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Using Electronic Confirmation Services
The United States Post Office (USPS) provides three types of confirmation
services:
•Delivery Confirmation - shows you when the postal carrier delivered
the mail.
•Signature Confirmation - shows you who signed for the mail.
•Certified Mail - provides you with proof that you mailed the item.
Each of these services has its own barcode labels. Using preprinted bar-
code labels provided by Pitney Bowes, you can electronically process and
submit records for the three types of USPS Confirmation Services to the
Pitney Bowes Data Center.
Overview Postage Calculation for Confirmation Services
As soon as you weigh your piece of mail and select the class and service,
your mailing system automatically calculates the postage.
Discounts for Confirmation Services
• When you use any of these services with your mailing system and send
the barcodes electronically over the phone line, you get a discount on
the cost of the service.
• In some cases, like adding Electronic Delivery Confirmation to a Priority
letter, you only pay the postage required for Priority mail.
Sending Your Records to Pitney Bowes
Your system stores up to 100 of your barcode records and automatically
connects to Pitney Bowes and uploads these records either at the sched-
uled time you specified during set up, or whenever you have processed the
maximum number of pieces of mail on the system.
Tracking Information on the Internet
• After 24 hours you can track your mail on the internet using your Pitney
Bowes Postage By Phone® Meter Payment System account number
and the barcode number. Refer to the Contact Information List at the
front of this guide for more information.
• You can also track your mail by going to the Postal Service’s web site at
www.usps.com.
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NOTE: When using these services, you cannot type in the postage manually.
You can however use manual weight entry.
NOTE: Your discounts are valid only if you use the barcode labels provided by
Pitney Bowes and send the records electronically.
NOTE: In order to automatically upload your records, your system must have a
full-time LAN or dedicated analog phone line connection.