can anyone recommend a decent VPN service?
Ideally it would be affordable, not based in either the UK or the US, fast enough not to kill internet performance, and allow me to point a router at it to make the entire house network use it.
I
can't vouch for the service, but I just saw that
PureVPN.com is currently
offering a deal for $2.45/month if you get a 2-year deal. Servers all over the world.
If actual privacy is the reason for using a VPN then the price should not be a primary consideration.
My understanding is that a number of the discounted and especially the 'free' VPN services monetize the end users and their traffic. If you want complete privacy via a VPN then do not look for low price. Actually paying for the very private service can itself be a privacy risk vector, so navigate carefully.