I don`t think a Geo-IP banner has ever shown me in the correct location. This common?

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  • Adult-biz
    Service Provider
    • Mar 2003
    • 2139
    #1

    I don`t think a Geo-IP banner has ever shown me in the correct location. This common?

    I could understand it if the location they showed for me was always the same (wrong) location however I see different areas that are nowhere near each other. Obviously the country is always correct...just the areas seem to be shot to pieces.

    And my IP address is static before anyone asks. Anyone else see inconsistencies in the many geo ads that are online nowadays?
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    • ServerGenius
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2002
      • 9377
      #2
      it happens a lot. Not all providers use ip ranges that are issued for that region.
      For example US providers with EU locations can use their ARIN issued ranges
      also in other locations.
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        • Violetta
          Affiliate
          • Jul 2004
          • 28735
          #3
          Some banners are really good! I live in a little place in Norway, and they got it perfect! I was amazed. But I have seen banners miss with almost half the country
          M&A Queen

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            • slapass
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Nov 2002
              • 14625
              #4
              yep they are always wrong for me too. I am always states away.

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                • u-Bob
                  there's no $$$ in porn
                  • Jul 2005
                  • 33063
                  #5
                  closest they ever got was a town 9km from here.

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                    • Antonio
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Oct 2001
                      • 14136
                      #6
                      about 2-3 times they got my location correctly, AFF usually shows a town that's like across the country, probably about 1500 kms away

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                        • fuzebox
                          making it rain
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 22368
                          #7
                          Originally posted by ServerGenius
                          it happens a lot. Not all providers use ip ranges that are issued for that region.
                          For example US providers with EU locations can use their ARIN issued ranges
                          also in other locations.
                          That's not how it's done

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                            • Furious_Male
                              Doing the grind since 99
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 16884
                              #8
                              sexus are you still selling traffic? Hit me up when you get a chance please.
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                                • triumph
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Dec 2002
                                  • 3433
                                  #9
                                  I am in Los Angeles, and most of them get my location.

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                                    • biftek
                                      So Fucking Banned
                                      • Jan 2005
                                      • 1030
                                      #10
                                      always wrong for me also ,

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                                        • OzMan
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Sep 2003
                                          • 9162
                                          #11
                                          yeah you will get that with Mongolian proxies from time to time..have you tried connecting directly?

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                                            • amateurcanada
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jul 2001
                                              • 3766
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by sexus
                                              I could understand it if the location they showed for me was always the same (wrong) location however I see different areas that are nowhere near each other. Obviously the country is always correct...just the areas seem to be shot to pieces.

                                              And my IP address is static before anyone asks. Anyone else see inconsistencies in the many geo ads that are online nowadays?

                                              most people use the free database instead of the realistic close proximity pay one lol.

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                                                • rowan
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Mar 2002
                                                  • 17393
                                                  #13
                                                  GeoIP is not an exact science, it can only be as accurate as the location of the contact address for the IP block allocated to your ISP. Some scripts may be a bit more sophisticated and figure out more detail from the hostname but yeah it's not unusual for them to get it consistently wrong.

                                                  I'm in Australia and sometimes GeoIP thinks I'm in Geneva, Switzerland.

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