Unable to incrementally download software updates with unstable dial-up

I have recently moved to Angola and unfortunately only dial-up is available which is slow & very unstable so I am often disconnected. To date the maximum download/software update I have managed is about 20Mb.
Does anyone know of software that can manage interupted downloads and piece back together the file once all parts have been retrieved ?
I know this exsists in the PC world but I have found nothing for OS-X Tiger.
My guess is I am not the first with this problem so there should be something out there.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Hi JMB --
Tough situation you're in. I think it can be frustrating here having my Airport broadband connection freeze up from time to time -- you sure put things in perspective.
Give this download manager application a try, perhaps. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22616
I don't have personal experience with it, but, it did get a five star rating on version tracker, and it promises to resume dropped downloads from the point that they were dropped, which seems like it should solve your problem (if it works as advertised. It is shareware, and I don't know how much it costs to register, but a free trial download (ironic, no?) is available. Seems to be just what the doctor ordered for your problem.
Let us know how it turns out.
-- JDee

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