A few months ago, I took out a year's subscription for a VPN service. When traveling, I will use a campground's wifi network so I like having another layer of security, especially when we are on longer trips and I need to take care of bill paying, checking my bank account, credit card balances, etc. A year's subscription is quite cheap and so far, I'm inclined to continue having one. I use my phone as a mobile hot spot when necessary, but I don't pay for a lot of data usage as I don't normally need it and phone bills are already higher than I would like.
The VPN I am using is privateinternetaccess.com It is extremely easy to use. I would suggest anyone interested in VPNs to do some online research about them and then pay for a month or two of service and see if it is something you want to have as another layer of internet security.
