$300 a year for Onstar?

[Spurshot]

I was reading a bulletin about some insurance OBD devices, and other OBD devices as well, causing all kinds of problems. I'll see if I can find it.

[Prokopchuk_9]

On star is a ripoff!!! Should be something included in the price of the vehicle!!!! Just another thing to keep you paying...so between my SXM and OnStar it could be over $500 a year!!! RIPOFF!!!!!!

[gbo62280]

It seems to me (maybe I'm misunderstanding), that some in this thread think on-star is why you have hands free calling? Yes on-star offers hands free calling in case you don't have your cell phone, but if you do have your cell phone, then you have hands free calling via your bluetooth. When I did my original setup, on-star tried to get me to buy minutes (as well as about 5 emails since), but I find it completely unneeded as I always have my cell phone. If I do forget my cell phone at some point I'll either be with someone who has one or I'll turn around to get mine.Unless I'm on short enough trip where I wont worry about turning around to get my cell phone, and will soon be at some place that has....phones. I can not think of a time where I would ever need to use on-stars phone service.

[Kent2500]

On star is a ripoff!!! Should be something included in the price of the vehicle!!!! Just another thing to keep you paying...so between my SXM and OnStar it could be over $500 a year!!! RIPOFF!!!!!!

 

OnStar has staff, offices for those people, computer resources, payments to cell companies for air time, software developers for updates, and etc, and etc. To make it "free" would just move the cost to the vehicle purchase price (as all those required resources are not free).

 

If it doesn't provide value to you, then don't purchase it. That doesn't make it a rip off. Just something that you rather not spend money on.

[rocknfire]

They told me the on star phone has better reception and should be used if you don't have a cell signal.

[nards444]

 

OnStar has staff, offices for those people, computer resources, payments to cell companies for air time, software developers for updates, and etc, and etc. To make it "free" would just move the cost to the vehicle purchase price (as all those required resources are not free).

 

If it doesn't provide value to you, then don't purchase it. That doesn't make it a rip off. Just something that you rather not spend money on.

And this is why our trucks are now the price of half a house. because everybody wants the kitchen sink in them, but then complains about cost. On star is probably already built into the vehicle cost, the system installed into your truck wasnt put in there for free I doubt. If it were free it would probably add a significant price tag to the truck. Like you I say keep it the way it is. My only complaint is it should be on par with ford sync which comes free for a bit longer.

[wing98]

I'm having mine turned off when the free time is up I have not used it at all

[Prokopchuk_9]

And this is why our trucks are now the price of half a house.

Exactly my point, it should come with it for the prices were paying. Our new Buick enclave was just under $60k!!!!!! And I still gotta pay for a stupid subscription to something that's built right into the car..??

 

Highway robbery

[EaZ8]

onstar wouldnt offer me a full year because i have a 2014 and the hardware is going to have to be changed in early 2015 because of the network changes.

they want me to go month to month, i called today to tell them to cut the service at the end of my free trial which is end of DEC, they offered me the directions and connections package for $24/month plus taxes....still no interest.

really i have a cell phone with bluetooth, and i have google maps and a data package. the only things ive used onstar for since i got the truck was getting directions to places that i know hot to get to just to play with it.

[EaZ8]

They told me the on star phone has better reception and should be used if you don't have a cell signal.

i cant even figure out how to use my onstar phone...and i have 100 free min on it..

[MikeNH]

They told me the on star phone has better reception and should be used if you don't have a cell signal.

It has a roof mounted antenna and likely a much more powerful transceiver than a cell phone. But that said, AT&T has a much less complete network than Verizon, at least when comparing it via a normal phone.

[OnStar Advisor]

i cant even figure out how to use my onstar phone...and i have 100 free min on it..

 

EaZ8,

 

You can find some great tips on using the Hands-Free Calling feature of your OnStar, here : http://bit.ly/17y0EaE. Please let me know if you need any additional assistance!

 

~Sara, OnStar Advisor

Social Media Team

[EaZ8]

 

EaZ8,

 

You can find some great tips on using the Hands-Free Calling feature of your OnStar, here : http://bit.ly/17y0EaE. Please let me know if you need any additional assistance!

 

~Sara, OnStar Advisor

Social Media Team

that link sends me to the mobile app, that works just fine (for now, while the hardware in my truck is still supported, curious whats going to happen when its not supported anymore in the next couple months but we were guaranteed 5 years of this app working with no onstar contract)

 

i thought the truck had a phone in it that i didnt need to use my cell phone to access?

[SpecRacerDriver]

Go back to your dealer and ask them to demo it for you on your truck. They may have not had it activated.

[EaZ8]

Go back to your dealer and ask them to demo it for you on your truck. They may have not had it activated.

thats possible, i think it took a week to get my XM demo activated.

im not overly concerned with the truck phone, i have unlimited north america on my cell