Unlimited bandwidth plans: the meter is unlimited, not the capacity
An unlimited bandwidth plan is sold without a traffic meter. It does not promise unlimited speed, ports, sessions, addresses, or acceptable-use capacity. The provider has moved the priced constraint somewhere else, so the useful comparison asks what replaces the per-GB meter. Dataset snapshot, all evidence retrieved 2026-07-25
When throughput replaces gigabytes
ProxyScrape’s unlimited residential rows show the replacement directly. proxyscrape-unlimited-residential-1d-100mbps costs $190 for one day at 100 Mbps. proxyscrape-unlimited-residential-1d-200mbps costs $296 for one day at 200 Mbps. Both rows are sold with no GB limit or overage on the provider’s page fee, so the price changes with throughput while the traffic meter remains unlimited. ProxyScrape API and product page, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z
Neither row should be assigned a made-up price per GB. The buyer’s effective throughput depends on the selected speed and workload, and the plan is purchased for a fixed time. A per-GB conversion would require an assumed transfer rate and continuous utilization that the vendor does not sell as part of the receipt. ProxyScrape unlimited residential page, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z
When “unlimited” conflicts with a fair-use ceiling
iproyal-isp-30d publishes a starting rate of $2.70 per proxy for 30 days, but its sources disagree about bandwidth. IPRoyal’s FAQ calls Datacenter and ISP bandwidth unlimited under fair use, while its terms state that each proxy includes a 100 GB monthly allowance and usage is calculated per order. The dataset marks the row conflicting, leaves the minimum checkout unknown, and does not publish a charge after the allowance. It cannot support either an unrestricted-bandwidth claim or a computed overage bill. IPRoyal pricing, fair-use FAQ, and the provider’s terms, all retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z
That conflict is the useful answer. “Unlimited under fair use” and “100 GB included per proxy” are not interchangeable descriptions. Until the provider publishes what happens after the allowance, the comparison must show both statements and exclude the row from any claim that depends on unrestricted traffic. IPRoyal fair-use FAQ, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z
What is usually not published
The current dataset contains 68 rows whose pricing model is explicitly unlimited_bandwidth. Of those, 45 do not publish a concurrency maximum and 23 explicitly say concurrency is unlimited. Thread limits are numeric on 20 of the 68 rows, explicitly unlimited on 14, and not published on 34. “Unlimited bandwidth” alone therefore does not answer how much parallel work the plan can perform. Dataset snapshot, all evidence retrieved 2026-07-25
Before buying, check the billed time period, speed, port count, concurrency, thread limit, fair-use text, per-IP allowance, throttling rule, and charge after any ceiling. If one is null, render “Not published.” Never turn an absent cap into an unrestricted one, and never divide a flat unlimited price by guessed traffic to force it into a per-GB ranking. Dataset methodology and plan evidence, retrieved 2026-07-25