I receive the following message when I signed in to my Apple ID: Your Apple ID is being used to sign in on the web near Prescott, AZ. It asks me to Deny or Allow. Of course I Deny but every time I sign in I get the same message. What can I do?
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are you in AZ at all most IP are revolving IP so perhaps you could have had a IP that was Prescott AZ , does it do this each and every-time you log in ? if so it's you triggering it i just had it myself here as i have 2 factor authentication turned on and in fact it was me that did. If you are getting it right when you hit the log in button then it's you triggering the message and can be ignored. Most IP will give you the approximate location that you reside in, but not the exact location , if you log in again and get the same message right when you click log in then you know it's you.
are you in AZ at all most IP are revolving IP so perhaps you could have had a IP that was Prescott AZ , does it do this each and every-time you log in ? if so it's you triggering it i just had it myself here as i have 2 factor authentication turned on and in fact it was me that did. If you are getting it right when you hit the log in button then it's you triggering the message and can be ignored. Most IP will give you the approximate location that you reside in, but not the exact location , if you log in again and get the same message right when you click log in then you know it's you.
I have always lived in Iowa. Yes it does this each and every time I log in. The message says my Apple ID is being used to sign in to a device near Prescott, AZ. I also have 2 factor authentication turned on and I never get the verification code the first time. I have to click on "Didn't get a verification code?" Then I click on to receive it by cell phone. Then it comes through.
I was just wondering if you have had the following happen. I brought up Best Buy's website and in the upper right corner it gives you the city the store is in. It came up Prescott, AZ. Then I went into another website to change my email address and I didn't see my account. I put in to find a friend by name or email address. I put in my email address and the results came up "Jo in Prescott Valley, AZ. This is you". Just wondering.
interesting so you pc thinks it's in AZ as well as other email servers huh thats interesting not sure why that would be happening , unless your IP is in AZ but that would be only if you were using a vpn or a proxy. i would be calling my service provider and asking questions.
There is and office in my city. But there is also several in AZ. I'm not sure that is what you mean. I will call them and find out if they can do anything? Would getting a ISP program to hide it help?
What Apple uses for your iCloud sign-in location is very crude. I don’t know why. I doubt your ISP can fix that. Mine is always about 30 miles away in a very obscure location, but it is very small.
I can understand the consternation about such a large metropolitan area.
If your ISP is in Prescott, then that is why it says that.
You can search for the registration for your external IP address. If it is in Prescott AZ, you have your answer.
I searched my external IP address and it came up in my city and state which is no where near Prescott, AZ. Can you give me anymore suggestions?
Is there a VPN involved who's Server is located in Prescott AZ ?
I looked up VPN's in Prescott AZ. What I found is one of the best VPN internet provider's is Sparklight. Sparklight is my internet provider. I do not have a VPN.
Networking is not my strong suit. So will back aware and hope previous Senior Contributor @Barney-15E
chips in with explanation / solution.
Think you posting was intended for @ K17PBG
My ISP is Sparklight. There is also a Sparklight in Prescott. Is there anything I can do about it?
You could ask the company to move its
operations to your town.
Thank you for your help and everyone else's.
Message after I sign in to Apple ID
