Replying in my own thread is silly i know, but i just realized that i could get a galaxy tab 3 (7in) for my kid for $50 (plus $36 act fee), get the google play credits and for $10/mo have data anywhere. In the end this costs the tablet $36 and i could use the gplay creds for whatever movies/games i want lol. The $10/mo isnt bad considering it could be used to google hangout with grandma/grandpa.
Now to get my wife on board lol