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Originally Posted by greglepore

I would hope they distinguish by ip. With a phone or tablet and a direct cell connection its easier as the apps "talk back" to the carrier, whereas your pc doesn't.

Either is possible. IP could be a moving target based on multiple data centers all over the US and dynamic expansion based on load/use, but name could be setup to point to any/all of those IPs, so one entry that never /rarely changes vs many, many entries that could change regularly.