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What is the difference between a Prepaid Subscription Package and a Billing one?
Prepaid Subscription Packages are packages that are paid once and do not auto renew. Prepaid Subscriptions can be purchased in 3 month and 12 months time.
Billing Packages have the option of automatically renewing, depending on which time length you have selected this will either be every month or every 3 months.