Poll: Let these sites guess your location based on IP

[Stunt]

Both had me in Philadelphia, PA.

I am at work and that's where the corporate head office is.
Does that mean they are right or wrong?

I'm in Ontario right now.

 

[jm20]

Distance between 41 81' 0"N 71 36' 0"W and 43 60' 0"N 79 50' 0"W is
692.8180 km (430.4966 mi)

One is fairly close.

 

[OCNewbie]

Maxmind had the wrong city, the one just adjacent to the one I live in, the first had it correct.

 

[Trevelyan]

There is no such thing as privacy online

 

[akubi]

2nd one was right. 1st one was off by a state :shocked:

 

[radioouman]

Neither were close. One had me 4 states off, the other had me 1 state off.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

I'm on the far SE side of Long Beach, Ca.

The first had me in Huntington Beach. Close but to the SE of me by 8 miles.
The second had me in Garden Grove, about 6 miles East of me.

 

[Oil]

Both were correct for me here at LSU

 

[tm37]

(US) UNITED STATES,
ARIZONA,
PHOENIX

United States
Region AZ (Arizona)
US Area Codes 602
US Metro Codes 753
Global Cities Phoenix
Zipcode 85040
Latitude/Longitude 33.4063/-112.0262
ISP Sprint
Organization Intertel/Maico Diagnostics
Netspeed Corporate


EDIT___> I am in MN

 

[BobDaMenkey]

ip2location was on it. Maxmind was off by about 10 miles like most sites that try to generate personalized poo based on your IP.

 

[Umberger]

1st: Washington, DC (~300 mile error)
2nd: Roanoke, VA (~40 mile error)

I am in Blacksburg

 

[Goosemaster]

the second one guessed my city correctly..., but that is because of comcast

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
Both gave the same accurate answer.

 

[herm0016]

not even the right state. one said appelton wis. one Greenbay, im in michigan!

 

[dwil]

Maxmind, 1st was about 30 miles off. Maxmind was only 10-15 off.

 

[atybimf]

both have st. louis, I live in mexico (missouri that is)

 

[OSX]

First was very unspecific, just said US. The second was more accurate.

 

[RbSX]

Both wrong, though nearby.

 

[Kirby64]

1st puts me in Dallas, way off. Second puts me in Houston, which is fairly close.

 

[Robor]

Originally posted by: krotchy
Both got my City/State and provider on the nose, so I didnt vote for either since both worked perfectly.

Ditto

 

[Mark R]

Both are far wrong.

 

[Albis]

maxmind

 

[BigFatCow]

Both of them are way off, first one said Columbus Ohio, and the second one said i was in the US and game a long and lat close to columbus.

Im in the Phillipines....

 

[sswingle]

Just tried at home, both are correct.

 

[Envoi]

ip2loc = not even the right state.

maxmind = exact to the borough. (scary)