See What a Lumen IoD Schedule Will Cost

The Pricing tab estimates what your bandwidth schedule will cost over a contract term, using Lumen's on-demand rates. It's a great way to compare a flexible, scheduled service with a fixed-speed alternative before you order. On the left are your calendar events. Each one shows its bandwidth, how many hours it runs each time, and, for repeating events, how often it repeats and how many times it occurs.

Events that are switched on are included in the estimate. Click an event to switch it off or back on, and the figures recalculate straight away. Select All and Deselect All are handy shortcuts, and the count underneath shows how many events are included. The contract term is worked out for you.

Apptifi looks at the span from the earliest to the latest selected event, then rounds up to the nearest term: 12, 24, 36 or 60 months. If you have a quote for a fixed-speed service, enter its monthly price here. Apptifi multiplies it across the same term so you can compare like for like. Every on-demand service also needs a UNI port.

Its cost is based on the highest bandwidth among your selected events, and you can see both the monthly price and the total for the term, along with the rate for each port size. Across the top are the headline numbers: the total contract value for on-demand bandwidth plus the port, the total for the competitive service, the difference between the two, and the equivalent monthly charge. This chart shows how many hours you'll spend at each bandwidth tier over the term. The breakdown table lists the hours and cost for each tier, then the on-demand total, the port cost for the term, and the combined total.

And at the bottom, you can double-check exactly which events were included. That's Pricing: switch events on and off, compare against a fixed alternative, and see where the money goes. When you're happy with the plan, the next step is placing an order.