A packaging method includes the step of comparing a total package weight to a freight rate schedule and thereby determining a normal freight rate. The transmitter comprises means for forming at least one alternative waveform from components of the basic waveform, where at least one component in the alternative waveform is delayed in time, and means for selecting a waveform for transmission from the group of waveforms, containing the basic waveform and the at least one alternative waveform. During operation, the mill is engaged to a surrounding downhole structure, and the mill is rotated.