Flat Rate and Zone

[sports guy]

I have a few questions about flat rate and zones. First I am selling large items (slot machines) and have my own shipping arrangement which is a flat rate. Here are the details:

Shipping to:
Europe, Canada, Hawaii and Alaska = Call For Quote
United States = $200 per item
CA, WA, ID, MT, NYC, LI = $225 per item
Oregon - $235 per item.

1. Can I leave the weight in each product set at 0 since it's flat rate? Or do I have to at least put a lb or something.
2. I am confused at to zones. Do I create one US zone (for all states at $200), one call for quote Zone, one zone for the 6 states at $225, and a last zone for Oregon? Or do i have to set the zones up all separate (for each and every state and country)?
3. Last under: Modules>Shipping>Flat Rate it only looks like there is one zone that I can select. How can I set up these zones differently.

Anyone know how I can set this up? I did not see anything like this in the tutorials or a few pages of this forum so i am confused.

[sports guy]

Will the Zone Table rate add-on module work as a solution for my problem? It is version 1.3.7 and I am using 1.3.9h so I am a little worried.

[Ajeh]

I think a better one might be the:
Zone & Item Flat Rate

That let's you create your Zone Definitions with specific DETAILS then set the Item Rate per zone ...

[sports guy]

Thank you! I have been looking at the add ons but I could not tell by the literature, if the shipping add ons would work for my specific shipping needs. Now I am pointed in the right direction.

[sports guy]

OK. I have this module is going to work perfectly for 95% of my store which is slot machines. My question now is, can I use another shipping method in conjunction for my parts. These parts do not have a flat rate they get shipped via a normal carrier.

[Ajeh]

What is the "normal" carrier for your other products?