It also takes less time to get an account. Inconvenient Postal Service requirements that aim to foil counterfeiters may drive you back to licking stamps for all but big mailings. First, some background on conventional postal meters. The Postal Service issues you a permit to lease a meter. That's before postage costs.
Customers buy postage electronically, recharging their meters via modem.
The meter prints an official post-office indicia, or postmark, on each piece of mail. The companies handle the formalities, and you'll get an E-mail message when your account is ready. Now, you need to install the software. E-Stamp's setup includes a counter that plugs into your computer's printer port. The company mails you the device after you register.