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Nice tool idea. It's true that local SERP inconsistency is a huge pain—I've had clients panic over phantom ranking drops because of that geo-IP lottery. Do you also use this to track how competitors show up in different neighborhoods within the same city, or do you stick to the broad metro area?
Great point about the variation within a single city. I've seen different results just by switching from WiFi to mobile data across town. Does the tool allow you to simulate mobile carriers as well, or just general location?
Interesting approach! I've had similar issues with local SEO—sometimes even incognito mode in the same city gives different results due to Google's personalization. Have you noticed any limitations with the spoofing tool for hyper-local searches, like neighborhoods or zip codes?