Well, I guess the article is kind of promotional, and it’s probably designed so that you, as a potential customer, go to those VPN sites to check the details. Otherwise, yeah, I agree it would be more convenient that way. As for free VPNs, it’s not easy to find something decent, but there’s a cool VPN for iOS that helps me bypass blocks on different sites. It’s actually free, like a standalone app, with no extra payments or anything like that. I have it on both my iPhone and my Mac.