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If you have ever ordered pizza from a static IP, you probably have a perfect address matched to that IP in a database someone has for sale somewhere. Probably
by nitrogen 10y ago
If you have ever ordered pizza from a static IP, you probably have a perfect address matched to that IP in a database someone has for sale somewhere. Probably true for other online retailers (though not all of them).
- geon 10y agoUntil you reboot the router.
- runeb 10y agoParent commenter said static ip
- nix0n 10y ago> If you have ever ordered pizza from a static IP Most homes in the USA do not have static IPs. So this approach to mapping would not work.
- jessaustin 10y agoIt would work well enough for those who just want a door to knock down. The public draws its own conclusions about those who use this sort of service for this sort of purpose.
- nitrogen 10y agoCable IPs, while assigned by DHCP, change incredibly rarely in many or most areas, and are thus effectively static. I've seen my exact address filled in on a pizza site I had never before visited.
- strathmeyer 10y agoPizza guy still calls me two blocks from my house because that is where GPS tells him to stop. If you don't want this happening, you're going to need a police department that doesn't fire cops whenever the become smart enough to understand what an 'IP address' is.
- nitrogen 10y agoThat sounds like a maps problem, not caused by IP databases.