No. At least not yet.
In an attempt to reduce his broadband bill to nothing, Wall Street Journal reporter Ryan Knutson recently tried to go it fully wi-fi for one month. He reports that in order to achieve that goal, the changes he had to make were largely personal, not technological. In other words, it’s possible, but the effort largely involves changes to your daily routines. If you can do it, you can reap the rewards.
Keep in mind that Knutson works in New York City, where there are many buildings and businesses that provide wi-fi hotspots for the general public. For him, the exercise in wi-fi hotspot hunting was only minimally frustrating. Users in smaller cities or suburbs are not likely to encounter the coverage depth one finds in downtown NYC.
But perhaps they should. On Monday, Google announced that it wants to offer a wireless service that is different from what you normally get from current carriers. They are taking what some people call a "Wi-Fi First" approach.
This initiative is likely to put downward pressure on broadband pricing, but not soon. Most of what we’re hearing are vision statements, not project plans. So for now, hang on to your broadband plan and wait it out. It’ll be an interesting next couple of years.