My Ip Address Is Wrong

[SimonD]

Out of sheer boredom I clicked the 'IP Address' in the drop-down menu.

It tells me i am in the Bradford area, UK, when I am actually in London.

Why is this so?

Pity, I could murder a good curry later and Bradford has some of the best in the country.

[smokie36]

Heard this one before. Cuff 'im boys...

[onthemoon]

What drop-down menu?

[SimonD]

What drop-down menu?

At the very top of any screen in TV is a menu bar listing various headings: Home...News....Apps...

Mouse over the last one, labelled 'More' and then mouse down to 'Your IP Address' (below 'Speed test against Singapore').

Left click and...viola!

It could be quite handy. I'll see if I can use it to get a substantial reduction in my Council Tax...

Edited May 20, 2012 by SimonD

[onthemoon]

Wow, thanks. "www.digmyip.net"? Try this: www.whatismyipaddress.net I use that a lot to geolocate emailers, it's pretty accurate.

[SimonD]

Wow, thanks. "www.digmyip.net"? Try this: www.whatismyipaddress.net I use that a lot to geolocate emailers, it's pretty accurate.

Cool. Thanks for the IP link, maybe TV could make use of it...

As for where I live, I'm now totally confused. I'll have to ask the postman in the morning...

Bradford (not) Out.

[Puccini]

The IP lookup does not invade your privacy, ie it does not give the location of your modem but the location of the server of your Internet Provider through which you connect to the Internet. You live in London, but your Internet Service Provider has his server in Bradford.

[SimonD]

The IP lookup does not invade your privacy, ie it does not give the location of your modem but the location of the server of your Internet Provider through which you connect to the Internet. You live in London, but your Internet Service Provider has his server in Bradford.

D'oh! I no have brain for thinking...

Thanks for that, should have realised.