Ah Belfast ... warning ... if any of you are from the UK, that includes Ireland, then it may well be your ISP's at fault. Not necessarily but possibly. Most ISP's in UK are anti p2p sharing. And since most isp's there have the same overall owner such as Tiscali for example, they will employ different techniques to prevent sharing.

Try downloading a magnet link from here: + MagnetMix.com +: The Source for Good Content
That is a site, so it should download fast. If not, your ISP is most likely at fault.