites think I'm I located in West Virginia I live in Pa this is since I switched back to xfinity
BruceW
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It's called "IP Geolocation". Comcast/Xfinity assigns your public IP address, but does not control where others think that IP is located. That's done by third parties. https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/your-home-network/fix-geolocation-of-my-ipaddress/666127b51e56d61567f91b4d?commentId=66618f1609e34b487ca2560a and https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/correct-geolocation-data may help you correct the location info.
Changing your public IP may or may not change where these third parties think you are located. If you're using your own modem and router, you can use the router's "clone MAC" feature to change your IP.
If you're using a rental Comcast device, they do not provide a way to change the IP address, and they won't change it for you, so you'd have to:
A VPN is another possibility. If you use one your public IP won't actually change, but systems you connect to will see the IP provided by the VPN rather than your actual public IP.
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