Originally Posted by birdy

Try downloading a file from here & see what speeds you get
http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml

Do a speed test & post the results
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?more=1

Have you used LW, or other p2p apps before & been able to download at a reasonable speed?
Do you see the firewall icon (brick wall)?
Who is your ISP?
If you've been able to download with fast speeds before, has anything changed (like ISP/plan, hardware etc) since then?
How many green connection bars do you see?