Where I hang out for the winter my internet is from a tower over 10 miles away using a cell amplifier antenna. No phone lines, no cable. So tv is limited through the internet. I run Netflix as you can set bandwidth speed limits to slow down internet usage if you log into your Netflix account using your laptop and go into settings.
Due to the great speed of 4G LTE Hulu, Roku and Amazon will ramp up data speeds to match your bandwidth for maximum picture quality. So for a cable quality delivery of 350 megs of data for a typical movie, Ama,on and the others will deliver a potential 3 GIGS to watch the same movie.
On a monthly data limit that means 5 movies month vs 25 for around 15 Gig.
So for you high bandwidth / data limited types Netflix is your best choice.
Also with a strong electronics background I researched out the most sensitive long range digital only tv rig without frequency holes I could get and mounted 6 foot yagi directional with an ultra low noise mast amplifier to ferret out me some over the air stations.
When I put it up couple of years ago I was able to catch 33 channels of anything. After dropping all the Spanish and Chinese channels along with the auction channels I ended up with 13 decent stations.
Three years later my channels dwindled to 8 so I rescanned the TV. I now have 34 good channels. With 64 raw captured.
My farthest strong stations with no dropouts are at around 95 miles away.
This antenna is setup to be non rotational as I live on the backside of the mountain.
I am here only 2 weeks to two months a year, most of the time I am in hotels across the country. Having watched every cable provider out there across the Nation I can tell you that Over the air TV is just as good as cable EXCEPT no CNN and Fox News, (I miss Fox News). However I dont have to wade through infomercials and foreign language stations.
I was watching a show on Netflix and they put the streaming speed in the corner. The speed was between 2.5Mbps and just less then 5Mbps. It was high def 1080. Sharp picture.
I pay $42/month for internet that has 70/mb download speed (they keep increasing at no add’ll charge as their is competition in the area) and $30/month for Sling tv. I also have Amazon as I buy lots of stuff and they throw in shows and music for the $10/month. $10 for Netflix and a Roku box that I have installed many free apps with a gazillion programs. Do a search on Popular Roku apps to narrow down as there are over 3,000 listed at Roku.
I have way much more content to watch at half the price of cable from Time Warner / Spectrum. I also have a Mohu leaf antenna for free tv.
I watch more free tv then the others so I could cut back but I like choice and it is costing me only about $50/month for the extra channels.
For people with tv’s that have usb and hdmi connections you can plug in a wireless keyboard and mouse and navigate thru say Youtube on the tv screen. Much easier then using the tv remote.
Speeds needed.
https://www.howtogeek.com/217627/htg-explains-should-you-pay-more-for-a-faster-internet-connection/