[wladimir]

I don't think those cases are even comparable. Lying that you paid (through whatever means) is different from using a different user agent, which has no (direct, expected) relation to money.

But if you think changing the user agent is somehow wrong, you could also go all the way of emulating the iPad browser on your laptop, and use that to sign in for the service.

[bryanlarsen]

You'd still have trouble explaining that to a judge. The hotel has a reasonable expectation that if the traffic says it is coming from an iPad, it's actually coming from an iPad, and you don't have any non-infringing excuses to be using an iPad browser on your laptop.

[Joeri]

If they advertised the plan as an ipad plan, there would be a point. But if the plan is advertised as all-purpose, but only offered to certain user agents, i don't think there's any legal issue.

[cheald]

"I was testing our company's iPad website last week, and forgot to switch it back to the native user agent."

[joelhaasnoot]

iPad simulator as an iOS/Web developer?

[jiggy2011]

pedantic issue but if your are advertising the service as "ipad" then would you be allowed to use it with (say) an android tablet?

It seems a little arbitrary otherwise espeically since people use the word ipad synonymously with "tablet" like "ipod" for mp3 player.

[rmc]

Lying that you paid (through whatever means) is different from using a different user agent, which has no (direct, expected) relation to money.

If you change the user agent and then see that you get a different price, then you have clearly seen that user agent affects money.