Used a VPN to my home while in Mexico. Returned a week ago and all my devices (including those that have never been in Mexico) now show they're in Mexico. Google's IP correction form says it can take a month to fix.
this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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i wouldn't "help" them by submitting a correction. they're the ones that assumed wrong, they can sort it out.
My neighbors (on the same Spectrum subnet) aren't seeing this so it only affects my IP address. Google doesn't give a crap about single user problems, in fact I think they're doing this to discourage VPN use.
if you've cleared your browser histories (cookies, mainly) and it persists and bothers you, you can try to force a new ip from their dhcp. process would vary depending on what gear you have. at home, i use my own and only need to give the router a different wan mac and reboot the modem. with their gear, might need to just unplug the stuff overnight or something as i dont think you can get at the settings--hell, you need their stupid app to change the wifi password.
but like i said, i'd just let them deal with it. it probably only affects their own determination of your location. if it does spread elsewhere because they're 'sharing' that data with others--just roll with it. i actually love it when we hop on a weather site or something and they're way off, like michigan or missouri.
I avoid changing the MAC to pull a new address because family members actively use the VPN server via DNS and it can take a while for DDNS to update everywhere, but that's what I'm going to have to do.