They probably throttle it so that you don't rape them, but the thing doesn't render pages that fast anyways.
Try a speed test?
http://testmy.net/mobile
for some reason the links don't show up right, the first image on the left is download test, the center is upload test, the one on the right is regular version/mobile version toggle.
I suggest using a small file size like 1-3 mb
Signal strength isn't ideal in my house, it bounces between 1n ad 4 bars:
Going to use kiloBYTES (not bits)
Small files <1mb I get ~ 200kB/s
Large files >3mb I get ~ 120kB/s
seems pretty reasonable to me for free internet, certainly more than enough for downloading books which are almost always 300-500kb in size, and only takes a few seconds to retrieve. Don't see the problem here.