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Offline Killer360

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Google.CA
« on: April 25, 2007, 07:36:11 pm »
I've always wondered... when I type in www.google.com is automatically redirects to google.ca. Is this because google detects that my IP is assigned to someone in Canada?

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Re: Google.CA
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2007, 10:27:15 am »
Yup, it does it for me too.
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Re: Google.CA
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2007, 01:05:35 pm »
I've always wondered... when I type in www.google.com is automatically redirects to google.ca. Is this because google detects that my IP is assigned to someone in Canada?

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No, it's the pixies. :P

This doesn't really belong here, though... unless you have a question on how to do it. ;)

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Re: Google.CA
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2007, 05:14:52 pm »
I've always wondered... when I type in www.google.com is automatically redirects to google.ca. Is this because google detects that my IP is assigned to someone in Canada?

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No, it's the pixies. :P

This doesn't really belong here, though... unless you have a question on how to do it. ;)

Sure... move it to general.  :)

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Re: Google.CA
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2007, 06:06:50 pm »
If it didn't direct you to google.ca because you're in Canada, what do you expect it to do?

It makes sense for them to translate English=>Canadian for us, though.

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Re: Google.CA
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2007, 10:16:19 pm »
It makes sense for them to translate American=>English for us, though.

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I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.