What stats, there is nothing beyond a single 6.8dB figure, which means nothing in isolation

Did I forget to paste the stats on here?

Yes.

Oops. Sorry Here they are.


Broadband Type: ADSL
Broadband State: Connected
Internet State: Connected
Time Connected: 20:08:49
Downstream Rate: 13748kbps
Upstream Rate: 1167kbps

Status
Configured Current
Line Status --- SHOWTIME
Link Type --- Fast Path
Operation Mode Automatic G992.5(ADSL2+)
Data Rate Information
Stream Type Actual Data Rate
Upstream 1167 (Kbps.)
Downstream 13748 (Kbps.)
Defect/Failure Indication
Operation Data Upstream Downstream
Noise Margin 6.1 dB 9.1 dB
Line Attenuation 17.7 dB 33.0 dB
Indicator Name Near End Indicator Far End Indicator
Output Power 12.4 dBm 0.0 dBm
Fast Path FEC Correction 0 0
Interleaved Path FEC Correction NA NA
Fast Path CRC Error 195973 13
Interleaved Path CRC Error NA NA
Loss of Signal Defect 4 0
Fast Path HEC Error STR 467807 15
Interleaved Path HEC Error NA NA
Error Seconds 11818 80
Statistics
Received Cells 3709801
Transmitted Cells 24298319