Switch services
Separate new setup, overlap and old-service exit.
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Pricing based on 6 months · 1 adult · 1 login · 30 letters received/month · 10 opened/month · 3 pages each · Monthly billing · Keep originals 20 days
Example: when does a $50 switch pay back?
Hypothetical comparable ongoing expense: old $30/month, new $20/month; $50 total switching expense, no unused prepaid commitment. The $10/month difference recovers $50 after five paid months. At three months you remain $20 behind; at six months you are $10 ahead. This is an example, not a savings forecast or a provider quote.
- Activate the new account and authorizations before moving senders.
- Keep an overlap period for late-arriving mail where needed.
- Download old scans; changing a provider’s location may require a new account and forms.
- Budget old residual mail separately; a new subscription does not settle it.
- Close the old service after completing its notice and final instructions.
Check notice and cancellation dates → · Plan the final paper-mail dispatch →
Staying with your current service is also an option. Compare the same mail use before changing services → · Not sure about volume? Review my monthly assumptions →
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Separate the address handoff from the cancel button
A new address, saved scan and forwarding request each need their own confirmation. One first arrival does not prove every sender has changed.
| Before this step | Keep private evidence of | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Publish the new address | Activation, accepted names and the exact issued street/PMB format; sender request, confirmation and first arrival | Do not publish a generic sample box number or silently reuse an old tariff after an operator moves. |
| Ask to cancel | Downloaded files checked locally; wanted-original inventory; completed shipping/collection or written disposition | Dashboard access and pending requests can end when cancellation is requested, before the nominal end date. |
| End overlap | Accepted notice/effective date, renewal cutoff and residual-mail instruction/funding; remaining balance treatment | The mailbox subscription, late-arriving mail and any separate office or registered-agent product are different obligations. |
Two current closeout traps worth checking
Mailbox Forwarding’s terms end login and pending requests on termination; residual forwarding must be elected and funded. Anytime terms can make an account inactive when written cancellation arrives. Finish exports and physical requests first.
Stable’s terms default to no remailing after termination unless contrary written agreement is reached. LegalZoom’s current terms require direct sender updates and separately paid requested residual handling; older help describes a different access option. Get the applicable plan’s written closeout terms. This is not a guaranteed grace period or six months of free service.
MF terms · Anytime terms · Stable terms · Current LegalZoom terms