WTF Google UK?

[bard]

My homepage for my home pc is www.google.com yet it always turns into www.google.co.uk whenever I attempt to go there. It doesn't do that at work. Just home. Why? I can't find anything anywhere that claims I'm in the UK. Any ideas?

[AbecX]

click prefrences on the goolge page and reset it.

[bard]

click prefrences on the goolge page and reset it.

I don't see anything telling it to go to UK.

Interface Language = English
Search Lang = top option (Tried using 2nd option with English selected. Didn't change anything.)


Could it be something with how my internet connection is routed? Isn't there a utility that shows you how your query hops from hub to hub around the world?

[hector lavoe]

Either set this as your homepage:

www.google.com/ncr

Or, move to the UK.

The choice is yours.

[bard]

Found this explanation out there.

How do I stop Google.com from redirecting to another Google domain?



We normally redirect users in countries other than the United States from Google.com to one of our country-specific sites (e.g. www.google.co.uk for Google UK) to provide easy access to country-specific search features. We use your computer's IP address, which is frequently the internet address of your Internet Service Provider (ISP), to determine your location and the corresponding Google domain.

If you'd prefer to visit Google.com instead, click on the "Google.com" link on the bottom right-hand side of the Google homepage.

If you have cookies enabled, your browser will connect directly to Google.com on all subsequent visits. For more information on cookies, please visit http://www.google.com/cookies.html and http://www.google.com/privacy.html

If cookies are disabled, you'll experience the same redirect each time you visit Google. You can solve this either by enabling cookies or setting a bookmark for http://www.google.com/webhp. In the latter case, you'll be taken to http://www.google.com/webhp, which is exactly the same as Google.com, each time you select the bookmark.

Finally, if you feel that we're detecting your IP address incorrectly, please use the "Contact us" link below to send us the following information:

1. Your IP address.
If you don't know your IP address and you're using the Windows operating system, please click "Start" > "Run" > type "cmd" > click "OK" > type "ipconfig" > press Enter. Your IP address will look something like this: 217.148.184.7

2. Your physical location (for example, Paris, France).

3. The Google site you're being redirected to (for example, Google.co.in).

If we're able to fix the problem on our end, we'll do so within a few weeks.


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[hector lavoe]

www.google.com/ncr will also fix your problem.