Slow Internet Speed Problem

Originally Posted by Borg1982

Honestly though, we are paying for more speed (96 kb/s total upload) and it gets like that when I cap my torrent at 20 or 30.

If you're using a torrent client that allows you to change the port which it uses--I'm not sure if the mainline client will--you might want to change it to another port; there have been some cases in which ISPs cap the speed on those ports which could slow your internet connection down. (There's a chance, anyway.)
Also, it could be the sheer number of connections being made; see if you can limit your torrent client to 100 or so connections. (That's about all that should be needed anyway.)

Jam it back in, in the dark.