Suddenly reduced BB download speed - again!

Many months ago, I suffered a drastic reduction in BB speed. Please can you help? According to BT website, I should get BB download speed of 12.0 to 14.5 Mb/s but since September this has been around 9 Mb/s. On 19 December 2012, the speed suddenly dropped to 6655/828 and here is my current data from the Hub 2.0:
ADSL line status
Connection information
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 0:09:27
Downstream
6,655 Kbps
Upstream
828 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.5
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
20.6 dB / 6.6 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
22.5 dB / 10.6 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
19.3 dBm / 12.4 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
586
Loss of Signal (Local)
59
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / 0
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
N/A / 227081
Error Seconds (Local)
106
As you can see, the noise ratio which is usually in the 14-15 dB area has jumped to over 20 dB!
Please don't tell me that this is due to the Hub being reset too often. Only time I switched off the Hub was to move it to the BT box in the hallway. It resets itself frequently enough with no help from me. Today it has reset itself three times in 8 minutes during the past hour!!
I have moved my Hub from upstairs at the end of a 15-metre extension to the BT box in our hallway where it enters the house. No improvement whatever. I have an I-Plate fitted.
I connected my laptop to the Hub by ethernet and got the results:
Max possible speed 7.15Mb/s; actual speed 5.87 Mb/s download. Sorry I can't show the image but the desktop I am using is connected by wireless and the BT Speedtester doesn't want me to connect wirelessly - why not?
Can someone please reset the noise margin to something like the 6.0 dB that is the BT standard as that will undoubtedly speed up my connection? And should I just dump the Hub 2.0 and buy a router which delivers? And when will this lonely bit of Birmingham be getting Infinity? Every other exchange around me has Infinity buty good old Acocks Green still operates steam-powered Broadband!!
Help, please!
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To cut a long story short, I have had my BT Hub 2.0 replaced with a BT Hub 3 and a BT engineer has replaced my BT Box. All is now working satisfactorily and I am getting around 12 Mbps download/.70 Mbps upload. My line profile is 15.01/0.83 and here are the current Hub stats:
ADSL Line Status
Connection information
Line state:
Connected
Connection time:
1 day, 16:56:14
Downstream:
17,017 Kbps
Upstream:
828 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI:
0/38
Type:
PPPoA
Modulation:
G.992.5 Annex A
Latency type:
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up):
6.8 dB / 11.6 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):
21.5 dB / 10.8 dB
Output power (Down/Up):
21.0 dBm / 12.2 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up):
207056 / 19022
CRC Events (Down/Up):
1123 / 13
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Link (Remote):
0
HEC Errors (Down/Up):
66110 / 9
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
0 / 12
Thanks for your help! all sorted!
Adrian

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Suddenly reduced BB download speed

I rang 0800 111 4567 on Sunday night (19 Feb 2012) after losing broadband completely and was told the problem would be resolved within 24/48 hours. Monday morning, I was connected at 08:11 and got 11984/828. The Home Hub 2.0A then restarted a dozen times and I ended up at 09:07 with 12108/828. I am supposed to be getting 17MB but.....
All seemed to be well until Tuesday morning when I started my PC and found the speeds were now 7127/790 and the download speed remains stubbornly at 7127 while the upload speed bounces around between 828 and 756. Found out about the forum this afternoon!
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Downstream
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Upstream
756 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
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Loss of Signal (Local)
2
Loss of Power (Local)
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FEC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / 19
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
N/A / 25922
Error Seconds (Local)
16
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FAQ
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
5.97 Mbps
0 Kbps
7.15 Mbps
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Download speedachieved during the test was - 5.97 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 2 Mbps-7.15 Mbps.
IP Profile for your line is - 6.28 Mbps
2. Upstream Test: -provides background information.
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668 Kbps
0 Kbps
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I do not know. It reset yesterday at 16:37 (7127/708), 16:44 (7127/756), at 18:24 (7127/828) and this morning, soon after I started up my PC, it restarted again (7127/828). This morning, it took three minutes to reset. I suddenly noticed that only two lights were on - power light and wireless light were both blue. I then sat and waited for at least two minutes before the Broadband light started to flash orange and eventually went blue and then the Phone light flashed half a dozen times and went blue.
Usually, when the Hub restarts, it takes under a minute.
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Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 3:23:59
Downstream
7,127 Kbps
Upstream
828 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.5
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Interleaved
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15.4 dB / 9.8 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
21.5 dB / 10.4 dB
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21.0 dBm / 12.4 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
56
Loss of Signal (Local)
11
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
231 / 1
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
1 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
N/A / 0
Error Seconds (Local)
192
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1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
6.2 Mbps
0 Kbps
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Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 6.2 Mbps
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773 Kbps
0 Kbps
832 Kbps
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Upload speed achieved during the test was - 773Kbps
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