I have the Triple Freedom package: $99/mo forever for phone (including caller id, call waiting, and unlimited long distance, USA only); FiOS internet; and FiOS TV Premiere. Plus the $5/mo for the box rental (x2) and the DVR service ($9.99/mo), so the total bill comes up to about $140 (including local, state, and federal taxes) for all three services. FYI - my
cable bill
alone with Comcast, including ONE box and a DVR, and less channels than FiOS was
$125/mo.Why exactly does FiOS have a lot less headends than other cable companies?
The statements by some about FiOS being new and less spread-out isn't really why they have less headends (and less STARs). The real reason is FiOS is a new technology, so they can have one single headend cover a LARGE area, unlike previous cable technologies. For example, there is only one FiOS headend for the entire state of MA; also, there is only one for central NJ and northern NJ, and that is a large area. Word is there are complaints from TWC viewers from that headend daily because the forecast point is Somerville, and viewers extend as far south as just east of Trenton, and as far north as NYC. That's just how it works.
