yeah, your right. That would be rediculous.
What the heck was I thinking?
If you have played AH before, you already had a two week free trial. It only happens once in your lifetime. It is a single event, a one shot deal et al.
H2H is online and each room can hold up to 8 people I believe.
A subscription will get you into the MA and other arena's though.
If you haven't subscribed to AH before (IE never played online), a quick email or phone call to HTC normally gets things sorted out.
cheers,
RTR