well i am 1.5hrs from Melbourne and i get an average of 50kB down and 12kB up (line speed is 2 down and 0.3 up) with a cap of 50GB for about $70 a month, so i am very happy when a thread loads in under 1 minute.
I pay 14 bucks for 12Mbps Internet Monthly . Don't know to feel sad for slow internet or to feel lucky for cheap internet .