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
no
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.
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.
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
It can take an Hour to 3 Hours.
Sims: about 5min. for me Sims 2: about 2-3 minutes for me
It should only take about 3-5 (or less) minutes to update.
The short answer is no. The long answer is as follows: any patch, update, or expansion pack you buy related to the Sims franchise and made by EA games or Maxis is and always should be safe.
a patch is an sims 3 update the lastest since i answered is patch 17