Dial Up Users

I'm note sure if this is the right forum but I had no idea where else to post this.

I'm new to Guild Wars and until May I'm forced to be on dial up (theres no high speed in my area until then)

When I first installed it, it took 4 hours to download what I'm assuming was a patch. Now after I made a character I think it's going to take another 4 hours to download "ascalon city" at the rate this is going.

Are there any more dial up users out there that have experienced these extremely long waits for maps? I'm afraid at this rate I wont be able to play with other players since it will take so long to go from one area to the other. I'm hoping this is just for the first time I visit an area, and on my next visits it will be faster.

I guess I just want to hear from other dial up users (if there are any) on tips to maybe preload all the maps at once, or anything else that might make it easier for actual playing.

dont worry, i HAD dial up, and, well, the downloads are slower of course, but the reason its taking so long is because theres alot of content you gotta download, the long loading times will most likely happen the first time you enter a new area, but after that your set.

I'd install the contents on the disk if I were you.

That way you only need to download the patches.