I would have to disagree with you on this one Frederick. I have NEVER had a problem with slow speeds on a VPN. Sure, there is a TINY amount of less from the overhead created from the encryption, however from my experience, this loss is negligible at best.
Also, there is another HUGE benefit to using a VPN, most especially in the United States. Trum has done away with a few safeguards, which has allowed American ISP's and copyright trolls to bypass the normal subpoena process by purchasing your browsing history direct from your ISP (among a few other ways he has enabled). Not using a VPN leaves you open to all kinds of spying. Sure, if you're not doing anything illegal, you've got nothing to worry about in theory, but the question then becomes at what point will the government stop with their spying? Also, there's the whole question of whether or not sacrificing your privacy is really a good thing, or if it opens the door to a number of potential downfalls later on down the line.
Also, what you're referring to is a deep-trace, which required the use of at least two different VPN stations to tunnel through. The chances of this happening over a copyright claim are virtually nonexistent. So… If you're just looking for the added browsing privacy, and/or you're looking for a great way to be able to avoid copyright trolls, a VPN would be the way to go, as long as you can find one that will fit your needs, and does NOT log connection information. This will keep that kind of thing at bay by imposing an impassable road block more or less to that kind of thing. By the time they even could THINK about getting around the first layer, you'd be long gone.... We're talking about downloading questionable content from a copyright perspective here... Not hacking the Pentagon :funny2: :funny2: :funny2: