OnStar in-car cellphone > .48 cents per minute!
12-15-2011, 07:20 PM
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Isn't some sex better than no sex? 
12-15-2011, 07:22 PM
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12-15-2011, 07:29 PM
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12-15-2011, 07:54 PM
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Not a snowballs chance in hell they will ban hands free phone calls. They will be luck to get a national hands free only bill passed. BTW, I favor hands free only, and zero tolerance on texting. But they also need to include no eating in your car, not putting on makeup, and especially no having sex while driving. I really hate when that happens.
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12-15-2011, 07:56 PM
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And as this thread proved, people still think it is a satellite phone
12-15-2011, 08:07 PM
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I have five vehicles that have Onstar in them, I only use Onstar in one of them. It isn't for everybody or every application, either is McDonald's. 
12-15-2011, 09:59 PM
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12-15-2011, 10:23 PM
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WHAT A RIP-OFF ! ! !
When I first took delivery of my 2011 GS, I wanted some minutes on the in-car cellphone because me and my wife had just arrived in the US from the Philippines, and our cellphones we had would not work here. We had a long drive from MacMulkin Chev down to Florida, and needed a working cellphone, so the OnStar cellphone was perfect in our situation.
I paid something like $12 and change for 80 minutes then.
Well, last night I ran out of those initial minutes I had bought, so I called the OnStar guy from the car and added an additional 100 minutes to use just in case I did not have my own cellphone in the car ... just basically a back-up "emergency" type of deal.
The least amount of time they could sell me is 100 minutes. After taxes and other various BS charges, the total cost was $48.42
Jeeeze ... 100 minutes for 48 bucks! ... That's 48 cents per minute!
Pretty damned high charge if you ask me!
When I first took delivery of my 2011 GS, I wanted some minutes on the in-car cellphone because me and my wife had just arrived in the US from the Philippines, and our cellphones we had would not work here. We had a long drive from MacMulkin Chev down to Florida, and needed a working cellphone, so the OnStar cellphone was perfect in our situation.
I paid something like $12 and change for 80 minutes then.
Well, last night I ran out of those initial minutes I had bought, so I called the OnStar guy from the car and added an additional 100 minutes to use just in case I did not have my own cellphone in the car ... just basically a back-up "emergency" type of deal.
The least amount of time they could sell me is 100 minutes. After taxes and other various BS charges, the total cost was $48.42
Jeeeze ... 100 minutes for 48 bucks! ... That's 48 cents per minute!
Pretty damned high charge if you ask me!
I pay $42.95 for unlimited minutes/text/data on my 4G cellular plan. Comes through the Vett's stereo system too. I've never found an area where it didn't work, even going to Vegas in the middle of the Mojave desert I get clear reception. I got rid of On$star a long time ago.
12-15-2011, 10:26 PM
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I pay $42.95 for unlimited minutes/text/data on my 4G cellular plan. Comes through the Vett's stereo system too. I've never found an area where it didn't work, even going to Vegas in the middle of the Mojave desert I get clear reception. I got rid of On$star a long time ago.
Yes, you tell us every Onstar thread (most times interfering in the threads) about how great your cell phone is and how ****** Onstar is.
12-15-2011, 10:50 PM
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12-15-2011, 11:00 PM
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_"SCOTT"_
Bought my ZR1 in August and paid $5 bucks for 300 minutes that I may never use. I figured if my cell dies or I forget to take it with me I have a backup.
Must have been an introductory special or something.
Must have been an introductory special or something.
12-15-2011, 11:26 PM
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Here you go bullying your way around again. You have to be a control freak and take over every thread, pushing your opinion on everyone.
Only your opinion is correct - right? No one has the right to express their opinion on things - right? It's always Racer.
Just because you bought a used zr1 doesn't make your opinions the only one allowed. Grow up.
12-15-2011, 11:36 PM
#76
I was responding to the OP - I wasn't talking to you.
Here you go bullying your way around again. You have to be a control freak and take over every thread, pushing your opinion on everyone.
Only your opinion is correct - right? No one has the right to express their opinion on things - right? It's always Racer.
Just because you bought a used zr1 doesn't make your opinions the only one allowed. Grow up.
Here you go bullying your way around again. You have to be a control freak and take over every thread, pushing your opinion on everyone.
Only your opinion is correct - right? No one has the right to express their opinion on things - right? It's always Racer.
Just because you bought a used zr1 doesn't make your opinions the only one allowed. Grow up.
12-15-2011, 11:42 PM
#77
Drifting
Onstar had a deal earlier this year when I bought minutes for the truck. 300 minutes for 80 bucks. I use the truck phone instead of the cell when driving. Way easier.
12-16-2011, 12:19 AM
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I was responding to the OP - I wasn't talking to you.
Here you go bullying your way around again. You have to be a control freak and take over every thread, pushing your opinion on everyone.
Only your opinion is correct - right? No one has the right to express their opinion on things - right? It's always Racer.
Just because you bought a used zr1 doesn't make your opinions the only one allowed. Grow up.
Here you go bullying your way around again. You have to be a control freak and take over every thread, pushing your opinion on everyone.
Only your opinion is correct - right? No one has the right to express their opinion on things - right? It's always Racer.
Just because you bought a used zr1 doesn't make your opinions the only one allowed. Grow up.
You keep telling me and everybody you have me on ignore, but I get you every time!! What is your excuse this time, someone PM'd you to look at my post...nope, you used that one already!!
OMG!!!
12-16-2011, 04:37 AM
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Burning Brakes
OnStar a la carte
It would be nice to be able to just buy cell phone minutes without having to have a monthly plan. Or how about some 'a la carte' pricing for a 'crash only plan', a 'stolen vehicle only plan', or an 'I'm locked out of my car plan'.
Seems like OnStar could offer these single service options and get maybe $5 a month from people (like me) who would otherwise not subscribe.
Seems like OnStar could offer these single service options and get maybe $5 a month from people (like me) who would otherwise not subscribe.