First check line quality. If you have a faulty router/ISP switch you could be losing packets. This may not always show up in a speedtest, but torrents will be dead slow.
Do a simple ping google.com -t and see how frequently packets are dropped.
yes ..for 1 min. observed.. ping time .. varying.. but no packet lloss…
good VPN options please.. price + effectiveness..?
Anyone willing to share their VPN .. at sharing basis.. if it is possible?
I’d first check speeds with a known well seeded torrent like an Ubuntu image download, see if your speeds take a hit during that.
Also, if you’re on wifi b/g, do the check over ethernet or at a time when you’re sure there is no one else using wifi bandwidth.
Try a 30d trial etc. of a reputed VPN (not the shady free ones). see if speeds improve when using the VPN.