>Snooping ISPs, public IP, and geoblocking are not prevented by a VPN server in your home network It really depends... If you are connecting to that VPN from

>Snooping ISPs, public IP, and geoblocking are not prevented by a VPN server in your home network It really depends... If you are connecting to that VPN from remote location it does. Whatever is your actual physical location your IP will appear to be your home IP. Geoblocking might also be solved if you happen to be in a country that has the content blocked while your home location can access that content. However, as you pointed out, making a VPN accessible from outside is not covered.