Lumen IoD Cost Calculator

A simple command-line tool to estimate your monthly Lumen Internet on Demand (IoD) costs — and see how much you'd save by scheduling bandwidth tiers during off-peak hours.

Why This Exists

Lumen IoD bills hourly by bandwidth tier. Most circuits run at peak 24/7, even overnight when nobody's using them. Scheduling lower tiers during off-peak hours can cut your bill by 30–50%.

This calculator shows you the math.

Lumen IoD Hourly Rates (2026)

Tier	Hourly Rate
1 Mbps	$0.10
5 Mbps	$0.14
10 Mbps	$0.18
20 Mbps	$0.22
50 Mbps	$0.32
100 Mbps	$0.46
200 Mbps	$0.58
300 Mbps	$0.68
500 Mbps	$0.82
1 Gbps	$1.06
2 Gbps	$1.70
5 Gbps	$2.90
10 Gbps	$4.36

Usage

node iod-calc.js

Or run with arguments:

node iod-calc.js --peak 1000 --offpeak 100 --hours 10 --days weekdays

Options

Flag	Description	Default
--peak	Peak bandwidth in Mbps	1000
--offpeak	Off-peak bandwidth in Mbps	100
--hours	Business hours per day	10
--days	Schedule type: weekdays, everyday, or custom	weekdays
--custom-days	Days per week (used with --days custom)	5

Example

$ node iod-calc.js --peak 1000 --offpeak 100 --hours 10

  Lumen IoD Cost Calculator
  ─────────────────────────
  Peak tier:     1 Gbps ($1.06/hr)
  Off-peak tier: 100 Mbps ($0.46/hr)
  Schedule:      10 hrs/day, weekdays only

  Monthly Cost Comparison
  ─────────────────────────
  Always-on at 1 Gbps:    $763.20/mo
  With scheduling:         $508.36/mo
  ─────────────────────────
  Monthly savings:         $254.84
  Annual savings:          $3,058.08
  Savings percentage:      33.4%

Automate It

This calculator shows the savings. To actually automate your IoD bandwidth scheduling, check out Apptifi — a visual bandwidth scheduler that connects to the Lumen NaaS API to run your schedule automatically.

License

MIT