Tips for FIOS Triple Play installation

I'm thinking of upgrading my Verizon DSL service to the FIOS Triple Play bundle, but have concerns about any surprises I might encounter during initial installation, especially additional charges I might incur on top of the supposedly "free" installation. 
Here's a description of my current situation:
I'm assuming that my house is FIOS-ready, since Verizon has been aggressively marketing the service in my area for a couple of years now, and I know several people who have had fairly uneventful installs.
Two coax lines run from the satellite dish into the attic (unfortunately the least accessible part of the attic) and are routed separately to each room with a TV.
No CAT5/6 currently running to any room in my house.
I currently have DISH TV with essentially the same set-up I'd be getting with FIOS -- HD DVR with full HD service to one TV, and SD to a second TV. STB is connected to primary TV; second TV has coax and a wireless connection to the STB.
I have Verizon DSL with a wireless router providing network connectivity to all of the computers in my home.
Seems like this should be a fairly straightforward installation, but given this configuration to work with, are there any "gotchas" that I can expect to encounter during installation?

Ok, well here's the skinny.
Double check that you qualify, I am sure you do if they are aggressively marketing like that.
verizon.com/fios
Verizon FiOS installers normally tie directly into existing Coax runs unless they are of poor quality and need to be replaced, they will run FiOS upto 3 rooms as part of the installation, and then additional coax runs or rooms will cost extra, double check with customer service.
Cat 5/6 not needed unless you have a special application that requires a direct connect vs a Wireless connection.  All FiOS routers are wifi capable (ones being installed today) so the installer will be looking to wire the router close to the network terminal (ONT) and then distribute wireless out to the rest of the house.
They will likely mimic the current dish set up, and everything else looks pretty straight forward.
the only thing you want to be aware of is the location of the router, the installers will likely put this in your basement or garage, which may be different than where you have the DSL modem today, so locations that get wireless today, may be further away from the garage/basement than your current DSL modem locale today.
That may impact your wireless performance but other than that, you should be good 

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