Why is my connection slow all of a sudden?

So for the past 4 days I've had really slow internet speeds. I normally have 250kbps download speed but for the past for days I've only been getting 30kbps? I've restarted my laptop. Done a virus scan... even tried fully resetting the modem, but still nothing. It's happening on the main computer in my house too so it's not just my laptop. However last month I did download LOADS infact maybe the most I've ever downloaded... Could they of capped me? When do they stop it?

How do I check the information? Also one more thing I tried using my other router too, but it still had the same speed.
his Test comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
43 Kbps
0 Kbps 250 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 43 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 50-250 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :1152 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 250 Kbps

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