It's only $550, and it lets you send custom text messages through
space to cellphones back home.

It also lets you update your facebook status while soaring. "ZOMFG, I
just got passed in a thermal by a plastic shopping bag!"

http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/...-60w-with-spot

(Updating facebook by satellite while acting as P1 isn't actually
recommended)