A subscriber noticed the same system being offered at major retailers for much less. Why?
Actually the system the subscriber probably saw is referred to as a “one-way” Internet satellite system. What that means is the connection to the Internet must still travel over telephone lines, and only the return information from the Internet is delivered over the satellite. Since roughly one-half of the communications path is provided by your local telephone company, that system does not require the same hardware and software as the faster, more reliable two-way system.
