I do for some things (PDF's etc), but my net speed is 28kbps because the ISP that owns the Exchange refuses to upgrade from the copper that is in it at the moment.
I use it alot! The best is using private trackers! Never seen a virus on them! There is a good one! don't know the site but i know the name of it1 try googling it! Its called sceneleech i think! Dunno but im a pirate
Unfortunately i'm a pirate too. It does huge damage to the industry's that make these applications and things but it does save a lot of money. I use a bit torrent program so it downloads files quite fast...
Torrents are great but I find it much easier to just download the file directly from another site. As for what I use, Azueras to download some shows I like and a couple of movies.
And if you want music, just get download helper on FF and download them off of youtube