I was using AT&T gigabit in Austin, TX. Their regular price included them monitoring all my internet traffic to profile my browsing habits. I could pay another

I was using AT&T gigabit in Austin, TX. Their regular price included them monitoring all my internet traffic to profile my browsing habits. I could pay another $30 or $40 a month for my privacy to stay intact (at least they promised that they would respect my privacy if I paid extra). Rather than spending that money, I just rented a small server at a colo in town and set up a VPN server. I then configured my router so all traffic went through the VPN. All traffic through AT&T's networks remained encrypted through the VPN. It also had the benefit of hiding my real IP address from nosy sites. Using a VPN service would also be acceptable, just make sure they have enough bandwidth.