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Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

Phil Windley — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:40:33 -0000

I'm certain it's not a virus, but beyond that I don't know what causes it.

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

me — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:26:55 -0000

it's december now and now it is hapenning to me. Did i download some sort of a virus?

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

Dave — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:55:42 -0000

Fixed! Called Verizon and asked them to assign me a new IP

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

David — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:29:25 -0000

I am having the exact same problem. Please email me. I am outside Philadelphia. My IP maps to Verizon in DC but Google thinks I am in Spain.

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

Stephen — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:18:03 -0000

Still happening to me, and it's November now. Anyone have any ideas how to get rid of this?

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

John B. — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:56:04 -0000

Google is celebrating, for good reason. Here is the explanation:
Prince of Asturias Prize

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

dda — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:12:16 -0000

Google usually assumes -- correctly -- that I am in Hong Kong, but I can't get it to revert to English for more than one session. Apparently, they don't know that English is one of HK's official languages either.

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

Scott Laird — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:45:34 -0000

Try http://www.google.com/ncr. It won't fix everything, but it should keep you from being sent to google.es.

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

Timon — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:07:52 -0000

I also get undesired geolocation effects occasionally. You can set your homepage to google.com/webhp, which seems to make your settings follow you from country to country.

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

Patrick Logan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:22:20 -0000

The entire time I was in Ireland this summer, Google thought I was in Germany.

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

Jake Spurlock — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:52:04 -0000

If I remember right, you can go into the Google settings, and assign a country profile.
http://www.google.com/prefe...

Re: Why Does Google Think I am in Spain?

Adam Curry — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:37:05 -0000

Interesting, I've been seeing similar behaviour with google services on Opera Mini. From time to time google mobile will think I'm in norway, in a UK and multiple SF locations.