Quite possible. Speaking of mis-reported states, how about this from the BT synch test ..
BT Test xDSL Status Check:Pass OK.pass OK. Circuit In Sync
BRAS=3000kb/s FTR=3200kb/s MSR=4000kb/s ServOpt=1 I/L=A
THIS LINE IS STABLE AND WITHIN ERROR/RETRAIN LIMITS FOR THE CHOSEN SERVICE OPTION (ILQ=A)
Up Sync=448kb/s LoopLoss=31.5dB SNR=19dB HIGH ErrSec=0 HECErr=0 Cells=20012
Down Sync=3296kb/s LoopLoss=57dB SNR=327.6dB HIGH ErrSec=150 HECErr=0 Cells=42486