Get a Free Copy of Shade 7 Designer - 3D Software

[Stephen Barncard]

Just so other folks know about the reality of this offer...

TIPS:

1. make sure you select the right product: Shade 7 designer LE for 
Survey Participants #19618

2. Prepare to wait a long time to download it.

I've just wasted 1.5 hours trying to get my free thing.

First the survey. Badly written and executed, and if you make one 
mistake in 24 entries, you are sent back to the beginning, without 
the accompanying graphics that are needed to answer. The site is 
incredibly slow so every page reload takes about 30 seconds.

Finally I get the notification that my survey is ok, and on to the 
next step, downloading. Nope --- I have to register at 'Content 
Paradise'. Ok, what the hell. I create an special email address just 
in case ( I don't trust any company anymore with my main email 
address) and register.  After about a half an hour I get my 
confirmation. I click on the link and I'm certified.

Now I go back to the site (an hour has passed by now). I wait forever 
while successive pages load, then finally get to the right order 
screen. I enter my precious special code... and.... I get a bad code 
error. Dammit. Again. And again.

I just tried one more time... this time I got the download link. 
Click. NOW their server is SERIOUSLY overloaded. Right now on my 
Cable 6mb line, I get an incredibly slow connection - it says it will 
take a DAY to download @ 3.5k a second.

They really need to look at their delivery system, or they're gonna 
be outa business. At least separate the downloads server from the web 
site!

I'll move the download over to another machine - but most people 
don't have that luxury.


sqb

"If I don't complain, who will"...



>Our friends at e-frontier are giving away copies of Shade 7 Designer for
>taking a survey. Instructions are in the off-topic sub-forum of Revolution
>Forums. This is a very good way to get started with 3D artwork.
>
>Best regards,
>
>
>Lynn Fredricks
>Worldwide Business Operations
>Runtime Revolution, Ltd

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stephen barncard
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