Q: time zone issues

I travel from to AZ from NV daily. Time zone fail to change on its own in AZ, changes on its own fine when back in NV. It only changes on its own when I enter the Date and Time panel and select the Time Zone tab. Another co-worker who has the same travel path has the same issue.

Time zone is set to change automatically and location services is enabled.

I also travel with windows tablets (venue 8 pro and venue 11 pro) which update automatically. I don't use hot spots, just home internet in NV and work internet in AZ.

I've seen posts from older OS X versions with the same issues but no fix posted. Does anyone have a solution?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 2, 2014 7:11 AM

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Linc Davis Dec 2, 2014 11:13 AM in response to mightydeku
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Dec 2, 2014 11:13 AM in response to mightydeku

Location Services (including Maps and "Find My Mac") relies on a database of known Wi-Fi access points. You don't necessarily have to be connected to a wireless network, but Wi-Fi does have to be turned on and you have to be within range of one of those access points. Otherwise the machine won't be located at all, or the location will be wrong. Sometimes the location will be wrong because the database contains inaccurate data. According to reports, if you connect to a network with an iPhone, its location will be reported to Apple and added to the database after a delay. I can't confirm.
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mightydeku Dec 2, 2014 11:30 AM in response to Linc Davis
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Dec 2, 2014 11:30 AM in response to Linc Davis

Makes sense but my WiFi is on. When I open Maps on my mac, hit ⌘L, it knows where I am down to the building. My iPhone always connects to work WiFi as well. Weird stuff.
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Linc Davis Dec 2, 2014 11:54 AM in response to mightydeku
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Dec 2, 2014 11:54 AM in response to mightydeku

Does the preference pane show the right current location?
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mightydeku Dec 2, 2014 1:03 PM in response to Linc Davis
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Dec 2, 2014 1:03 PM in response to Linc Davis

It does.
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Linc Davis Dec 2, 2014 2:25 PM in response to mightydeku
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Dec 2, 2014 2:25 PM in response to mightydeku

http://www.timeanddate.com/time/us/arizona-no-dst.html
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