Well, I have a download speed of 11 MBps (Megabytes per second) and an upload speed of 6 MBps, and here's my benchmarking of all the hosting sites I tried as a "Free User":

Download Speed
More than 1 MBps
Rapidshare: 10.6 MBps
MediaFire: 10.3 MBps
MegaUpload: 9.8 MBps

Less than 1 MBps
Hotfile: 768 kBps
FileServe: 600 kBps
FileFactory: 378 kBps
FileSonic: 300 kBps
BitShare: 295 kBps
Uploading: 259 kBps
FilePost: 147 kBps
FileJungle: 122 kBps
UploadStation: 80 kBps (might having issue in the nodes... cuz its unusually low...)

Upload Speed
More than 3 MBps
Hotfile: 6 MBps
Rapidshare: 5.4 MBps
MediaFire: 5 MBps
FileSonic: 3.6 MBps
FilePost: 3.6 MBps
FileServe: 3 MBps

Less than 3 MBps
Uploading: 2.8 MBps
FileFactory: 2.8 MBps
BitShare: 2.5 MBps
FileJungle: 2.1 MBps
UploadStation: 2 MBps
MegaUpload: 600 kBps

Hope it helps!
P.S. The results might not be accurate and its "average" neither maximum nor minimum.
Mr. Goodie2Shoes Reviewed by Mr. Goodie2Shoes on . [Benchmarking] Average Network Speed of some of the Popular File Hosts Well, I have a download speed of 11 MBps (Megabytes per second) and an upload speed of 6 MBps, and here's my benchmarking of all the hosting sites I tried as a "Free User": Download Speed More than 1 MBps Rapidshare: 10.6 MBps MediaFire: 10.3 MBps MegaUpload: 9.8 MBps Less than 1 MBps Hotfile: 768 kBps Rating: 5