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girlsparked
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11 days ago
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IP Address Showing Location as California USA

Over the last day, I have encountered a strange problem whereby my MacBook Air, connected to my VM router by WiFi, has started to believe that I am located in California.

This is preventing me from accessing geo-locked UK content which I should have access to, such as shows on Netflix. No other devices in the household are experiencing this issue.

I have tried restarting the router several times; weirdly, it appears to fix the issue initially, but only temporarily. I'll start watching a show and get a 'not in your location' notice a few minutes later.

Any advice as to how I can resolve this and get back to a stable UK-based IP would be appreciated. 

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  • Adduxi's avatar
    Adduxi
    11 days ago

    Are you using Apple Private Relay on the Macbook ?

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    Adduxi
    Very Insightful Person
    11 days ago

    Are you using Apple Private Relay on the Macbook ?

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      girlsparked
      Tuning in
      11 days ago

      Yes, Private Relay was turned on. This never occurred to me as a possible issue, but once you mentioned it, it completely made sense. Turning it off seems to have had the desired effect - many thanks!

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        Kath_P
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        9 days ago

        Hi girlsparked, 

        Thanks for taking the time to contact us via the Community. It's lovely having you on board with us in the Forums. ⭐

        We're sorry to hear you were having an issue with the location of your WiFi showing as California. 

        We're glad that user Adduxi was able to spot this as an issue with the Private Relay and that you've been able to correct things since. 

        If you have any further issues, don't hesitate to get back in touch. 

        Many thanks,