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by neuronflux 2667 days ago
You can choose how to setup your billing for reserved instances.

> You can choose to pay for your Reserved Instance upfront, partially upfront, or monthly

source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts...
1 comments
cobookman 2667 days ago
You get the best discount by paying fully upfront. If you do this, the AWS bill doesn't show the RI on your monthly bill what-so-ever. Leading to a suprise 3 years down the road.
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user5994461 2667 days ago
And more importantly you're engaged to pay for the full year no matter which option you pick, with (almost) no possibility to cancel.

Long story short, only play 1 year full upfront.

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