HughesNet gives you the option of leasing your satellite dish and transmitter for $15 a month or buying it for $250. It costs the same to buy your equipment as it does to lease it over your 24-month contract and you don’t have the return it at the end. So if you have the cash upfront, it makes sense to purchase the equipment.
Viasat gives you the option of paying $10 each month for your equipment or buying a lifetime lease for $300 upfront. The lifetime lease pays for itself in 30 months but you do have to return the equipment if you ever cancel your service with Viasat.