Sometimes among the noise you can easily forget how useful something like #torrents can be.
Yesterday I was trying to download Debian live (2.3GB). I got about 2-4MB/s download speed.
On a gigabit connection.
But using #fosstorrents via fosstorrents.com i managed to get anywhere from 20MB/s to 80MB/s
So instead of waiting an hour and risking a failed download. I got it within about 15mins and if the download did fail, I'd be able to resume.
Don't let others tell you torrents are for criminals only.