oh man...sorry. didn't see that. i guess i kind of take my cable modem for granted. quick tip for anyone without broadband (or even if you do have it and are still disatisfied): look into internet2...download times are increased significantly. i download 3 full red hat 9 .iso's in about 5 minutes on cable...it usually takes me all day!
As far as I understand, you can not get onto Internet2 unless you are at a place that has access to it (Universities and such) so I really have no idea how you would get on it with dialup. Care to inform us? You can send me a PM if you want.