Parental Controls on free wi-fi?

My child is trading ideas on how to by pass parental controls on ipods and iphones.  I have used parental restriction to limit acess on MY iphone and her Ipod.
I can control her access to the use of the internet at home, but what about all the free wii-fi out there?  If she used the free wi-fi, available at many locations, for example Starbucks, is she able to get around my restrictions on the I-pod and I-phone?   

I understand about wi-fi use not affecting data on my cell service. What I want to know is, does using wi-fi in Europe at a hotel the same as using it in the US.? ie: is "wi-fi wi-fi" regardless of location - US or abroad ? If I want to check my e-mail for example, and at a hotel with free wi-fi, is that the same as using it here ?
I do have a POP account, so there should be no data usage to just view the sender and subject if I don't open the mail. If I do need to open a mail message.... then does that use data when I'm on wi-fi abroad ?
My questions are basically related to usage abraod in wi-fi settings.
I don't want to come home with a bunch of extra charges. I only want to check my e-mail every few days in a wi-fi hotel, to see if there is anything that needs attention, and I can tell that from the sender and subject without opening. I'd also like to maybe consult with my dpereview.com Canon folks if I have a camera question.... only on wi-fi connection though /___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png
Thanks for any clarification
carolyn

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