[RTC List] Deals on Hughes sattelite internet, or ???

[M Welch]

Hi gang. Right now, my home has fairly slow dialup for the Internet. After working in town on ATT's premium business DSL, very close to the switch, I want faster at home.

I live few hundred yards through a thick forest from cable access. Stringing cables in trees will not work, per the cable company, and ditching my driveway is too costly to consider right now. 

Direct PC does not have a satellite that I can see from my property, too many trees (I had them come out and test). DSL is not an option, too far from the switch.

The tree canopy is too thick to use directional radio hooked up between my house and the cable out on the road. Ditto to the next house.

So far, my only possibility is the Hughes.net satellite, as my home does have southern sky access. But their programs start higher than we can afford right now, so I have not had them come out for a look. I have searched for "deals" but have not found any. So my questions are:
1. Anyone know ways of getting deals from Hughes? (Besides their standard free installation.)
2. Can anyone think of other alternatives?
3. Is there any subsidy available for helping to extend connections in situations like mine?