I hadn't run into this before, but since you brought it up I did some checking. According to WhatIsMyIP with my iPhone and Mac mini physically less than a foot apart the iPhone is in Redmond, WA 😲, and the Mac mini is in Fort Worth, TX 👍. According to ip-adress-lookup.com the iPhone is in Plano, TX some 50 miles from here 👎.

The difference appears to be a function of the specific server that is tapped for the information. Theoretically they should all be synchronized, but… Perhaps it is a function of whether a V4 or V6 IP address is used for the search. In the case of my wandering iPhone the local switch is in Fort Worth, the regional hub is in Plano, and the providers corporate headquarters are in Redmond. So at some level all three locations are correct. Misleading as H___ but technically accurate. If I were using a VPN the location might be almost anywhere in the world.


"All you've got to do is own up to your ignorance
honestly, and you'll find people who are eager to
fill your head with information"
--Walt Disney