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Maybe you have clicked on a comical video or got redirected to some site and found it simply would not work. You could have got a clean page or even a message saying that this site is not accessible your state. The reason this is occurring is something called geotargeting and essentially means selecting what you can get based on your place. So for instance, the technology is utilized by the search engines to make sure you get results tailored to your geographical area. In this situation it's really really useful and helps direct your hunts into the right direction. In many situations though, geotargeting is actually harmful. Web sites will use it to charge different costs to different places. In the USA some DIY shops will look up your location, subsequently bill you based on how much you are from a challenger. It's quite common practice for firms to use something called priced discrimination to maximise their gains. Choose for example a global service like Netflix, if you logon from the UK you'll get something like half as many films as those who logon to the American service. The technology behind this is actually quite simple. Afterward that address is looked up in a large database to fit the address to an unique location. The website then will decide what you can get or what it charges based on where you live. This can get annoying, clearly being blocked or charged more simply based on where you happen to be. But there is a way around these tests, a method where you can control access to your location when you are online. The secret is to relay your link through another server. Using proxies or VPNs in other states you can choose your virtual location. When your connection is relayed through one of these servers, your real IP address is hidden and just the proxies is visible. It is possible to set these up readily on computers, laptops, iPads and even mobile phones. Here's the way you can free up your web connection on your iPad. See the British Broadcasting Company from anywhere, access Pandora.com and Hulu with a click of the button. This video show's you how to setup a VPN on your iPad or iPhone and never get blocked again. Here's how
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