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Shows my log in location as Richardson, Tx I am in New Caney, Tx

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On my home page the weather will be for Richardson Tex and it will show my current location as Richardson Tex. I am in the Houston area.

On my home page the weather will be for Richardson Tex and it will show my current location as Richardson Tex. I am in the Houston area.

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Websites "geolocate" you with a variety of data, but one of the most important factors is your IP address, which your service provider can associate with a particular region.

These threads have links to see what location information different services associate with your IP address:

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How is your location detected?

Try to remove the cookies from this website:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Such details are stored in a cookie, so make sure that you keep such a cookie if you change the location manually.