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by throwaway019254 638 days ago
Happens to me when my phone connects to a cell tower in Mexico. I get a Mexican IP address, and Google tries to accommodate.
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mac3n 638 days ago
doesn't actually have to be a Mexican IP. Just has to be in the database as Mexican. These databases can be pretty bad, as much as 10% wrong.
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jrs235 638 days ago
Yeah I'm hundreds of miles away from Mexico. I wonder if enough Hispanics here connect thru the tower that I get assigned an IP previously tagged by one of them connecting thru the tower and then I get misattributed.
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