Good day! Is there anyone from Sling that can point me towards the geolocation provider? I have an IP that's located in Zip 22311, but Sling is telling our mutual customer that it's showing in Zip 22302. Trying to figure out what we're doing wrong. Thank you! Eric
208.94.135.0/24 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.135.0/24>Sling Broadband LLC Announced By Origin Origin Registrant Prefix Prefix Registrant AS33724 <https://bgp.he.net/AS33724> VOLICO [image: IRR Parent Valid] 208.94.135.0/24 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.135.0/24> Sling Broadband LLC AS65100 <https://bgp.he.net/AS65100> [image: IRR Parent Invalid] 208.94.135.0/24 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.135.0/24> Sling Broadband LLC Less Specific Announcements Origin Origin Registrant Prefix Prefix Registrant AS33724 <https://bgp.he.net/AS33724> VOLICO [image: IRR Parent Valid] 208.94.134.0/23 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.134.0/23> Sling Broadband LLC AS33724 <https://bgp.he.net/AS33724> VOLICO [image: IRR Valid] 208.94.132.0/22 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.132.0/22> Sling Broadband LLC Matching Delegations Registry Status Prefix CC arin allocated 208.94.132.0/22 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.132.0/22> US [image: United States] Sling TV <https://www.sling.com/> relies on a matrix of authentication servers, media delivery domains, and third-party telemetry networks. If you are configuring a strict firewall rule or setting up network-wide ad-blocking (like Pi-hole), you must whitelist all of these domain endpoints. [1 <https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/6fb3sf/slingtv_and_pihole_whitelisting_so_it_actually/>, 2 <https://www.reddit.com/r/slingtv/comments/5gbic3/advisory_for_pihole_and_other_adblocker_users/>, 3 <https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/lr5uov/sling_tv_works_on_some_channels_but_not_all/> ] Core Sling Connection Domains These domains handle the initial user connection, layout loading, and app authentication: [1 <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/cant-access-sling-tv-member-account/19850>] - sling.com (Main site and authentication) - www.sling.com - movenetworks.com (Underlying video streaming architecture) - movetv.com (Sling's backend streaming framework) [] Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) [1 <https://publicdnsserver.com/>] Sling distributes its actual live video feeds through global CDNs. Blocking any of these will prevent videos from loading: [] - *.cloudfront.net (Amazon Web Services) - *.amazonaws.com (AWS storage and services) - *.fastly.net (Edge routing infrastructure) - *.cloudflare.net (Security and CDN routing) - *.footprint.net (Level 3 Communications media distribution) - *.cedexis.net (Multi-CDN traffic routing optimizer) [] Telemetry & Session Validation (Strictly Required) Sling embeds stream tracking to optimize video resolution and securely track viewer placement. If these are blocked by network firewalls, the Sling app will time out or freeze completely: [1 <https://www.reddit.com/r/slingtv/comments/5gbic3/advisory_for_pihole_and_other_adblocker_users/>, 2 <https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/lr5uov/sling_tv_works_on_some_channels_but_not_all/> ] - cws.conviva.com (Critical telemetry—if blocked, video streams fail to start) - *.conviva.com - streams.adobeprimetime.com (Adobe's video authentication layer) [, 2 <https://www.reddit.com/r/slingtv/comments/5gbic3/advisory_for_pihole_and_other_adblocker_users/> ] Device-Specific Dependencies Depending on the hardware device you use to launch the app, you may also need to whitelist its respective ecosystem domains to ensure the platform handles app handshakes correctly: - Roku: roku.com, rokutime.com, www-roku.mgo.com - Amazon Fire Devices: mas-ext.amazon.com, unagi-na.amazon.com [, 2 <https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/xf0u0x/whitelist_for_streaming_service_in_us/> ] Have fund! Joe Klein "inveniet viam, aut faciet" --- Seneca's Hercules Furens (Act II, Scene 1) "*I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." -- *Wayne Gretzky "I never lose. I either win or learn" - Nelson Mandela On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM Eric C. Miller via NANOG < nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote:
Good day!
Is there anyone from Sling that can point me towards the geolocation provider? I have an IP that's located in Zip 22311, but Sling is telling our mutual customer that it's showing in Zip 22302. Trying to figure out what we're doing wrong.
Thank you!
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I reached out to Sling some time ago and found out that they use Digital Element. https://data-corrections.digitalelement.com/ They are unwilling to accept a geofeed, but generally do perform updates quickly. Hopefully this is a bit more helpful than AI generated slop. Tim On May 22, 2026, at 13:18, Eric C. Miller via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote: Good day! Is there anyone from Sling that can point me towards the geolocation provider? I have an IP that's located in Zip 22311, but Sling is telling our mutual customer that it's showing in Zip 22302. Trying to figure out what we're doing wrong. Thank you! Eric _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/nanog@lists.nanog.org/message/AG63WUC6...
Thanks, Joe! I don't know why I didn't think to reach out to the whois contacts. Hopefully they don't go to a mailbox where no one's home 🙂 Eric ________________________________ From: Joe Klein via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2026 2:26 PM To: North American Network Operators Group <nanog@lists.nanog.org> Cc: Joe Klein <jsklein@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Sling Geolocation 208.94.135.0/24 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.135.0/24>Sling Broadband LLC Announced By Origin Origin Registrant Prefix Prefix Registrant AS33724 <https://bgp.he.net/AS33724> VOLICO [image: IRR Parent Valid] 208.94.135.0/24 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.135.0/24> Sling Broadband LLC AS65100 <https://bgp.he.net/AS65100> [image: IRR Parent Invalid] 208.94.135.0/24 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.135.0/24> Sling Broadband LLC Less Specific Announcements Origin Origin Registrant Prefix Prefix Registrant AS33724 <https://bgp.he.net/AS33724> VOLICO [image: IRR Parent Valid] 208.94.134.0/23 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.134.0/23> Sling Broadband LLC AS33724 <https://bgp.he.net/AS33724> VOLICO [image: IRR Valid] 208.94.132.0/22 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.132.0/22> Sling Broadband LLC Matching Delegations Registry Status Prefix CC arin allocated 208.94.132.0/22 <https://bgp.he.net/net/208.94.132.0/22> US [image: United States] Sling TV <https://www.sling.com/> relies on a matrix of authentication servers, media delivery domains, and third-party telemetry networks. If you are configuring a strict firewall rule or setting up network-wide ad-blocking (like Pi-hole), you must whitelist all of these domain endpoints. [1 <https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/6fb3sf/slingtv_and_pihole_whitelisting_so_it_actually/>, 2 <https://www.reddit.com/r/slingtv/comments/5gbic3/advisory_for_pihole_and_other_adblocker_users/>, 3 <https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/lr5uov/sling_tv_works_on_some_channels_but_not_all/> ] Core Sling Connection Domains These domains handle the initial user connection, layout loading, and app authentication: [1 <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/cant-access-sling-tv-member-account/19850>] - sling.com (Main site and authentication) - www.sling.com<http://www.sling.com> - movenetworks.com (Underlying video streaming architecture) - movetv.com (Sling's backend streaming framework) [] Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) [1 <https://publicdnsserver.com/>] Sling distributes its actual live video feeds through global CDNs. Blocking any of these will prevent videos from loading: [] - *.cloudfront.net (Amazon Web Services) - *.amazonaws.com (AWS storage and services) - *.fastly.net (Edge routing infrastructure) - *.cloudflare.net (Security and CDN routing) - *.footprint.net (Level 3 Communications media distribution) - *.cedexis.net (Multi-CDN traffic routing optimizer) [] Telemetry & Session Validation (Strictly Required) Sling embeds stream tracking to optimize video resolution and securely track viewer placement. If these are blocked by network firewalls, the Sling app will time out or freeze completely: [1 <https://www.reddit.com/r/slingtv/comments/5gbic3/advisory_for_pihole_and_other_adblocker_users/>, 2 <https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/lr5uov/sling_tv_works_on_some_channels_but_not_all/> ] - cws.conviva.com (Critical telemetry—if blocked, video streams fail to start) - *.conviva.com - streams.adobeprimetime.com (Adobe's video authentication layer) [, 2 <https://www.reddit.com/r/slingtv/comments/5gbic3/advisory_for_pihole_and_other_adblocker_users/> ] Device-Specific Dependencies Depending on the hardware device you use to launch the app, you may also need to whitelist its respective ecosystem domains to ensure the platform handles app handshakes correctly: - Roku: roku.com, rokutime.com, www-roku.mgo.com - Amazon Fire Devices: mas-ext.amazon.com, unagi-na.amazon.com [, 2 <https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/xf0u0x/whitelist_for_streaming_service_in_us/> ] Have fund! Joe Klein "inveniet viam, aut faciet" --- Seneca's Hercules Furens (Act II, Scene 1) "*I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." -- *Wayne Gretzky "I never lose. I either win or learn" - Nelson Mandela On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM Eric C. Miller via NANOG < nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote:
Good day!
Is there anyone from Sling that can point me towards the geolocation provider? I have an IP that's located in Zip 22311, but Sling is telling our mutual customer that it's showing in Zip 22302. Trying to figure out what we're doing wrong.
Thank you!
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Tim, thank for this shortcut! We'll reach out and see if they can help. --Eric ________________________________ From: Tim Burke <tim@mid.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 9:38 AM To: nanog@lists.nanog.org <nanog@lists.nanog.org> Cc: Eric C. Miller <eric@ericheather.com>; nanog@lists.nanog.org <nanog@lists.nanog.org> Subject: Re: Sling Geolocation I reached out to Sling some time ago and found out that they use Digital Element. https://data-corrections.digitalelement.com/ They are unwilling to accept a geofeed, but generally do perform updates quickly. Hopefully this is a bit more helpful than AI generated slop. Tim On May 22, 2026, at 13:18, Eric C. Miller via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote: Good day! Is there anyone from Sling that can point me towards the geolocation provider? I have an IP that's located in Zip 22311, but Sling is telling our mutual customer that it's showing in Zip 22302. Trying to figure out what we're doing wrong. Thank you! Eric _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/nanog@lists.nanog.org/message/AG63WUC6...
I'm seeing the following on their page now: If you publish a RFC 8805 geofeed, we can consume it daily for any bulk corrections as you make them. You can include the location of that geofeed in your submission. See the IETF formatting guidelines for geofeeds. Was that there but incorrect when you reached out or is that a change in their policies? Thinking about trying to make sure they have my org's geofeed proactively but don't want to run my head into a wall or think it's set if they don't actually accept them while saying they do. As a side note, does anyone collect metrics on who accesses their geofeed file to see who actually pulls it and how often? On 5/26/2026 9:38 AM, Tim Burke via NANOG wrote:
I reached out to Sling some time ago and found out that they use Digital Element. https://data-corrections.digitalelement.com/
They are unwilling to accept a geofeed, but generally do perform updates quickly.
Hopefully this is a bit more helpful than AI generated slop.
Tim
On May 22, 2026, at 13:18, Eric C. Miller via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote:
Good day!
Is there anyone from Sling that can point me towards the geolocation provider? I have an IP that's located in Zip 22311, but Sling is telling our mutual customer that it's showing in Zip 22302. Trying to figure out what we're doing wrong.
Thank you!
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On Sun, 31 May 2026, Glenn McGurrin via NANOG wrote:
I'm seeing the following on their page now:
If you publish a RFC 8805 geofeed, we can consume it daily for any bulk corrections as you make them. You can include the location of that geofeed in your submission. See the IETF formatting guidelines for geofeeds.
Was that there but incorrect when you reached out or is that a change in their policies? Thinking about trying to make sure they have my org's geofeed proactively but don't want to run my head into a wall or think it's set if they don't actually accept them while saying they do.
It's nice that they now say they'll accept geofeed URLs, but after poking around a bit on their website, I'm wondering if/where they have a lookup tool hidden somewhere? I'd prefer to spot test a few IPs to see where they think they are before submitting our geofeed as "a correction request". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Lewis, MCP :) | I route Blue Stream Fiber, Sr. Neteng | therefore you are _________ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_________
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