BitTorrent faster than HTTP download on Streamyx?

Half-a-week already since I've been back in Malaysia - adjusted ok to the weather, finally got to do some driving, jet lag's gone i think, shocked at all the crimes happening all over Malaysia and also find it weird that bittorrent speed does not match with http download speeds on Streamyx.

I'm on the Basic Plan (512kbps) and here are some screenshots of the downloads (average speeds):

http download:

BT:

Anyone has any idea on how to speed up http downloads? OpenDNS doesn't seem to help much, EventID 4226 patcher helped abit - is there anything I missed out?

Anyway, since the internet's so slow here, I've started reading now and the book called "Why Do Men Have Nipples" seemed pretty interesting. Here's something funny:

WHY DOES YOUR PEE SMELL WHEN YOU EAT ASPARAGUS?
Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan. It is also found in onions, garlic, rotten eggs, and in the secretions of skunks. The signature smell occurs when this substance is broken down in your digestive system. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place. One study published in theBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology found that only 46 percent of British people tested produced the odor while 100 percent of French people tested did.

the Brits will love this.