Stargazer said:
I would think with the high rate of these that did not work out of the box that the remanufactured ones would be better because they been tested but then again the remanufactured receivers from Dish Network had a lot more issues some needing a replacement receiver two or three times before getting a good one (or a new one). There's probably less to go wrong with the adapters.
It weighs 15 ounces and I shipped it via USPS because it was about half the cost as what UPS charges. UPS is usually cheaper for shipping items but for lightweight small items its cheaper to go USPS. If you do not get insurance going through USPS you will be sorry, they will lose (STEAL!!!) your item EVERY DANG TIME!!! I hope someday they lose one of my insured packages so that I can get some of my money back from what they have lost on me in the past. UPS has NEVER EVER lost a package in my 7 years dealing with them. USPS loses (steals) two packages in a year's time and I do not even use them that much. About half the time their losing (stealing) my stuff. Other times I get mail that is opened or it takes a month for a peice of mail to go 40 miles. Something is really wrong with the USPS.
Actually its the other way around. Around Christmass time I had UPS Loose (2) 942 receivers. Good thing I had insurance because they where pretty fast processing my insurance claim and I had a check in less than 2 weeks!!!
As far as USPS is concerned, I wouldn't even bother messing with their insurance. I used to buy it all the time, but what you don't know is when you do have a claim they make it very difficult for you to get paid.
I'll give you a perfect example, I had a customer I shipped a Model 6000 Via USPS Priority Mail. I put insurance on it and everything. When the guy got it he claimed that someone had opened the package and removed the smart card. No problem right?
First of all to get any type of compansation from the post office, you have to physically go to the post office and speak with one of the supervisors. The supervisors aren't in all the time, you got to catch them between like 11am and 3pm or I believe you can make an appointment. Then as the shipper, you can't even initiate a claim, it has to be done by the person receiving the package. Ofcourse being a good business man I sent the guy a replacement card immediatly, and since the customer was good on his end he never went to the post office to file my claim.
To be honest, I just self insure everything myself. Everything we send via post office is under $20 anyways, so if it never arrives or arrives damaged we saved enough money not paying for insurance we can afford to just send out a replacement.
Other than that, anything over 1 pound goes UPS Ground since the rate is within a dollar or 2 anyways. Many times I'll charge a customer $3.85 for Priority mail, and pay the extra $2 to send it UPS Ground to save a trip to the post office!
But besides this issue around Christmass, I never ever had a problem with UPS in over 3 years!