I actually tried TrustZone as well and it was worse, at least for Germany. With NordVPN, I'm seeing speeds at about 60-70% of the original - which is a lot less granted, but it works fine for my day to day stuff like browsing or netflix.
NordVPN (https://nordvpn.com/). Panama, doesn't store logs, plenty of servers around the world. Works with the majority of devices out there. Accepts bitcoin. Checks pretty much all the boxes.
Oh good, I'm not the only one. Sad. It made me feel special. :)
But the article is spot on. Having been an owner of the original Up Move, I wanted to upgrade to the Up2 and that one stopped working after 2-3 months of usage. Emailed support and got nothing but silence back...That was back in November.