hi didux do u know that the server ur on is in nl and nl to us transfers are slow both download and upload for example if u'll download a file from netload.in it will come(down) and go (up) very fast bt for hotfile and other hosts located in US u'll get slow speeds,right now i'm on a ovh dedicated which will expire this month i get aprox 1.5 to 2 mbps upload on hotfile.the owner has not scammed u in any way u should have used a demo account first so ur the only one i see as a defaulter.
and btw dude ur not on a dedicated box this is a shared server things like this happen.
btw if u want to upload faster on hotfile then purchase a rdp in US.