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4G on speedtest.net

Weird.. With my previous phones, a 1X Metro BlackBerry it showed Philly.. Even my old Cricket Ascend showed Philly.. Silly Metro 4G showing I'm in Dallas..

There not giving every single phone its own public IP address. So when it tries to locate you it is trying to locat the IP address that is used where ever MetroPCS routes your data to and out over the internet.

All of the phones are getting a private network IP (10.xxx.xxx.xxx)
 
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