> just about anything you can do via a VPN you can do by buying a VPS
I like my VPN service because my network traffic is mixed in with all the other users. Makes it harder to distinguish between my web browsing and their web-browsing.
The other major benefit I get from VPN is the ability to very quickly switch VPN egress points - so I get a new IP address half-way across the planet. That makes it harder to isolate my web usage too, it also is a work-around for geo-blocks on some websites.
I don't think either of those are functions of a VPS.
I like my VPN service because my network traffic is mixed in with all the other users. Makes it harder to distinguish between my web browsing and their web-browsing.
The other major benefit I get from VPN is the ability to very quickly switch VPN egress points - so I get a new IP address half-way across the planet. That makes it harder to isolate my web usage too, it also is a work-around for geo-blocks on some websites.
I don't think either of those are functions of a VPS.