Renat Golubchyk wrote: > Hi! > > On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:40:53 +0200 "Liviu Andronic" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is there a way to make Opera or Firefox believe that I am located in >> the UK? I am using (on a regular basis) the following environment >> variables. >> LC_ALL=en_GB.UTF-8 >> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 >> Nonetheless, it seems to make no difference to either browser. Maybe >> someone knows exactly how does BBC, or Google and other sites >> proposing their web pages in your local language, determine your >> location? >> > > It's determined based on your IP address. You can try it yourself at > http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_my_ip and > http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_ip . > This service locates not only the country, but also the city. > > If you want to have an IP address in UK you will have to use a proxy in > UK. You can find a list of proxies at > http://tools.rosinstrument.com/proxy/ > > You could also find another TV channel with live video and audio > stream. There is a list of TV stations at http://wwitv.com/ > > > Cheers, > Renat > > >
I went to that link above and it was not even close to me. I think it may be about right for one of my ISP's addresses or something though. Also, my old ISP didn't work right either. It said another state even. How is that supposed to work anyway? Dale :-) :-) :-)
