IP Profile steadily decreasing....

Can the Mods please look into this for me?
Last Thursday, my broadband speed dropped off for no reason, (possibly bad weather), after months of running fine with an IP profile of around 2.5 Mbps
It has been slow for a few days, I checked my IP profile and it was down to around 2 Mbps so I patiently waited three days and kept checking....
This morning the internet speed had virtually ground to a halt so against my best instincts I reset my Hub. The speed immediately picked up but my IP profile has been throttled back again and is now at 1.75 Mbps
I am working from home and can't afford to wait another three days to see if my IP profile picks up by itself, I need my broadband back up to speed right now...
Trust me, 2.5 Mbps is slow, 1.75 Mbps is like walking through treacle.
Could someone please reset my IP Profile so I can get back to normal?
My Current Stats:
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download speed achieved during the test was - 1.74 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.4 Mbps-2 Mbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :2.46 Mbps(DOWN-STREAM), 0.45 Mbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 1.75 Mbps
ADSL Line Status
Connection Information
      Line state:          Connectedppp0_0         
      Connection time:          0 days, 00:22:19         
      Downstream:          2.406 Mbps         
      Upstream:          448 Kbps      
ADSL Settings
VPI/VCI:
0/38
Type:
PPPoA
Modulation:
G.992.1 Annex A
Latency type:
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up):
6.4 dB / 18.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):
61.8 dB / 31.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up):
18.2 dBm / 12.1 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up):
193 / 0
CRC Events (Down/Up):
2 / 0
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
HEC Events (Down/Up):
1 / 0
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
2 / 0

your connection speed is good for your attenuation but your conenction time is only 22hrs is that due to router dropping conenction or manual reset.  the mods won't reset your profile unless it is stuck and at present it appears ok but should be 2mb.  if you get 3+ days stable connection time then profile will rise automatically.  if still 1.75mb in 3+ days come back and post stats
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       CO ITU Version[0]       : 0000414c       CO ITU Version[1]    : 00004342
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       DS Attainable Rate      :  2976000 bps   US Attainable Rate   :  1108000 bps
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       CO ITU Version[0]       : 0000414c       CO ITU Version[1]    : 00004342
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