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Windows 7: Is my ISP brain damaged... or is it me?
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06 Mar 2012
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#1 | |
windows 7 x64 Home Premium manasquan, nj |
Is my ISP brain damaged... or is it me?
Earlier tonight I was trying out some apps on Windows 8. As I opened the Maps app, it asked if it could use my internet connection to set up my location; I said OK. It then opened up a map of my "home"... in Helena, Montana! Ummm... I live 2000 miles away in New Jersey. 
My Weather app also is absolutely sure I live in Big Sky country...
Does anybody know why my ISP, based in Long Island, NY, would tell everybody I am in Montana?
Weird...  | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number me / #1
OS windows 7 x64 Home Premium
CPU intel q6600
Motherboard gigbyte ga ep45 ud3l
Memory g.skill 8gb ddr2 1066 (pc2 8500)
Graphics Card evga geforce 9800 gtx 512 mb
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
PSU raidmax 500w
Case smilodon (yes, t'was the pretty blue lites that got me!)
Hard Drives wd caviar black 500 gb
wd caviar black 1tb
wd elements 1tb external hd x2
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06 Mar 2012
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Norfolk, VA |
Main data center is in Montana maybe? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HAL-9000
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU Intel i7 3770K
Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3
Graphics Card XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity
Sound Card Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD
Monitor(s) Displays 23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic
Screen Resolution 5760x1080
Keyboard Logitech G15 and G13
Mouse Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse
PSU Antec True Power New 650watt
Case Cooler Master HAF-932
Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan
Hard Drives 16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB,
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbit
Other Info Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC
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06 Mar 2012
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#3 | |
Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2 Westlake, Ohio |
Might be what Zepher said. 
It could also be that Montana was set as the default location (maybe that's where the software developer lives?) in the software. I know with my weather app it always defaults to NYC. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self
OS Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
CPU Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
Motherboard Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3
Memory Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
Sound Card Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Screen Resolution Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Keyboard Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
PSU Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
Case Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
Cooling Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Hard Drives Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because)
Internet Speed 20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
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06 Mar 2012
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 Bay Area Peninsula |
Do you have a location set within windows? Start> In search box type location> Click on Enter a default location
Is there a Montana zip code set up? 
A wild chance, but I know that your browsers can geolocate you as well.
A Guy | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8
Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracudaź 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 20 + Mbps
Antivirus Avast
Browser Opera
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06 Mar 2012
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#5 | |
windows 7 x64 Home Premium manasquan, nj |
OK, the plot thickens...
I ran Speed Test in Eight, which first finds your location, and it said I was in Montana. Then I went to control panel looking for the window A Guy posted, but it is not there. Instead, that window looked like this: 
I signed into Seven and ran Speed Test. Lemme tell you, I get GREAT speeds for a guy who lives in Helena State Forest (about a mile off of Grizzly Gulch Road! heh.). Then I found the window A Guy posted, added my zip code and ran Speed Test again... I am back home in New Jersey. Finally!
Signed back into Eight and ran Speed Test once again. Somehow my NJ location stuck... at least for the test. My Map App is still wrong however.
On the snip I posted there is something called Windows Location platform. I'll have to track that down and see what's there. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number me / #1
OS windows 7 x64 Home Premium
CPU intel q6600
Motherboard gigbyte ga ep45 ud3l
Memory g.skill 8gb ddr2 1066 (pc2 8500)
Graphics Card evga geforce 9800 gtx 512 mb
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
PSU raidmax 500w
Case smilodon (yes, t'was the pretty blue lites that got me!)
Hard Drives wd caviar black 500 gb
wd caviar black 1tb
wd elements 1tb external hd x2
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06 Mar 2012
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#6 | |
Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2 Westlake, Ohio |
Quote: Originally Posted by stevieray  ...On the snip I posted there is something called Windows Location platform. I'll have to track that down and see what's there. I believe that is for tablet and phone users, etc, who use their mobile device for GPS purposes. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self
OS Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
CPU Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
Motherboard Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3
Memory Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
Sound Card Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Screen Resolution Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Keyboard Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
PSU Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
Case Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
Cooling Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Hard Drives Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because)
Internet Speed 20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
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08 Mar 2012
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#7 | |
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Might you be living in a trailer? Have you looked out the window lately? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Portege
OS Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i5
Motherboard Intel
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card Intel Graphics Media Accellerator HD
Hard Drives SSD 128 GB
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08 Mar 2012
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#8 | |
Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2 Westlake, Ohio |
Quote: Originally Posted by soho1 Might you be living in a trailer? Have you looked out the window lately? Maybe one of those tornadoes got 'im. stevieray, if you see Kansas pop up as your location look under your house - you might find a witch!  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self
OS Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
CPU Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
Motherboard Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3
Memory Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
Sound Card Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Screen Resolution Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Keyboard Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
PSU Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
Case Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
Cooling Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Hard Drives Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because)
Internet Speed 20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
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08 Mar 2012
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#9 | |
windows 7 x64 Home Premium manasquan, nj |
Quote: Originally Posted by profdlp
Quote: Originally Posted by soho1 Might you be living in a trailer? Have you looked out the window lately? Maybe one of those tornadoes got 'im. stevieray, if you see Kansas pop up as your location look under your house - you might find a witch! I hate when that happens! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number me / #1
OS windows 7 x64 Home Premium
CPU intel q6600
Motherboard gigbyte ga ep45 ud3l
Memory g.skill 8gb ddr2 1066 (pc2 8500)
Graphics Card evga geforce 9800 gtx 512 mb
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
PSU raidmax 500w
Case smilodon (yes, t'was the pretty blue lites that got me!)
Hard Drives wd caviar black 500 gb
wd caviar black 1tb
wd elements 1tb external hd x2
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08 Mar 2012
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#10 | |
Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
You just thought you lived in New Jersey.
In the Outer Limits of The Twilight Zone you never know for sure.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
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