is there nethin i can do to fix this then?!?....

Waiting busy hosts from the magnet site? wow! Either the site is busy or ... no I just checked it out. Mine was queued for 2 seconds & then downlding at maximum speed. What's the name of your ISP?

Another option is trying different connection ports or proxies. But proxies are difficult & tedious to set up & find one that works reasonably.

Give your ISP a call & demand to speak to a technician & say you've been having speed problems & ask are they shaping p2p programs. BTW the majority of ISP's in UK are now bandwidth shaping p2p sharing. They use special programs that detect the program & can either block it or shape the bandwidth it's using along that port or a range of ports or simply the packets somehow.

Here's an example of some p2p shapers that ISP's may/do use: sandvine :
(1.) http://www.sandvine.com/products/p2p_element.asp,
(2.) http://www.ipp2p.org/docu_en.html, ____ & ____ (3.) http://www.p-cube.com/new_solutions/traffic_P2P.shtml,
(4.) http://www.ispreview.co.uk/ispnews/a...03/arc15.shtml

eemmmm..mine is from talk talk broadband..!!!

Ah now you tell us ... eek

Have a look at the TalkTalk reference here ISP's known to BLOCK or Filter p2p or specifically Limewire

I believe there is a partial answer, but it's basically to use it only during certain times of the day. That's from memory.
Alternative is to find a UK ISP that doesn't filter. You can send ukbobboy01 (click on link) a personal message to ask him, as he has done some research in the UK area for ISP's that don't shape bandwidth.

And yes, it's not unnormal to be using p2p fine & then suddenly speeds suck. When the ISP detects you using high bandwidth & p2p then they will apply the brakes.

ooooo i c!!! well talk talk crap thn..haha im not stayin up downloadin at that time..!!! nehu..thnx for tht its helped me greatly nethin else buggin me nd ill be straight back here..!!!