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Changing Bandwidth Billing

Scenarios

You can change the bandwidth billing.

The EIP remains the same after the billing mode is changed.

The billing modes of EIPs are as follows.
Table 1 EIP billing modes

Billing Mode

Billed By

Billing Characteristics

Applicable Scenario

Yearly/Monthly

Bandwidth

Fixed bandwidth, unlimited traffic

For heavy or stable traffic

Pay-per-use

Bandwidth

Specified maximum bandwidth, billed by the amount of time you use the bandwidth

For heavy or stable traffic

Traffic

Specified maximum bandwidth, billed hourly by the amount of traffic used

For light or sharply fluctuating traffic

Shared Bandwidth

Multiple EIPs sharing the same bandwidth

For staggered traffic

Figure 1 shows the billing changes.

Figure 1 Billing change
Table 2 Flexible billing

Current Billing Mode

Change

Impact After Successful Change

Pay-per-use

Between traffic-based billing and bandwidth-based billing

The change will take effect immediately.

Changing the billing mode to yearly/monthly

You can change the billing mode from pay-per-use to yearly/monthly on the EIP console or in the billing center. After the change is successful, the new billing mode will take effect immediately.

An EIP that is billed by traffic on a pay-per-use basis cannot be directly changed to an EIP that is billed by traffic on a yearly/monthly basis. If you need to do so, you can first change the EIP to be billed by bandwidth and then change its billing mode from pay-per-use to yearly/monthly.

Yearly/Monthly

Changing the billing mode to pay-per-use

You can change the billing mode from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use in the billing center. The new billing mode takes effect only after the yearly/monthly billing expires.

An EIP billed by bandwidth on a yearly/monthly basis can only be changed to an EIP billed by bandwidth on a pay-per-use basis. After you change the billing mode, you can then configure the EIP to be billed by traffic.

Changing the Billing Mode from Pay-per-Use to Yearly/Monthly

You can change the billing mode on the related service page. The following operations describe how to change the billing mode of pay-per-use EIPs billed by bandwidth to yearly/monthly.

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
  3. Under Network, click Elastic IP.
  4. In the search box on the right, search for the EIP whose billing mode needs to be changed.
  5. Locate the row that contains the target EIP and click Change Billing Mode in the Operation column.
    Figure 2 Changing the billing mode on the service page
  6. Click Yes.
  7. Set specifications.
    Figure 3 Setting specifications
  8. Click Pay.

You can also select multiple EIPs and click Change Billing Mode above the EIP list to change their billing modes at one time.

Changing the Billing Mode from Yearly/Monthly to Pay-per-Use

The following operations describe how to change the billing mode of EIPs from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use in the billing center.

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Choose Billing > Renewal.
    Figure 4 Renewal
  3. In the search box on the right, search for the EIP whose billing mode needs to be changed.
  4. Locate the row that contains the target EIP and click Change to Pay-per-Use After Expiration in the Operation column.
    Figure 5 Changing the billing mode to pay-per-use
  5. Click Change to Pay-per-Use.
    Figure 6 Confirming the change

Changing the Billing Option Between By Traffic and By Bandwidth

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
  3. On the console homepage, under Network, click Elastic IP.
  4. Locate the row that contains the target EIP in the EIP list, and click Modify Bandwidth in the Operation column.
  5. Modify the billing option as prompted.
    Figure 7 Changing billing option

    You can also change the bandwidth name and size.

  6. Click Next.
  7. Click Submit.
Parent topic: EIP Bandwidth