Here's my situation:

At home I have internet through Time-Warner cable with download speeds of about 16 mbs, cost is $50/ month. For television I have Dish, $55/ month. I watch Velocity, History, USA, FNC, and occasionally my wife watches HGTV. The HD picture quality is excellent. We never watch network TV. Twice a year my Dad visists for a few days and watched professional sports constantly, any Boston team.

At our little cabin we have internet through Charter cable with their cheapest broadband service, about $20/ month. I have a flat screen TV with a dedicated PC and video card. Streaming video quality is good, no hesitation issues, but not HD like Dish at home. Charter must have excess capacity because this service guarantees 1 mbs but we get 30. We have no TV service at all. When I want to watch news I go on the FNC website, and that lets me watch a handful of latest videos, and generally gives me my news fix. It won't let me watch live video. History's website lets us watch several shows as well. DishAnywhere is disappointing. I have Amazon Prime ($80/ year) and that isn't bad.

Can I get by at home without Dish? Has anyone done this, and if so how is your experience?