I'm pretty new to torrents. I recently downloaded utorrent, but my download averages about 5k. What do I need to adjust to get better speeds? Or am I just at the mercy of the person who is uploading the file?You could be getting throttled by yourISP.try downloading PG2 (PeerGuardian) and enable Encryption in uTorrentthe latter underOptions>>speedguide>>Also, make sure your portsettings are ok.Options>>speedguide>>test if...options>>preferences>>Connection>>Listening Port