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Yeah, lots of VPN services let you do this. However, it becomes hard to do at scale because some of the services like Netflix, Hulu, etc. work to actively block IP addresses that represent anonymous proxies/VPNs[1]. For example, I was unable to use my WiTopia account to use Hulu.jp. Instead, I had to register for a separate VPN account on StrongVPN. Even then, one of their Tokyo-based tunnel end points worked, and the other didn't. That's because Hulu works actively to detect these servers and blocks access to them.[2]

I imagine this will be even harder to scale since the only thing people will be using the VPN's outward facing IP for is connecting to these services, as opposed to the mixed usage traffic the other VPN providers see.

[1] http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/159360,picking-the-perfec...

[2] http://www.hulu.com/support/article/243651



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