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[thornado]

Just read this at popularairsoft.com:

This is great news to all airsofters out there. The Philippine's premier airsoft magazine, Airsoft Xtreme, is now making available all their issues FREE for download. You get the same quality content as you would expect in their print version. Now this is really a great service to all of us. The downloadable issues are available in PDF format. But if you want their great looking photos, you can just buy their print edition at your favourite airsoft retailer. Surely, a great service coming from a respected airsoft magazine.

More here: http://www.popularairsoft.com/news/airsoft...e-free-download

Freebies anyone? Hehehe.

[thornado]

Oh well. Been trying to download the files, and rapidshare won't allow you consecutive downloads.....grrrr...

Checking the site again to try to attempt and download the rest of the copies...

http://www.airsoftxtreme.net/
Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.
Apache/1.3.37 Server at www.airsoftxtreme.net Port 80

Augh...I have enough of this marketing gimickry! When they post something to download, they must ensure that they have enough bandwidth to handle the traffic.

Or are they going crash and burn as they are offering free downloads as readership is way way down? No more money for bandwidth I suppose (even printing and distribution as I heard from other forums), by the looks of it.

Sorry mates for posting this thread...makes me want to delete this thread for this disappointing service. I'd not touch a copy of their magazine with even a ten-foot pole now.

[SlickAxe]

Bandwidth Limit Exceeded

Is there a mirror link?

Edited by SlickAxe, 29 February 2008 - 11:41 AM.

[thornado]

Well..i don't care really if they have a mirror or not now.

Just makes me wonder, why go for a free download of all the issues of the magazine when they have a print business to protect? Must be readership and sales are down that they have to give these freebies to entice more readers.

Btw....they just killed their print business with this. As they always say in business "lowering prices to survive is a poor strategy", what more of a free thing, that'll kill it outright.

I'm sticking to Airsoft International for Print, and the new PopularAirsoft magazine for the PDF as they're much better than the rest of the pack. Both of them would be more than enough.

Edited by thornado, 29 February 2008 - 12:43 PM.

[Daemondog]

Well either way, I think its cool of them.

[Storebror]

Thornade: The answer is very simple. The more readers, the more they can charge for their ads.

[airsoftxtreme]

@thornado. What a Lousy way to promote and attack airsoftxtreme magazine. Btw, Thornado and popular airsoft is the same person. So expect a filipino trait of crab mentality running down this persons veins.

Anyways, Yes its true that AirsoftXtreme International is now free for download. We dont charge a lousy US$ 3.99/issue download for you to be able to see what is already available on the net. Just what popular airsoft did.

We are the only Airsoft publication that now Prints in hi-quality paper. As well as you can download all AirsoftXtreme Magazine issues for free. We also tried to put watermark on the latest issue for security purposes.

No, AX will not be close, as what thornado is posting on other forums.

AirsoftXtreme will always still continue to produce AirsoftXtreme Issues. In fact. AirsoftXtreme magazine will will be tapping the unreach market by producing AirsoftXtreme : French, German, Spanish, Russian and Dutch issues. Both in print and in PDF download for free.

We, from AirsoftXtrme international Magazine would also like to inform you guys that almost all international forums from all types of languages that our magazine has been downloaded and been receiving lots of complements and suggestions.

As for the advertisers, We still are the lowest in giving full page ad rates for only US$375 running in 3 months for print and 1 year for PDF plus lots of things included in our the package. Kindly check out our website at www.airsoftxtreme.net

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Here's a sample of what we have posted in some international forums:

Good Day Airsoft Players!


We, From AirsoftXtreme Magazine International is proud to announce that All AirsoftXtreme International Issues from Maiden up to the Recent issue # 5 can be downloaded thru Our website for FREE!!!

Yes, You heard it right. for FREE!!!. We are the only Airsoft Magazine the Prints
in hi-quality Paper and distribute it in 8 countries as well as giving opportunities to all Airsoft players to own our magazine before we print it.


For Possible Advertisers: We are offering the the lowest full and spread page ADs.

For Printers/Publishers/Distributors: We offer Print and Distribute.


For more info email us at: info@airsoftxtreme.net or airsoftxtreme@yahoo.com

Visit our Website at www.airsoftxtreme.net for more details.




If you wish to download directly. Heres the Link of our Airsoft Xtreme International Magazine Issues:

Note: MediaFire is Free. Press the Free button to download all AX Issues for FREE!. No donations, No paypal, No money involved.


Airsoft Xtreme Issue # 5: Jan - March 2008 Issue (with watermarks, it will be taken out after the release of the 6th issue)
Download Link for AX5: http://www.mediafire.com/?2bzmtmcfmrp


Airsoft Xtreme Issue # 4: October - December 2007 Issue
Download-Link for AX4: http://www.mediafire.com/?bhyzxbmeecy


Airsoft Xtreme Issue # 3: July - September 2007 Issue
Download Link for AX3:http://www.mediafire.com/?234ob5i2mmb


Airsoft Xtreme Issue # 2: April - June 2007 Issue
Download-Link AX 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?nk1mtg415xz


Airsoft Xtreme Issue # 1 (Maiden Issue w/ watermarks)
Download-Link AX Maiden: http://www.mediafire.com/?cymsmm1jz0n

Mediafire is file hosting server.

Here's the procedure:

1. Click on the link
2. Scroll down and click the FREE button
3. Wait for it to finish.
4. You can now open the Pdf file posted.
5. Enjoy! Happy Reading

For More Details, Visit our website at : www.airsoftxtreme.net