I travel internationally a LOT, and having a VPN host in the USA means I can access websites the same way I can from home for all of the reasons that Chuck mentioned.   Recently this has been extended not only to movies, TV shows, etc. that are blocked in foreign countries because the USA advertisers can not get their pound of flesh from foreign viewers, but also because foreign governments may not allow access to those websites for various reasons.   Also various financial and medical websites may not allow access from outside the USA even though I have an account on those systems and legitimate reasons for access.   Using the VPN all the time means that the sites work the same no matter where my laptop or desktop is located.

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On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 9:54 AM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> wrote:
On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 03:13:49AM -0500, Robert Schwein via WLUG wrote:
> On 12/8/2023 12:56 AM, Chuck Anderson via WLUG wrote:
> >    (local sports broadcast blackouts).  Or trick hotels into giving you
> >    a better price--yes, hotels can hike the rates they present to you
> >    if they think you are nearby--assuming you need last-minute
> >    accomodations while you are away on vacation.

> You've pretty much hit the high points Chuck. From my own experience
> when going overseas if I'm able to VPN to the country I'm going to, the
> rental car reservation is considerably less in cost to reserve that car
> than if I reserved it from state side.  I'm assuming  there is a
> difference between a poor native and a rich American.

Oh right, I had the hotel thing backwards.  It may be cheaper if you
appear to be in-country for hotels, rental cars, etc.
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