HT201263 network connection too unstable to download update through itunes

Question

I cannot update the ridulously large 753Mb update as the connectivity collapses on my slow netork and the Apple dowload ability to be paused doesn't work either as it goes back to zero every time.
This has to be the worst download service on the planet and Apple only want more money to help.
Is there any way to download the update outside of iTunes and get the update done as I can download large fles successfully from other services. It's just APple that is incapable of delivering.

Answer 1

Yes I found that and dowloaded what I thought was the correct version (taking about 5 hours with multiple pauses and restarts to keep the useless download server working) only to find that it now says the version is incompatible!
I have and iPad 3G (all the information that Apple gives out in my account when I type in the serial number not whether it is an iPad 1 or whatever) and there is not an obvious equivalent on the osxdaily.com site that matches that definition. I have to say that Apple's support of its registered customers is not exactky helpful and in fact I would say it is positively obstructive.
Apart from the poor performance of it's website , it is clear that the restrictive practises of this company needs more scrutiny from the regulatory authorities. One day they might even understand that American English is not the only English dictionary in the world.