Thanks for all the input - it seems that I may have been given just adsl for now, though i have definitely signed up for vdsl and paid for a vdsl package through voyager (cool free SONOS package).  Had I not bought the splitter I would not have known this as our previous adsl speeds for a download maxed out at about 440k, at least now I have 1000k, it may not sound much but we're rural ! Look forward to vdsld !