The only hitch will be the availability of Internet service. Some people are still limited to Cable for their Internet service. Most people won't touch satellite for Internet. And as long as Comcast et al own the wire, the cost for Internet only service is going to continue rising. What's needed as the next step is serious competition for Internet services, whether by coax, fiber optic, wireless, etc.
I live in the sticks. I have no cable and no DSL. However, we have an ATT 22 gig data plan. We used to have a 40 gig plan, but this one is not only $70 a month cheaper, but better. Both throttle you once you hit the max point (22 for one and 40 for the other). But the difference is that the 22 gig plan only throttles you by placing you at “low priority” on the tower.
Since we live in the sticks, here’s what it means to us compared to the old plan:
1. We have yet to be throttled at all.
2. We stream all we want.
3. I use my phone as a hotspot at home and it is the source for ALL of our TV viewing except DVD’s and BlueRays.
4. With Amazon Prime we have a world of free movies and TV shows. It appears to be never ending. And a lot of it is good stuff.
4. Via my phone I listen to Pandora and Youtube in my car on my 3 hour daily round trip commute.
5. We don’t even worry about being throttled. In six months it has yet to happen.
6. My wife uses a bluetooth adapter plugged into our home stereo. She then connects her phone to it for phone calls, pandora stations, iHeart radio.
All of the above are things we simply could not do with the old plan. It’s changed our life significantly.
It is ALL via the AT&T data plan. And in this case, being in the sticks is a huge advantage.