Ok folks, here is the solution...
I'm leaving for my home in Mexico on Sunday and have just signed up at strongvpn for a year at $55. Added it to my desktop, laptop and IPad in about 5 minutes. All show the strongvpn ip in New York when the ip address is asked for. Great service for the money. Now I just have to bring an extra HDMI cable with me to see Netflix from my laptop on the bigscreen in Mexico.
I use blackVPN. Good as well. Although, I used it for the opposite (looking like I was in the UK).
Chris