> 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. M

> 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.