Actually that's a great point TadW. Alex could have plopped Skype on his Axim and been making calls too.
"I'll be landing in an hour, honey." 
Even at the hostage rate of $30, I think I would probably opt for this too, especially vs. the $10 for 30 minute rate. Oh yea, and even though 30 mins of wifi would just about kill the battery on my T3. Had I know, it could have made rethink taking Lufthansa. Too bad I'm flying United to Europe in a few weeks.