Editing Storj (section)

== Configure billing to upload/download beyond the free tier limit ==

Currently the free tier for Storj renters is structured as follows:

*   '''Uploading limit''': 50GB/month.
*   '''Downloading limit''': 50GB/month.

(Data obtained from: [https://docs.storj.io/dcs/billing-payment-and-accounts-1/pricing Storj Billing]. If you want to upload or download beyond the free tier, a payment option can be added to the Billing tab of your account on [https://storj.io storj.io]. 


'''Payments options currently include:'''

* STORJ token

* Credit Card



Once your billing information is added, the free tier limit will be lifted and you will now be able to upload and download as much as you like/can afford!

''These are the current storage and bandwidth prices ('''they apply only after you exhausted your monthly free tier limits'''):''

*   '''Storage''' -> $4 per TB used per month
*   '''Download Bandwidth''' -> $7 per TB downloaded
*   '''Upload bandwidth''' -> free

This information was extracted from [https://storj.io/pricing pricing].


'''Important things to note regarding the billing structure:'''

* You only pay for the time span that your data was stored on the network, if you delete some of your files today you will not pay for them anymore tomorrow, '''you will stop getting charged for storage right after you delete the files'''.
* Your storage usage is added daily to your ''"Current Usage"'' in the billing section. However, if your billing method is by credit card, you will only be billed once per month (normally on the 22nd of every month). For pre-paid billing methods like STORJ token or BTC, your pre-paid balance will be reduced daily according to your usage but again actual amount deducted from your balance will be reconciled at the end of the billing cycle taking into account your free tier allotment.
* '''The free tier allotment is subtracted from your paid tier every month''', thus if you upload 100GB in a given month, you will only pay for 75GB (100GB – 25GB free tier) at the end of the billing cycle.