Can I purchase FiOS Internet alone, and what are the costs associated with it?

There is no FiOS available in my area currently, but is expected to become available soon. This is my question, when my brother signs up for the bundle, (television, telephone, and internet), is it possible to add another FiOS internet line (we prefer to have separate internet connections), and ONLY internet, without telephone and television? If so, what are all the costs, such as if I need to get another telephone line to facilitate FiOS internet?

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thegeek

FIOS is fiber to the premise, you do not have to have a phone circuit. Tekephone and Data, and Video if available in your area, are available bundled or as seperate packages. Call your local sales office or go to www.verizon.com/fios for prices

You can not have two data circuits on one account, so you will need a seperate ONT unless you live in an apartment building and they hav a Multi Dwelling Unit (MDU) Optical Terminal installed.

If you want two seperate routers on one circuit you can do that, but Verizon does not support it, you would have to set it up yourself.

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thegeek

You can not have two data circuits on one account, so you will need a seperate ONT unless you live in an apartment building and they hav a Multi Dwelling Unit (MDU) Optical Terminal installed.

If you want two seperate routers on one circuit you can do that, but Verizon does not support it, you would have to set it up yourself.

Hamiathes

So it would be completely plausible to have a triple package with an additional internet service, with two seperate routers, and two seperate ONTs? How large is an ONT unit, because space is limited.

viafax999

@Hamiathes wrote:
So it would be completely plausible to have a triple package with an additional internet service, with two seperate routers, and two seperate ONTs? How large is an ONT unit, because space is limited.

Would make more sense to up the speed of the fios connection and then share the cost of the internet portion of the bill. You could still split the connection at the VZ router by attaching 2 separate routers directly to 2 of the VZ router switch ports which could give you 2 discrete lans via the single fios connection.

Hamiathes

It does make sense, but we have a tendency to use the internet to the fullest individually, and we don't want to interfere with each other, an example of which would be him downloading a file, which hogs up all the bandwidth, but I want to play an online game, which I can't because all the bandwidth is on one side. However, with two separate lines, my brother can go as fast as he likes without affecting me at all, and vice-versa.

But, thank you for both your replies.