Originally Posted by Confederate

I know this may seem an obvious question, but when I use torrents and DC++ my internet gets really slow, esp when browsing pages. But when I download something from a webpage I usually get 100k/s downloads. I am on an HP with XP SP1, and using internet explorer on a cable modem. My questions is why can I download something from a webpage at around 100k/s and the webpage itself loads like I am on dial-up. And this only happens when I use P2P programs.