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Live In USA & Location Shows Canada

My location and ISP are in US. My Safari and network preferences show Los Angeles. Why does it say I am in Canada when I log in to websites? How do I fix this as every credit card transaction is denied. Using MacOs Sequoia 15.1, iMac 27", 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5


iMac 27″

Posted on Nov 20, 2024 2:23 AM

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Posted on Nov 21, 2024 8:49 AM

cookie2go wrote:

My first call was to IPS and all servers are in US. I have Apple iCloud private relay on. Do you think this is where the problem is.

It doesn’t matter where the servers are located. Every IP is registered to some “owner” and that registered owner’s address is where the internet thinks you are. Many companies have bought blocks of addresses from other entities. They may not have changed the registered address.


iCloud Private relay will make it look like your IP is coming from somewhere else. There are two options, Country & Time Zone or General Location, so that should not push it out of the country.


Look up your Public IP here: https://whatismyipaddress.com/

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Nov 21, 2024 8:49 AM in response to cookie2go

cookie2go wrote:

My first call was to IPS and all servers are in US. I have Apple iCloud private relay on. Do you think this is where the problem is.

It doesn’t matter where the servers are located. Every IP is registered to some “owner” and that registered owner’s address is where the internet thinks you are. Many companies have bought blocks of addresses from other entities. They may not have changed the registered address.


iCloud Private relay will make it look like your IP is coming from somewhere else. There are two options, Country & Time Zone or General Location, so that should not push it out of the country.


Look up your Public IP here: https://whatismyipaddress.com/

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