Used IPVanish before and switched caused it dropped connections. When the Laptop went into standby mode it disconnect from VPN. Other times it dropped out of VPN.
Now using Surfshark there is no disconnects. Once logged on it stays in VPN.
fyi - VPN is useful preventing online tracking. Some inconvenience by websites like google who badly wants to track you. That block access when a VPN is detected. Same with some secure websites like online shopping and banking. Can stop the VPN easy when it is being blocked.
Opera Browser has free VPN. I noticed It has less VPN blocking. It has only one VPN location choice.
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