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Probably similar for any other popular VM provider. Many webmasters, for example, block AWS IP ranges because there tends to be a lot of abusive traffic, crawlers, etc, from there.

Going with a smaller company for a VPS intended for use as a VPN is a good idea.

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Any suggestions on smaller companies that are flying under the radar so far?

See the below forums for providers. A simple search on WHT (Web Hosting Talk) of the company name will yield you some reviews that you can use to base your purchasing decision on. If a company has no reviews, well, sink or swim.

Cloud Hosting Offers | Web Hosting Talk http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=159

VPS Hosting Offers | Web Hosting Talk http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104

I'm the founder of SSD Nodes, Inc., which is a bootstrapped SSD-based hosting provider for startups that I've been working on since 2011. We have several locations which are great for VPNs: NYC, Dallas, Seattle, and Montreal. We're really good about curbing abuse, so our IPs usually don't have any issues (there's also a 14-day refund if it doesn't work out, we're very generous with refunds).

https://www.ssdnodes.com/startup-specials/

/utterly shameless plug

It might be worth it for the reasons you mention, but the lowest end plan is still far overpowered for VPN use and that's reflected in pricing.

$5.49 a month seems reasonable to me. I'm sure you could find something cheaper, but not much cheaper.

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