This applies to where I live in Canada. The price skew may be even greater elsewhere. Good residential broadband now costs in the neighbourhood of $60/month;

This applies to where I live in Canada. The price skew may be even greater elsewhere. Good residential broadband now costs in the neighbourhood of $60/month; this will be essentially unlimited, to the point of being able to leave a 4K video stream playing as background entertainment. Good cellular service costs in the neighbourhood of $40/month and the amount of data you can use is going up gradually; currently I see 20-25GB advertised. That's plenty for "needed" internet access - not the leave video running part - and if you need your laptop online you can just tether it to your phone. So it's perfectly rational, if short on cash, to get rid of the home broadband. Can't get rid of the cell phone anyway since you've likely gotten rid of your landline phone already.