Turn Your Mail Into E-Mail

Am I behind the times or do I just not know anyone who uses this service?  Remote Control Mail is a company that digitizes your postal mail so you can access it where ever, whenever you want.  Here's how it works: you first have all your mail forwarded to them.  Each day they pick up customers' mail directly from post offices and immediately scan the unopened envelopes.  The digitized images then show up in your email for you to peruse.  If you see a piece of mail you would like to open, you can chose to either have them scan the entire contents of the envelope or simply forward you the envelope unopened.  You can even designate unwanted mail to be shredded and recycled.  They can also "safely and securely" archive any digital or physical mail for you.
    I am very curious as to how efficiently this service would work for me.  For example, how would time-sensitive information be handled - would they forward it to me via next day mail?  What about Netflix - would they open up the envelope and scan the DVD if I asked them to?  Most importantly, what about the food-filled care packages I get (though rarely) from my family?  It would be a shame to come home to a spoiled package of my mom's famous meatballs.  For $12.50 a month, in addition to a $25 activation fee, I'm going to have to think about this one first before taking a dive.  Courtesy of Philip Foeckler.

Comments

[Kathy]

I have been using the service for about 6 months and it has been working great for me! I travel a great deal for work and am only home for a week every month (tops). When on the road it is a perfect way to manage my mail and not worry about it sitting in my street box. I don't receive that many packages, but when I do, they scan the outside of the box and give you measurements so you have an idea of what is inside. I ordered a vase for a friend's wedding online last week and just had them instantly forwarded to me (they don't open packages unless you ask). Also, I get DVD's from Blockbuster and have them automatically forwarded to my home address. Works great!

So far, I am an extremely HAPPY customer and think it is going to explode. They have a great idea and I am hooked!

[Katht]

Oh, and just FYI.... I think they have changed their name to Earth Class Mail recently. Maybe they are interchangeable?