Same here: I cut the cord over a year ago, and have not looked back. I’ve never missed it at all. I don’t have a smart tv, but I bought a ROKU, which pretty much just turns the TV into a smart TV. I have Netflix and Amazon Prime, a nice indoor antenna, and a multitude of free channels that I get through the ROKU. My Cox internet does cost me $70/mo. I could never justify having cable/satellite again.
Cox is charging you 70 for internet? Ouch. I’m paying about half that. You don’t seem to need anything more than their basic internet for streaming and it works fine. Renting their modem is a ripoff...you can buy one that gives you multiple ports and wifi for less than 100.
We’re right there with you. Once the noise box is out of your life you realize how annoying it is. I see/hear TV in various public places - it grates on my ears. Never again in my house!!