There’s way too much hype over VPN Providers, but do not forget, you are routing all your traffic through their servers
As a general advice, if a VPN provider keeps logs of your activity, does not allow you to pay with crypto, and generally spends way too much on youtube ads is probably not an ideal choice.
Do not follow any advice/recommendation blindly, do your own research on which one offers the best service for your own needs.
Years ago I did it on a Black Friday or Christmas deal. They gave me instructions to test that my IP wasn’t leaking and their support was very helpful in confirming. I think they gave me protonmail for free alongside my subscription at the time?
They were pretty fast and I felt user-friendly.
I hadn’t used them in years so not sure if any of these still hold true though.