Egads. Yeah, no matter which way you look at it, downloading that large of a file is going to be a pain on dial-up. Your method won't make it faster... as long as you're downloading it, it's gotta go through the dial-up.
It's kinda like sucking a really thick milkshake through a tiny straw (kinda like the one's normally sticking out of a can of WD-40). Stir it all you want, it's still gonna suck hard.
I'd say find a friend that has broadband, and download it there. Or private message some helpful member of the board (I'll volunteer myself) with your snail mail address... have them download the patch, burn it to a CD for you, and send it via snail mail. As slow as that may sound, it'll still be faster than dial-up.
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