Get the latest model Amazon Kindle with built-in wifi (ATT is the provider and it's included with the Kindle last I checked), and an Ipad2 (Verizon version, quite a bit of data downloadable for $30 per mo., no contract required). Assuming your cellphone provider is not ATT or Verizon already, of course, you would then have 3 internet provider options in case of emergency. Note: Internet surfing on the Kindle is barely adequate, but possible and cheap.