What is the difference between a Proxy and VPN Service?

A VPN provides security by encrypting your connection from your PC/device to the VPN Node. A Proxy doesn't provide encryption, therefore unauthorized 3rd parties can easily intercept your communication and access your private data, such as usernames/passwords, websites you visit and emails.
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Why some countries are detected incorrectly?

There are Geolocation or GeoIP services on the Internet, such as http://www.whatismyip.com/,...

What is the Difference Between PPTP, L2TP and Open VPN

PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) is lower level encryption method compared to L2TP and...

Does your VPN protect me against malware, spyware, viruses?

No. Such protection requires traffic inspection on VPN servers using anti-malware/virus/etc...

What is SOCKS5?

Socket Secure (SOCKS) is an Internet protocol that routes network packets between a client and...

Is there any bandwidth / speed limit?

We do not limit the bandwidth but we worry about super "heavy" users that can harm our server...