IPS GEOLocation Service Wrong Location

[A Zayed]

For a specific IP address, the built-in GEOLocation service is indicating "UK" as user country. 

However if I used https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-demo (I think IPS use this service) or what ever location tool, it shows "Lithuania" as user country.

Both are far away locations.

Is this something wrong with IPS GEOlocation service?

[Jim M]

We utilize the GeoLite Free Geolocation data. As mentioned by MaxMind, it can be imprecise. Their paid version, which is the demo there, is more precise but still imprecise in reality.

[A Zayed]

I'm testing with their free demo tool: https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-demo

And it gives different country than what IPS give.
Would you mind if I sent you IP address to test?

[Jim M]

48 minutes ago, A Zayed said:

I'm testing with their free demo tool: https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-demo

And it gives different country than what IPS give.
Would you mind if I sent you IP address to test?

That is a free demo of their paid product 🙂 so might indeed be different. 

[A Zayed]

OK, thanks for confirming @Jim M 👍