Google UK..???
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seveneleven
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Google UK..???
HAs anyone else who frequently uses google, been fining that its the UK address instead?
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LikeableRodent
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Re: Google UK..???
Funny, mine always defaults to http://www.google.co.jp/
Re: Google UK..???
Google uses one (or possibly several) of those geolocation services to attempt to figure out where you are located based upon your IP address (and usually therefore ISP) and redirect you to the localized version of their website based on that info. These services are notoriously inaccurate, though they usually at least manage to get the country right.
Check that you are not using any proxies you don't think you are and that you have no spyware/adware/scumware which is intercepting and redirecting your results through an intermediary. If none of those are the case, then you can either live with it (it's at least still in English) or set your country in their preferences, which would require at least accepting their cookie and possibly creating an account. You can also go to http://www.google.com/ncr to force it to keep you on the US version (ncr = no country redirect).
Check that you are not using any proxies you don't think you are and that you have no spyware/adware/scumware which is intercepting and redirecting your results through an intermediary. If none of those are the case, then you can either live with it (it's at least still in English) or set your country in their preferences, which would require at least accepting their cookie and possibly creating an account. You can also go to http://www.google.com/ncr to force it to keep you on the US version (ncr = no country redirect).
A normality test:
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If you are no longer connected to the internet, you need to apply more wax to your modem: it'll make it go faster.
If you find this funny, you're a nerd.
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+++ATH
If you are no longer connected to the internet, you need to apply more wax to your modem: it'll make it go faster.
If you find this funny, you're a nerd.
If neither of the above apply, you are normal. Congratulations.
Re: Google UK..???
My GF and I let out a collective "awwww.." when we saw that. Damn you.
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seveneleven
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Re: Google UK..???
Well its happening on every PC in my home, so im fairly sure that its not badware, but ill try the country preferencesMonMotha wrote:Google uses one (or possibly several) of those geolocation services to attempt to figure out where you are located based upon your IP address (and usually therefore ISP) and redirect you to the localized version of their website based on that info. These services are notoriously inaccurate, though they usually at least manage to get the country right.
Check that you are not using any proxies you don't think you are and that you have no spyware/adware/scumware which is intercepting and redirecting your results through an intermediary. If none of those are the case, then you can either live with it (it's at least still in English) or set your country in their preferences, which would require at least accepting their cookie and possibly creating an account. You can also go to http://www.google.com/ncr to force it to keep you on the US version (ncr = no country redirect).
Re: Google UK..???
lol Sam......lolShammerS wrote:My GF and I let out a collective "awwww.." when we saw that. Damn you.