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How does Pay-as-you-go work?

Pay-as-you-go is a one-off purchase with no expiry. Traffic from a cancelled subscription does not transfer to it.

Written by Cornel

Pay-as-you-go is a one-off purchase, not a subscription. You buy traffic when you need it, and nothing renews.

Billing

One payment at a time. No automatic charges

Expiry

None. Your traffic does not expire

Repeat purchases

Buy again whenever you need more, as often as you like

Products

Residential and Mobile, same as every plan

Every purchase includes both Residential and Mobile. One balance, spendable on either.

Buying traffic

  1. Click Pricing in the left navigation.

  2. Choose the amount of traffic you want.

  3. Click Buy traffic.

  4. Complete the payment.

Traffic is added as soon as the payment clears. Your Dashboard shows the balance and your past invoices.

Your traffic does not expire

There is no monthly cycle to run out of, so nothing freezes and nothing lapses. Traffic left over from one purchase is still there when you buy again - the balances simply add up.

⚠️ Switching from a subscription to Pay-as-you-go

If you cancel a subscription and move to Pay-as-you-go, the traffic left on that subscription is forfeited. It does not transfer, and it does not come back later.

This is different from letting a subscription expire and then buying another subscription, where the traffic freezes and returns.

Use up your subscription traffic before you switch. If you have a large balance left, it is worth finishing it first.

Pay-as-you-go or a subscription?

Pay-as-you-go

Monthly subscription

Price per GB

Higher

Lower

Commitment

None

Monthly

Traffic expiry

Never

Rolls over while you keep renewing

Best for

Occasional or unpredictable usage

Steady, predictable usage

Pay-as-you-go costs more per GB. You are paying for flexibility. If your usage is steady month to month, a subscription is cheaper - see the Pricing page for the current rates on both.

See How do monthly subscriptions work? for the other side.

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