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What is the difference between a VPS and a VPN? Which is better?
I think a VPS is better.
A VPN just routes your internet traffic through another computer. When you turn off your PC, the VPN also turns off. It takes time for your data to go from your PC to the middle routing PC and then on to the website you want to connect with. And then data goes back from the website to the routing PC and then to your PC. It creates a delay in the data, and some websites have tools to spot those delays and know you are using a VPN. (e.g. BBC Prime TV page and BBC radio streams)
A VPS is an actual computer in that 3rd country that you connect to from your home PC. When you turn off your home PC, the VPS is still running 24/7 in the UK. So you can leave automated software such as BFBM running on there and safely turn off your home PC. With a VPS, the VPS communicates directly with the website you want to connect to, so any delay is only noticed by you, but not by the website that you are dealing with. But some clever websites can still know if you are using a VPS. (e.g. Bet365, Pinnacle, BBC) I think they do this by having a list of the IP addresses used by VPS providers, but I am not certain.