Are files stuck connecting for ages before showing need more sources? If that's what you're seeing then it sounds like you're trying to download fake files. These things are all over the network now & it makes no difference whether you're using basic or Pro....they'll still appear.
Search again, vary your search terms, try the All Types search. Stay away from files with lots of sources, go for a file with 10 sources or less, or those with a modem source.

For movies, always check a file before download with Bitzi. A file with heaps of sources but no Bitzi rating is often a fake.
How to use Bitzi

For music, try the tips in this thread
How to find music

And for some general info about these fakes
Info about fake files