That's effectively what we have with Airfone. Some seats, not all,
> equipped with handsets. I think Airfone is a fine idea and eliminates
> the real need for cellphones on planes. But others disagree.
Airfone at this point has basically been turned into a sales tool for VZ wireless. If you have a VZW phone, Airfone costs 69 cents/min or if you pay them a $10/mo fee, a very reasonable 10 cents/min.
For the rest of us, it's an absurd $4 connection fee and $5/min.
With any luck, they'll also price cell-on-the-plane at $5/min, so nobody will use that, either.
R's,
John