BT Speedtester results - recent problem

I run BT Speedtester every day (don't ask!) and have noticed a problem which first appeared on 8th July 2011. About half of the tests now show a measured download speed in excess of the IP Profile, today being the worst example at 1597kbps against a Profile of 1000. Looking back over many months of tests the line speed has consistently been 90-95% of the IP Profile, until this recent change.
Are there any legit reasons for this happening, or is this a known problem with the software?
Thanks.

The DSL Connection rate shown by Speedtester has always been 1300-1800kbps, with a lower figure for the IP Profile. If only the IP Profile and consequently download speed would sit consistently in that range I'd be very happy.
The frustrating thing is that for 6 months to March this year the download speed was steady day in, day out at about 1200kbps. We're 5km from the exchange in rural Suffolk so anything over 1Mbps is good! Since March it's oscillated widely, with a record low of 135kbps and a few maxima around 2Mbps, immediately following complaints to BT Broadband but then slowly declining again.
Recent line tests followed by pair swaps MAY have got to the root cause of the problem. Currently we've had a straight week at just under 1Mbps on the Thinkbroadband speed tester, but now these odd glitches in the BT tester results have appeared. With BT refusing to look at any speed data other than that produced by their own tester you can sense how unhappy I am with a possible bug in their system!

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