I would gladly pay $25 more per year for free WiFi in Admirals clubs, and I suspect many would agree with me. The problem w/t-mobile is that usually I am only in the AC for 30 or 45 minutes, so $6 or $10 is too much to check my mail & surf.
The cost of providing WiFi has got to be very low, and I can't imagine the revenue that the AC gets from t-mobile is substantial. It would be a significant benefit to members, at a low cost to AA. I wonder if AA got roped into a several-year service contract with t-mobile before it was clear how popular WiFi was going to be...
I guess I'll try to figure out pdanet on my treo.