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05-22-2014, 12:30 PM
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 Drives: 2017 Camaro V6 RS Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Posts: 64
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Onstar
Yes or No?
My free trial is almost up. Is it worth keeping? |
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05-22-2014, 12:33 PM
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    Drives: 2023 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: United States
Posts: 1,434
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Did you use it much during the trial?
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05-22-2014, 12:43 PM
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Chu no guat a hasa is?
Drives: 14 Jeep G Cherokee Overland HEMI Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Some where in So Cal
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I love mine. Still got me. Use app everyday. Unlock my car from n e where. Remote start from n e where. Need I say more?
Oh wait, I had cancelled n got a promo 6 months free. But imma keep em after.
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05-22-2014, 12:56 PM
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Drives: 2014 Camaro 1LS Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Ft. Walton Beach, FL
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Remotelink is always temporarily unavailable only worked one time. So I vote NO
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05-22-2014, 01:03 PM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: USAREUR, CONUS/DOD-A, VA
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The "value" of anything, is understanding what it can do and whether you believe it will be of any value to you.
Regardless of whether you use OnStar often or only in an emergency, you just need to ask yourself one question; whether the "value" of its availability supersedes the "cost" of having access to it... Well? Do you, punk? 
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2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible
Summit White Black Leather 3 Pedals Build Date: 06/27/2011 Purchased: 07/30/2011 Title Received: 08/15/2011 1984 Camaro (3rd Gen.): Traded: 1987 "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." Last edited by Baba; 05-24-2014 at 04:58 AM. |
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05-22-2014, 01:30 PM
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Drives: 2014 VERT SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: ILLINOIS
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Call them to cancel, they will cut you a better deal than the one they sent or emailed.
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05-22-2014, 01:38 PM
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Drives: ABM SS2/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Lafayette,LA
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I let mine go cause I rarely drive it. But in my 2014 GMC Sierra, I let it go from that one too. I prefer to spend the money on my Xm radio.
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05-22-2014, 02:06 PM
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Chu no guat a hasa is?
Drives: 14 Jeep G Cherokee Overland HEMI Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Some where in So Cal
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11 2SS/RSL99No Longer Stock (Sold) 6/19/14:AAC Plasma DRL's | Plug n play harness | Elite CC | Tint: 35% & 5% | LED Dome light | Show-N-Go Plate Holder | Flowmaster AT | C.A.I. Intake | VMAX CNC Spiral Ported TB | Husky Splash Guards
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05-22-2014, 02:13 PM
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I sh*tcanned mine after the initial trial period.
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05-22-2014, 02:27 PM
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Drives: 2023 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: United States
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I will say that from having it in the past on a different car (in my free trial period in the Camaro, right now) that Onstar can get a cellular call out sometimes when a smartphone with a really short antenna cant. I read somewhere that the radio amplifiers in the cell sending unit is much more powerful than in a regular pocket device cell phone. That was useful on many different occasions.
I don't think the directions/connections feature is that robust. Not considering what a smartphone with a GPS app can do these days. And the rest of the stuff...vehicle diagnostics and remote unlock capability is kind of fluff for me. |
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05-22-2014, 02:43 PM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Jacksonville FL
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Same here. I would really have no use for Onstar. |
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05-22-2014, 02:46 PM
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 Drives: 2014 Camaro SS/RS BRM Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Milton, FL
Posts: 268
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Mine ends next month too. Won't keep the directions part, have nav. installed, but weighting options on the roadside/emergency part. Nice to have if stuck somewhere, or in an accident and can't call 911, they will take care of it for you and send help.
Guess more of a piece of mind with that part of it. Hopefully they will cut a better deal if I let it run out and wait for them to call me. |
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05-22-2014, 02:53 PM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: USAREUR, CONUS/DOD-A, VA
Posts: 1,745
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2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible
Summit White Black Leather 3 Pedals Build Date: 06/27/2011 Purchased: 07/30/2011 Title Received: 08/15/2011 1984 Camaro (3rd Gen.): Traded: 1987 "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." |
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05-22-2014, 03:16 PM
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Drives: 15 JKU, 00 S10, 73 Vette, 12 JK Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: garage
Posts: 370
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I have the trial and will not pay for the service.
In fact, I think it should be free considering it monitors your car and can send alerts to your local dealer. That is a lead generator for them. I found the navigation to be poor. I don't have mylink, but my iPhone or GPS unit is fine by me. The accident feature is also something that should be free. Onstar knows if the airbags deployed but will let you "die" if the service isn't active. Hmmmmmm. And the remote features, lock start horn dashboard, are fun but not worth paying for.
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