arcadetoken, 
Please be super careful using public wi-fi, even with a VPN. Zero day in existence for over 20 YEARS was announced impacting VPN use with regards to rogue or compromised DHCP servers on the LAN, which allows redirection of VPN traffic. If you can avoid public network use (i.e. using a cell service/hotspot instead of a public wifi network in a cafe, store, etc.), just avoid it. https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/novel-attack-against-virtually-all-vpn-apps-neuters-their-entire-purpose/?comments=1&comments-page=1
