E-Stamp Internet Postage

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Summary: E-Stamp has gone under!
Review: I own E-Stamp and was fairly satisfied with its performance. Alas, I've just received news from the company that it is discontinuing the product and will effectively be out of business by March 2001. :-(

Rating:
Summary: E-Stamp has gone under!
Review: I own E-Stamp and was fairly satisfied with its performance. Alas, I've just received news from the company that it is discontinuing the product and will effectively be out of business by March 2001. :-(

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Summary: Not user freindly.
Review: I would wait to purchase this product. It is not very user friendly yet. There are still so many little glitches that it seems more trouble than its worth. For instance, I type in the address I want to send to and than when I print the wrong zip code comes up. After you print one address you have to restart the program to print another address otherwise the program prints the previous address and charges you. So bottom line, its a nice idea but I would wait for the second version to come out or maybe the third.

Rating:
Summary: Not user freindly.
Review: I would wait to purchase this product. It is not very user friendly yet. There are still so many little glitches that it seems more trouble than its worth. For instance, I type in the address I want to send to and than when I print the wrong zip code comes up. After you print one address you have to restart the program to print another address otherwise the program prints the previous address and charges you. So bottom line, its a nice idea but I would wait for the second version to come out or maybe the third.

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Summary: Trust me....You'll be glad you got this!
Review: When I first saw the advertising hype about e-stamp I was interested. I investigated the product, installed it on my computer and was truly amazed and pleased. First you'll have to get set-up with e-stamp and apply for a license from the US Post Office to be able to print your own stamps directly on envelopes or labels. No problem, because that's all done at their web site. It appears you can use any type of printer to print the stamps. I have used both my HP Laser and Canon Bubble Jet without problems. When you set up your account you select a postage amount and it is transmitted directly to the Postage Vault attached to you printer port. When you print the stamp, the vault automatically deducts the proper amount from your balance. Need more postage? Simply go to their web site and refill your vault with the amount you want. The final feature I like was the seamless intergration with Microsoft Word. You can print stamps off-line directly from your Microsoft Word program. When you open your Word program the "Add a Stamp" is on the tool bar. Your E-Stamp comes with a special CD from the US Postal Service and is up-graded every 6 months. It's an up-to-date listing of EVERY valid address in the United States with their ZIP+4, and the program automatically adds the correct bar code for that address. So I ask you...would you rather go to the post office and wait in line 40 people long while one clerk explains the difference between Certified Mail and Bulk Rate Mail to someone who speaks no English...OR, would you rather print your own stamps right from your Microsoft Word program? I've made my choice and I haven't regreted it for one minute. Of course, that's my opinion, and I could be wrong.