I have been saving up for the Alden Netmaster.  It costs £4,000 as near as damnit.

This has just been brought to my attention, its called Astra2Connect and costs £300 for the hardware plus a monthly subscription.

The downside is its not automatic and I will have to setup a tripod and dish outside the van.  The upside is it’s £3,700 cheaper and means I can get to Europe this year rather than next year.

I will post more when I find out more about it.