Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24879475-20140429200111/@comment-24797141-20140429204004

The game uses Skyhook to figure out your location. If you are using your phone to connect to the game servers, it may show you at the same location all the time. Phone tethering has caused all kinds of problems with this game. If you are using your phone, try going to a coffee shops, fast food place, or anywhere that might have wifi. Turn off your phone's hotspot and try to hunt. Even if you can't actually connect to a network, you can still get a result.

Your area (ex: +1,+1) is not going to change unless you go very far. For instance if you go from UK to Germany or from east coast US to the midwest.