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Originally Posted by id10t
As I said... someone (or several) with a smart phone and location serivces were within range of your access point. It broadcasts things like the channel, the network name, the MAC address, etc. This information got stored w/ the location ... and that is what google is picking up.
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Originally Posted by masraum
I suspect it's a combination of things. Frankly, the IP address isn't that good a locator. I wouldn't expect the IP to be good for anything closer than 10-50 miles.
I believe it's more about a database of wifi signals and their locations as some of the others have said.... .
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Sorry guys, but I believe that both of these theories would be a "static" view (stored in a db) that wouldn't relocate the user as they moved around. oleE is closer to the truth (with a decent subnet mask on the ISP side to pinpoint location), but I don't know how they are seeing location moves on the "private" side of a WAP/router (as VaSteve is talking about inside his house) Then I would suspect smartphones, etc. Just my .02 worth...
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Originally Posted by oldE
Google knows because you are connected through the local router.....
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