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Traffic pool

A traffic pool is a monthly allowance attached to each dedicated address and summed across all addresses of an order: ten addresses with 100 GB each share one 1,000 GB pool, drawn on by whichever address does the work. It is a middle path between unlimited traffic and strict per-address caps, common on datacenter proxies. When the pool is exhausted, the provider either throttles, bills overage or lets you add traffic.

1 min read Also called pooled bandwidth, shared allowance Updated

How to size an order#

Estimate monthly gigabytes for the job, divide by the per-address allowance, and compare with the number of addresses you need for concurrency or location spread; take the larger figure. Adding traffic to an existing pool is usually cheaper than adding addresses you do not need.

Exhaustion policy#

PolicyEffect on your job
ThrottleSlower, but keeps running
Overage billingRuns at full speed; surprise on the invoice
Hard stopFails until the next cycle

How it works at ProxShift#

ProxShift datacenter addresses bring 100 GB a month each into the order's pool, reset on the order date; when it is exhausted, speed is reduced until the next cycle or until traffic is added, and nothing is billed on top.

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Create an account, top up $20 and run the quickstart against your own target. Traffic you buy never expires.