Slow Rapidshare download speeds

i dont really know the difference between torrents and rapidshare, i´m quite happy using private torrent sites where i get speeds on downloads of between 7 and 10 MBps and i can upload at 1.1MBps and i dont have to pay for it, i really dont see the attraction of paying for rapidshare.
 
Hotfile is really shit for me i.e slow. I've only noticed it goes quicker after 12.

So basically Fileserve, although I recently upgraded my subscription and it hasn't switched to premium yet.. which is just a tad annoying.