There is no way to update the game without using the internet, unless you get your friend to download the update and then give it to you through some way and then you can install the update but the steps might be a bit hard.
You cannot, you need the internet to update your game.
No you can't update the Sims 3 without CD because when you're updating you are going to save the update in the CD.
no
It depends on your internet speed and how much people are on your internet if you have an ethernet cable 20 mins if you have a wifi 45-1hr
If your Sims 3 won't update try restarting the computer. If that doesn't help send a message to technical support as it should update.
Yes, you can go and buy it in a store, or on the Internet. There are lost of places that sells The Sims 3.
New update for the sims 3
Update it
You must install the update before you install the Sims 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack. Install the update by going to your Sims 3 Game Launcher and clicking on the " Game Updates" tab.
If I was you go to the website Only The Sims 3 Website the update should be there
a patch is an sims 3 update the lastest since i answered is patch 17
go onto the sims 3 launcher and on the game updates screen you can tick a box that says 'automatic updates' tick the box; and every time an update for sims arrives your game will update itself automatically.