I don't actually have a problem with Harmy's speeds.
It's more of a matter of:
Okay, I've decided to use html based file hosts to distribute my stuff. Do I choose a site (like Harmy did on the last one I grabbed) that people can get 7MB/s? Or do I choose a site that caps things at a rate that seemed mediocre in 1999? And disconnects randomly. And can't be set to download overnight (lets be honest, about 5 overnights), because it needs a new Captcha to be completed after each part finishes.
I don't think it's really bitching or ungrateful. It's just, if you're going to upload to one of these (for profit) sites, why not choose one that A. sends it to a bunch of other sites, like the "multi" ones, and B. Is accessible and gives the best service? I can't say enough good things about reconstructing a film from 1977 or even 1997. I don't understand reconstructing download experiences from 1997.
It's not immediately obvious why some services are used over others. I got Harmy's 1997 in an hour or two. I'm attempting to get someone else's work, and it might take me a week for each release. That's fine, but it's hard to imagine a reason for choosing the bad one other than lack of awareness of how immense the difference is.
edit: Having said all that, instead of complaining or explaining all this, I should just be promoting the site that Harmy recently used, so that he and others continue using it: multiupload.nl was great. Thanks.