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How Do I Choose Between Renew and Buy Again?

  • Renew: If you want to continue using your resource package after it expires, you can renew it. When renewing a resource package, you cannot specify its effective time. The renewed resource package takes effect only upon the expiration. If you used up the resource package before the expiration date, you may suffer a service interruption. For details, see Manually Renewing a Resource.
  • Buy Again: If your resource package is about to be used up before it expires, you can click Buy Again to use the packages together. You can set the resource package to take effect immediately or later. For details about purchasing a resource package again, see Buying Again.
Table 1 Differences between renewing a resource package and buying a resource package again

Type

Renewing Resource Package

Buying Resource Package Again

Application Scenario

You want to continue to use a resource package after its expiration.

You want to continue using the resource package to be used up before its expiration.

Effective Time
  1. The resource package takes effect at the expiration time of the previous package.
  2. The effective time cannot be specified.

The resource package can take effect immediately or at a specified time.