[Tommy]

Let me start by acknowledging that if I were a lot richer, I wouldn't be wasting time on this topic. But I'm not, so here goes.

I get my television service from Dish Network. I'll call my package of channels about middle of the heap. I get more than the basics including HD, ESPN, local stations and the DVR controller for a single television. I don't subscribe to HBO or other pay channels. My monthly bill is nearly $80/month and has gone up by $5-6 each of the last few years. I've been telling myself that when it reaches $100, I'll cancel because I just don't watch TV that much.

Thinking about the day when I cancel, I started looking to the Internet as an alternative source for programming. It seems that you can see much of what is on TV using Hulu and other online sites. The one thing you can't see easily or in real time is sports of the kind shown on ESPN. There is a service for people who are subscribers to particular cable or ISP services that allows you to get ESPN online IN ADDITION TO your cable service. But clearly, as you have to subscribe to a service to get it, that would not serve my purpose.

Last night I was pleased to discover that the LSU-Georgia football game was available in real time on CBSSports.com . That started me thinking that maybe the time to drop satellite service is near. My question for you guys is this. Have any of you dropped your cable/satellite service entirely in favor of programming from the Internet? If so, are there any particular web sites you have come to rely on?