Greg-
If you are looking at getting (for example) Direcway and Directv as a package deal, and getting a break on it, unfortunately you can't do that. I just moved in April, and checked every sattelite provider I could find. I live out on a gravel road miles from town, and there is no cable or DSL option here. The phone lines are even so old that dial up isn't possible.
If you get Direcway, you have to purchase the system, and the one I purchased was $600 (the basic model). You can pay for it in monthly installments over a year's time, with no interest. It costs me $100 a month for internet, which is $50 for the system and $50 for the service. After a year, of course, the fee will drop to just the $50 for the service.
My Directv is about the same price, but you can look in any newspaper or mail flyer for the going rate for that. I had cable before I moved, so I was kind of skeptical about the service and quality and if there were hidden costs or poor service, etc. I have been pretty happy with it, and have no real complaints.
My only real complaint with either system is that they both go out in inclement weather, just as I am trying to get the latest weather info. We do have a small TV with rabbit ears that we bring out for just such occasions, but it is a pain. The previous owners did have an antenna on the top of the house, which I presume was used to solve that problem. The salesman assured me that it would go out, but not very often, 'It has to be really bad for it to go out.' That was a lie.
Depending on where you live, you might try looking for wireless broadband internet. In Iowa, we have Prairie iNet, which is basically a T1 connection run to a central location in a small town, say a grain elevator. Then, they use that high location as a transmission tower, and an antenna is mounted on the house/business to receive the Prairie iNet transmission. Of course, a clear line-of-sight is necessary, and in my case, is not available. I don't know of other companies that provide a similar service, but I am sure they are out there.
Good luck!! Hope you find what you are looking for.
Cheers,
T