<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class="">I’m due to renew my subscription to Hotspot Shield as my VPN provider.</b><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Before I spend more on this, anybody have another recommendation? I’m willing to pay.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><b class="">What I want in a VPN is some protection of my ID and data, </b>most importantly when I’m using a public hotspot but even when I’m at home on Cox.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">So based on your experience, anyone see a better choice for that specific purpose?</b></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I noted these comments in a recent discussion of VPN services:<div class=""><div class=""><ul class=""><li class="">I've used ProtonVPN for a bit. They seem OK, and have a solid privacy policy, though their service quality on the free tier is low.</li><li class="">I use both VPN Unlimited and PIA VPN. </li><li class="">I've used ProtonVPN for a bit. They seem OK, and have a solid privacy policy,</li><li class="">I'm fond of <a href="http://ipredator.se" class="">ipredator.se</a>. I'm unfond of vypervpn. </li><li class="">I use ip vanish on my PC and my phone.</li><li class="">OpenVPN comes to the top of my list</li></ul></div>Hotspot Shield has been OK. My only gripe is that sometimes Google Maps decides I’m in Brazil or the UK and I can’t dissuade it, even though I had been using USA as my country.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have to turn VPN off to get to certain sites, but I presume any VPN would be recognized and blocked by those sites.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Hotspot Shield works pretty smoothly, for as little as $5.99 a month for a one-year subscription or a $119.99 one-time payment. I’m considering doing the one-shot payment, having bought in for smaller periods until now. I haven’t used it on other devices yet, but would like to put it on my phone; I think they allow you three devices on an account.</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I like the idea of some anonymity, but i’m not paranoid about that. Sometimes I play the Japan card or the UK card or whatever, but that’s just for fun. I don’t know of any region-blocked content that I’d want to reach.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Victor</div></div></body></html>