What most people don't realize is that "triple play" or "record 5 programs at one time!!!" means you get to pick ONE and the scammists pick the other 2 or 4... network channels that I NEVER watch!!
D'OH!!!
"Triple play," as used by Verizon means getting your internet, your phone, and your TV from the same source, namely Verizon FiOS.
How many TV channels you (and your relatives and DVRs) can watch at once is a separate question which assumes you even have TV. Quintuple-play is a possibility, providing you have enough DVRs and the motivation to watch the dreck they record.
I don't have TV. Only internet (50 down and up) and phone. Phone is next to go, when I can motivate myself to pick a VoIP provider. Then all my comms will be strictly over the internet channel — web, video, voice. And Verizon's investments in content providers will be moot.