How to download software update to my nano

I have a new Ipod Nano 8GB. When I connected to Itunes it tells me that there is a new software update available for it (I think it was version 1.1). ITunes then tries to download it.
The trouble is that I don't have broadband. My dial-up connection took over 3 hours to download ITunes when I first got the Ipod. I would be quite happy to let it take as long as it takes to download the software upgrade for the nano but I tried several times and the line kept dropping.
Is it available anywhere as a stand-alone download that I can download from another machine I have access to (which cannot have itunes installed on it)?
Thanks,
Stewart

Thanks for that, it's very useful. I'll stay put for now but my problem remains.
The size of the download is about 58MB which is a little larger than Itunes was. As I said I would be happy to wait for the 3-4 hours for it to download but ITunes seems to stop trying, it just doesn't seem to be able to cope with dial-up.
I don't think I have ever seen an Apple store so I guess there isn't one near me.

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