2. Because every time you access the web your connection leaves a trail of information about you, called a user agent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent
The iPhone user agent is fairly distinctive: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/iphone-user-agent/
You can see yours by going here: http://www.sparkcaster.com/scripts/phpinfo.php
(Scroll right to the bottom of the page and then check the data in the last 30 lines up.)
Then switch to a different browser and try it again to see if it works?
1. How do these hotspots know that the traffic surge is from iPhone? I'm sure that's a part of it, but smartphones, blackberries, and WIFI phones (eg. for Skype) could all be contributing.
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heavylight
February 29th
2. Because every time you access the web your connection leaves a trail of information about you, called a user agent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent
The iPhone user agent is fairly distinctive: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/iphone-user-agent/
You can see yours by going here: http://www.sparkcaster.com/scripts/phpinfo.php
(Scroll right to the bottom of the page and then check the data in the last 30 lines up.)
Then switch to a different browser and try it again to see if it works?
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aaytch
February 29th
1. How do these hotspots know that the traffic surge is from iPhone? I'm sure that's a part of it, but smartphones, blackberries, and WIFI phones (eg. for Skype) could all be contributing.
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