AMD / Free HL2 Promo Confusion Please Help

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I purchased an AMD Athlon 64 system that came with a coupon for a free copy
of Half Life 2 Bronze. I'm under the impression that I have to go to this
"Steam" website and download the game from there. Say it aint' so, I only
have a 56K internet connection and I know there's no way I can download
something as big as a modern game. I'm afraid to go through the instruction
steps on the coupon in fear of getting locked into an impossible download.

Is there a way I can get a CD or DVD sent in the mail by using this coupon I
have? That would be best for me, I don't mind waiting a month or so to get
it.

If I could get access to someone else's computer that had a high speed
connection, would I be able to download it onto their computer and then burn
it onto a disk for the installation onto my computer?

How big of a download is it, I would imagine at least a gig which would be a
lot even for DSL.

Please help me to clarify this process, As you can probably tell, I'm
utterly confused. Thank You

Archived from groups: alt.games.half-life (More info?)

xyz wrote:
> I purchased an AMD Athlon 64 system that came with a coupon for a free copy
> of Half Life 2 Bronze. I'm under the impression that I have to go to this
> "Steam" website and download the game from there. Say it aint' so, I only
> have a 56K internet connection and I know there's no way I can download
> something as big as a modern game. I'm afraid to go through the instruction
> steps on the coupon in fear of getting locked into an impossible download.
>
> Is there a way I can get a CD or DVD sent in the mail by using this coupon I
> have? That would be best for me, I don't mind waiting a month or so to get
> it.
>
> If I could get access to someone else's computer that had a high speed
> connection, would I be able to download it onto their computer and then burn
> it onto a disk for the installation onto my computer?
>
> How big of a download is it, I would imagine at least a gig which would be a
> lot even for DSL.
>
> Please help me to clarify this process, As you can probably tell, I'm
> utterly confused. Thank You
>
>
>
Downloading HL2 on a 56K connections would take you about a month. I
haven't done the exact calculation but it is many, many hours!

Yes, you can use someone else's computer (high speed) to DL the game
because you can use your own account. I have 56k as well but I ended
selling my coupon for $35 (through a forsale NG) and then went and
bought the game. My net outlay was $15 plus taxes on $50.

The game comes with 5 CDs. You do the math!

I experienced the same frustrations as you when I bought my A64 3500+
w/coupon. AMD will not exchange the coupon for a CD/DVD. The only issue
you have now is downloading the occasional updates on your 56k
connections. They can take a while.

Hope this helps

Ron

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