Acer swift 3 SF 315-52 My laptop has a problem in identifying its location.

MohamedNasr972
MohamedNasr972 Member Posts: 7

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edited July 2021 in Swift and Spin Series
for example, it gives me another city in weather application. I tried to restart it many times but it doesn't work

Thread was edited to add model name to the title


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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,912 Trailblazer
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    I wonder if AVG was providing you with a VPN connection to the net. That would show your location as the location of the VPN appliance, not your actual location. I notice if I fire up a VPN here the ads change to target wherever the VPN is located. :)
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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,912 Trailblazer
    edited July 2021
    Which Swift 3 model do you have? It should be something like SF3xx-xxx-xxxx. Are you connected to the internet through a WiFi or wired connection? It might be that your location is being set by the IP address your provider supplies, and they may be based in a different city. You can look at and change your location settings by hitting the Windows key then typing Location...
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  • MohamedNasr972
    MohamedNasr972 Member Posts: 7

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    billsey said:
    Which Swift 3 model do you have? It should be something like SF3xx-xxx-xxxx. Are you connected to the internet through a WiFi or wired connection? It might be that your location is being set by the IP address your provider supplies, and they may be based in a different city. You can look at and change your location settings by hitting the Windows key then typing Location...
    thank you very much, my laptop is swift SF 315-52, now the problem has solved, I don't know what the relationship between location and antivirus is?. I noticed that after I bought and installed AVG antivirus, every time I boot the device It gives me a different location, so I tried to uninstall AVG, and simply it works!!!!!!
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,912 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    I wonder if AVG was providing you with a VPN connection to the net. That would show your location as the location of the VPN appliance, not your actual location. I notice if I fire up a VPN here the ads change to target wherever the VPN is located. :)
    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • MohamedNasr972
    MohamedNasr972 Member Posts: 7

    Tinkerer
    billsey said:
    I wonder if AVG was providing you with a VPN connection to the net. That would show your location as the location of the VPN appliance, not your actual location. I notice if I fire up a VPN here the ads change to target wherever the VPN is located. :)
    Yes, it seems to be just like that. But I'm naive 🙃 in technology. Thank you 😊 

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