New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Is it well known that iOS devices transmit large ICMP echo/replies?

Ask HN: Is it well known that iOS devices transmit large ICMP echo/replies?
2 by nickburns | 2 comments on Hacker News.
and if so, with what kind of data encapsulated? i've observed this behavior in packet captures while blocking/unblocking/reblocking ICMP outbound ping.