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Perhaps you have clicked on a funny video or got redirected to some site and found it only wouldn't work. You might have got a blank page or even a message saying this website is not available in your nation. The reason this is happening is something called geotargeting and essentially means selecting what you can access based on your place. So for instance, the technology is used by the major search engines to ensure you get results tailored to your geographical area. In this scenario it is actually very useful and helps direct your searches into the appropriate direction. In most scenarios though, geotargeting is actually damaging. Web sites will use it to charge different costs to different regions. In the USA some DIY shops will look up your location, then bill you based on how far you're from a competitor. It Is quite common practice for companies to use something called priced discrimination to maximise their gains. The technology behind this is actually quite simple. All that happens is that your IP address is logged when you connect to the website. Subsequently that address is looked up in a large database to fit the address to a particular place. The website afterward will determine what you can access or what it charges based on where you reside. This can get annoying, clearly being blocked or charged more purely based on where you happen to be. But there's a way around these checks, a procedure where you can control access to your location when you are online. The trick is to relay your connection through another server. Using proxies or VPNs in other states you can choose your virtual location. When your link is relayed through any of these servers, your real IP address is concealed and just the proxies is visible. You can set these up readily on computers, notebooks, iPads and even mobile phones. Here's the way you can free up your internet connection on your iPad. View the British Broadcasting Company from everywhere, access Hulu and Pandora 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. Try this now
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