Need some VPN advice - which is the best for the money?

VPNs don’t work this way. VPSn only allow you to access a secure network over a public connection, like airport wifi, it will in no way hide you from your provider.

There really is no true anonymity available on the net, but there is a decent article here that seems to address your question well.

Here are links to some good articles on VPN’s that might help get some clarity on which ones are better, and what they do.

http://lifehacker.com/5940565/why-you-should-start-using-a-vpn-and-how-to-choose-the-best-one-for-your-needs

http://lifehacker.com/5935863/five-best-vpn-service-providers

@elbanditoroso If you make a decision on a particular one, I’d love to hear a report on it.

@FutureMemory – I’m doing a lot of reading – I’ll let you know

@elbanditoroso – I second @FutureMemory – I’d like to know, too!

OK, all, here is what my research this weekend shows:

BTGUARD
Unlimited bandwifth for downloads, $6.99 month, PayPal & credit cards
No logs at all. Canadian

PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS
Seems excellent but they don’t explicitly mention being Torrent friendly, so it is hard to be sure about that.
$49.95 / year, Pay pal, credit cards

TORGUARD
No user logs, very very secure, seems like they have it together.
$5.95/month or $46.95 annual.
Unlimited bandwidth

PRIVACY.IO
Secure, but
very expensive – $80.00/yr

None of the others appear to be ay better than these.

My assessment is this:

TORGUARD best

BTGUARD 2nd, they just seem too slick to me

PRIVATEITNERNETACCESS – it bothers me that they don’t say “torrents are OK”. So I’m dubious about them

All the others: Too European and/or too expensive.

Thanks for the report, @elbanditoroso, that is useful info!

Here’s an article from PC World with a lot of answers. VPN How and Why