Sifflwitz, to help you determine if the problem is just with bittorrents, please try this site and run some speed tests (stop any torrents, dowloading, etc... before you run them)
http://www.dslreports.com/stest?more=1
Also, you are on a wireless network? They are known to be prone to hijacking, tapping, etc. (I'm not sayinng your particular installation is insecure but I've head some first-hand stories from people having their wireless LANs being hijacked by neighboords living at the same building

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