Windows 10: Windows/FIOS - wrong location

I have two Windows 10 computers one personal, one work think I am in Orland Park, Illinois central time, but I am in Boston eastern. This is giving me major timezone headaches. One is my work computer, so I cannot change the timezone on that one manually, and IT won't do it for me. I am on FIOS. When I say that Windows thinks I'm in the wrong location, I mean that: a if I set timezone automatically, it goes to central. b if I open windows maps, it shows me in Orland Park, IL. Google maps shows me in the correct location - Boston. Even Bing has the correct location. Since this is on two computers, I found some folks online suggesting that my ip address might be screwy.But when I do a whois lookup on all the ip addresses I can find either on my computers or in my router, they are all fios-related locations in VA or CA, so nothing to do with central time.

I have done a factory reset on the router and the ONT to no avail. When i went into work today and IT put in an ethernet, it knew it was in the right location. When I got back to home, wrong agian - both on wifi and on the ethernet chord direct from the ONT. But - strangely - when I have my computer using the wifi tethered from my phone, which I have on wireless - it still thinks it is in Illinois. This is the only thing that makes me think it might not be something with the router? Verizon chat says it isn't something on their end. so I don't know what to do. Thank you for any help with any more potential paths to explore, or questions to ask Verizon to go beyond what they have looked at.

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cortana , wrong location

Hi,

Thank you for the response and keeping the status updated.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if that helps.

Method 1

Firstly, I suggest you to check the region settings. Refer to the steps below:

• Press Windows key +W.
• Type Region & click on Region & language settings.
• Check if the region selected in correct.

Method 2

Turn off and on the Location settings. Refer to the steps below:

• Press Windows key + W.
• Type Location and click on Location settings.
• Turn Off and then turn the location On and check if issue persists.

Method 3

Ensure that Date and Time set correctly and check the issue status.

• Press Windows key + W and type Date and Time.
• Select Set Date and Time.
• Click on Change Date and Time Button to change date and time.
• Click on Change Time Zone button to change Time Zone
• Save the changes and check the issue status.

Method 4

Synchronize their system clock with Internet Time and check if it helps.

• Click the Date and Time display on the Task bar followed by Change date and time settings.
• Click on Internet time tab.
• In the Internet Time Settings window, mark the check box with label as Synchronize with an internet time server and specify the server name.
• Save the changes by clicking on Ok.

Hope this will fix the issue, if not let us know with the updated status and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

my location on maps app is wrong.

Hi Don,

I suggest you to follow the below methods and check if it helps.

Kindly follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• Type Location privacy settings in search bar
  and click on Location privacy settings.
• Here you can enable/disable the Location.
• You may try to Enable/Disable the Maps app to use the
  location or not from the apps list.

Please get back to us with an update on this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

fios is awesome!!! Just saying

Thanks, but not in Manchester *Frown