On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:13:39 -0800, Bill Pitz <dakota@billpitz.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:26:22 -0500, andy-dml@levyclan.us (andy levy)
> wrote:
>>> How about don't pay the 70$ a month for it?
>>
>> You think that will stop it from accepting commands from HQ? If GM
>> wants remote access, they'll get it.
>
> Absolutely. If you haven't activated it before (or if you cancelled
> or didn't pay your bill), you can still call Onstar and they can
> activate your service for the first time even if you've never had an
> account.
>
> There are two cases I know of where this happened.
>
> In one case, someone who works with my father was going to be moving
> to the U.S. from Canada. Before moving, he bought a new truck -- a
> Chevy/GMC of some sort. The dealer got some of the paperwork mixed
> up, so they ended up being "short" that particular truck from their
> inventory. They notified the police, who notified Onstar, who was
> able to locate the vehicle. Unfortunately, this led to the police
> "following" the vehicle and falsely arresting him (and his pregnant
> wife) when they came out of a grocery store. They got it cleared up a
> few hours later, but still a big headache.
>
> In the second case, a friend of my family left his keys in his Buick
> by mistake. When he came out 20 minutes later, his car had been
> stolen. Again, onstar was able to locate his car and tell the police
> where it was without him ever signing up for their service.
>
> -Bill
>
How does the information get to onstar? Cell network?
-- -Droo
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