How to set my ISP location to Toronto instead of Montreal?

TorraTorra wrote: ↑When I do a google search, the local results are based in Montreal. I am with acanac. Is there a way to change my location so my local results would be based in toronto.

For example, if I do a google search for "current temperature" I get the current temp for montreal. Same if i do a search for local resturants, I get montreal results. That is not what I want. I am looking for the current temperature of Toronto since that is where I live.

I don't think it's your ISP causing the issue. It sounds like a browser or computer setting that needs to be changed on your end. Then clear all your web history and cache after changing to the correct location and it should resolve itself.

Are you using a DNS?

There are several ways this can be done. Most modern browsers do have a location feature which you can override. Google for settings relevant to the browser you are using. But the search can just as easily be using IP geolocation, in which there is nothing you can do.

It's the ISP. I always get Toronto info since I'm on Teksavvy. Perhaps the OP would like to trade houses?

I am with Start, the same story. It detects my location as London

IP "geolocation" is notoriously inaccurate. Basically, unless you can manually tell the websites you deal with, that you're located in a different place -- the only other way to accomplish such is to contact the various "geolocation" databases and tell them that you're not located where they think you are. Such "geolocation" schemes are often loosely based on reverse DNS lookups.

"geolocation" runs contrary to every basic tenet of the Internet, ie: location-agnostic services, etc., but unfortunately many less-than-reputable companies have chosen to use it for various reasons.

RFD think i'm in Milton lol

TDotHacker wrote: ↑I don't think it's your ISP causing the issue. It sounds like a browser or computer setting that needs to be changed on your end. Then clear all your web history and cache after changing to the correct location and it should resolve itself.

It is the ISP. They've incorrectly assigned the wrong city to your IP address.

death_hawk wrote: ↑It is the ISP. They've incorrectly assigned the wrong city to your IP address.

Yea I see that the majority of posters mentioned that so it is likely that. I just never came across that problem myself so I thought it was on his end.