browned: I can get 1GB of data from rapidshare over a few hours during the week (peak time), that's not bad really considering I used to get just on 1GB from rapidshare overnight with Slingshot. Slingshot cost me more, I had to pay for extra traffic most months, and the afterhours free off peak was shaped within an inch of it's life so you wouldn't get anything downloaded anyway.
Now I don't have to schedule anything for after hours and the speeds during peak time are a lot better than I used to get. I haven't had to schedule anything. My wife does complain that facebook and websites are slow....but when I have downloads running....I am not surprised.
I'm also in the same boat,
I don't mind that its a bit slower but
1 I don't pay per GB if I download during the day
2 I don't have to leave a computer on over night to schedule a download hence saving time and power.
So yes it is slower than my old ISP at some times but in most cases I am getting faster speeds even during traffic shaping times.