[TenTec] Oooo-PS

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I hear that Fed-Ex is buying UPS. It's going to be called FED UP.

Paul
KS2S

On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Clayton Brantley via TenTec <
tentec at contesting.com> wrote:

> You do know that UPS stands for United Package Smashers don't you?
>
> Clayton N4EV
>
>
> On Sunday, September 21, 2014 3:46 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick at DJ0IP.de>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Ken, the one reason for using other services is a very good track record of
> delivering when they say they will.
>
> Also, tracking on the UPS/Fedex sites is fairly good, whereas tracking
> through the international postal system is mostly useless.
>
> This is probably not a problem in the states when shipping within the
> states, but internationally, the postal system stops tracking as soon as
> the
> package is handed over to the next country's postal system.  You eventually
> get the message, "delivered".  From time to time you don't get that message
> and then the tracing is very difficult.
>
> In 12 years in business and shipping over 100 packages per month, we have
> never lost a package (completely) when using UPS, Fedex, GLS, or DHL, but
> we
> have lost the occasional package sent through the postal system.  Best I
> recall it was always in a 3rd world destination where they got lost.
>
> What we do see is a regular failure by the postal system to meet their
> deadline.
> For instance shipping to VK from here in DL, we specify 30 days estimated
> delivery.
> It sometimes gets there sooner but often takes 6 to 8 weeks.
> Of course the customer gets very nervous but (knock on wood), the packages
> have always eventually arrived.
>
> In fact the only repeated problem we have seen is one of the carriers
> repeatedly ships packages destined for VK to OE (Austria instead of
> Australia).  Wish I had a dollar for every time that happens.  Otherwise
> it's about 10 days delivery time to VK and almost always on time.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ken Brown
> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 3:40 AM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Oooo-PS
>
>
> > I have had excellent results from USPS Priority Mail.
> Me too, and in almost every instance they are cheaper. Can't figure out why
> people use the other "services." Isn't UPS partially responsible for taking
> 220 - 222 MHz from us? A good reason to not give them my money.
>
> DE N6KB
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