I too run on dialup with a 48K speed usually. Thats about 2.7K transfer over the line.  The phone lines are very old and the phone company doesnt want the expense of upgrading so no DSL for a while.  Luckily I and others fought the library board over flashdrives and won so I can get stuff over a high speed link. ( about 80Kbps)

I did get a cd burn from Daz when I had a small spree and it was well worth the money. They burnt my entire order which was 3 disks all for the one price.