Shipping & 1.7.2.2

[tdr170]

How are people actually using 1.7.2.2 as there is no shipping from UPS, USPS at least not free ones and that would be $120 just for those 2 and they have medium ratings at best.

FedEx shipping is non-existent for 1.7 as the only module shows compatibility only to 1.6.0.6. 

Glad at this point I have stuck with 1.6 as all 3 shippers work great well except I did upgrade the USPS module to Presto Changeo's module, I see they have one for 1.7 but that's another $125, Prestashop looks to be becoming expensive to operate.

 

Just wondered how others are managing these situations.

[Vincent Nguyen]

If there is no module, they just can't unless they have a developper who managed to migrate the module to 1.7.2.2.

 

Alternatively (and you also need a developper), manually retrieving UPS API, but it takes a lot more time.

[tdr170]

That is not true they develop modules for Prestashop already and have the developers to do so in fact the UPS and USPS modules are available through there site but are now $60 dollars each these were included with Prestashop at least since I started using it which was 1.4.

Since the move by them to 1.7 they take the most needed modules for Ecommerce, SHIPPING and put $ amounts on them, and as I said they were always included.

As for FedEx while not really a necessity for Shipping we use it in our shop so I would like to have it if I ever decide to redo the site with 1.7.

As for paying for them not really a big deal since the base is free to begin with just seems slightly deceivious of them to move to a new program but not include the most needed items.

 

Anyway the real question is how others using the new 1.7 are getting around these issues.