We dropped Cable and never missed a beat. Our must haves (shows we couldn't do without)are the Walking Dead, Justified and Game of Thrones all can be had for instant viewing via either a pay per episode/season arrangement or there are FREE options if you are an adventurous spirit. (We pay for ours because it is a fraction of our previous cable bill.)
We have Netflix for movies and such and use Hulu's Free version plus there are several other legal FREE online sources. Then there are the Network Websites even PBS has full episodes available.
The only thing that we haven't found so far is LIVE NFL Games via the internet. the NFL is doing a package for Internet users this year that allows you to watch NFL games on demand but only after they have played live.
We are considering this because its really cheap (All games for like 39 bucks) but a free standard antenna will get you the NFL games broadcast in your area.
We love our internet viewing options and do not miss Cable/DirecTV/Dish at all.
I couple years ago I watched Sunday night football live online, NBC was offering that deal. It even allowed you to choose from different camera angles.
Game of Thrones for us requires us to have HBO. Even if we buy from Amazon or Hulu. It requires us to put in a code, to prove we have HBO from our cable company.
We also watch the Big Ten because of our wrestling son. I can’t find it streamed anywhere.
We have Roku and Netflix, but it’s still a PIA.
Also, we use our cable company for internet. I’m not sure of a solution to cancelling cable and getting the bandwidth we get.
Ala Cart is the way it should be. Demand nothing less.
Let the crap channels die out, they should NOT be subsidized.
Just MHO.