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high country Enthusiast

high country

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Dumping the onstar soon, not worth the money since they jacked up the prices, anyone have a idea on what features will stop working on my infotainment system when it goes dark?

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

redwngr

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The Canadian conversion may explain why the module is on back order here in the US

Except they're not doing them here yet either....

EaZ8 Enthusiast

EaZ8

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If you don't mind me asking, what is your source for this information? I haven't seen anything yet saying what exactly they are going to do other than that they are going to do "something".

i got a letter directly from onstar with a bit of vague info, and have some very close friends that work for GM look into it.

 

they have to honor their 5 year promise of the remote app, its probably being paid out a bit by GM in one way or another but its a feature that was listed on the vehicles, and IMHO - if they pull it without giving us the upgrade they open themselves up to potentially being sued for false advertisement.

they have probably known for a couple years that the 2g towers are being taken down, and i bet the upgrade was worked into the MSRP for canada.

 

i was just up at my cottage where only had very weak 2g coverage back in november and this weekend i had somewhat ok 4g signal, so some of the towers have been transitioned over by the looks of it.

fastxr Enthusiast

fastxr

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Cool, thanks for the info in this. Nice to know that GM and Onstar are going to step up and sort this mess out.

 

I wonder what the chances are that they would upgrade the MyLink software into my truck to the software in the 2015+ trucks, now that would be sweet. Since the Mylink I have now is pretty much useless.

EaZ8 Enthusiast

EaZ8

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ill be at my dealership tomorrow or tues, if the shop foreman isnt busy ill ask him if its even possible but i doubt that it is. i think its more than just software, the 14 have HD radio and the 15s dont, which i assume that would mean its a hardware difference.

the onstar is just a standalone module they will unplug then plug a new one in (i disabled the onstar in my last car, just unplugged it and removed the antenna). back when i bought the truck i knew the 2g decommission was coming so i asked about it and they said they may even have the hardware in the 14s just may need a flash but they havent looked into it at all. and really that isnt that far off of a possibility, really look at all the signals modern cell phones can send and receive on.

CaptainCanuck Enthusiast

CaptainCanuck

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When i signed all the paperwork for my 14 in dec, there was one regarding the onstar upgrade and requiring the vehicle to be returned for the update, which i had to sign. Anyone else in canada get the same?

fastxr Enthusiast

fastxr

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ill be at my dealership tomorrow or tues, if the shop foreman isnt busy ill ask him if its even possible but i doubt that it is. i think its more than just software, the 14 have HD radio and the 15s dont, which i assume that would mean its a hardware difference.

the onstar is just a standalone module they will unplug then plug a new one in (i disabled the onstar in my last car, just unplugged it and removed the antenna). back when i bought the truck i knew the 2g decommission was coming so i asked about it and they said they may even have the hardware in the 14s just may need a flash but they havent looked into it at all. and really that isnt that far off of a possibility, really look at all the signals modern cell phones can send and receive on.

 

Yah im sure its a pipe dream but one can always hope! I thought the WIFI had more interface with the 8" display (for settings and what not) but after reading a bit about it, it seems that all the setup has to be done thru Onstar (lame!). So it seems I'm stuck with a truck that has about have the functionality of other trucks built the same model year, yay!

When i signed all the paperwork for my 14 in dec, there was one regarding the onstar upgrade and requiring the vehicle to be returned for the update, which i had to sign. Anyone else in canada get the same?

 

Yes now that I think of it I do remember having to sign some Onstar disclaimer form.

EaZ8 Enthusiast

EaZ8

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i was just there and completely forgot to ask about the onstar and the new software....

but i did ask about the headlights and they have no info on it yet.

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

redwngr

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The update requires hardware since the newer cell phone technologies use different frequencies than want 2g used.

 

Same reason the old cell phones can no longer be used.

matixkyle Enthusiast

matixkyle

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I finally today got to create a my onstar account after over 2 months of failed attempts both on my computer and on my cell phone. Once I was logged in, played around with the fob function area of the app, and it worked.

Gramps Enthusiast

Gramps

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FIXED!

 

I have just returned from my dealer. They replaced the OnStar module and all the functions of the Romotelink are now operating correctly. The dealer indicated that since I reported my problem they have had three other 2015 units with similar problems and that the replacement modules continue to be on back order with about a 3 week wait. I am very pleased that mine came in and fixed the problem. Extended remote start is great here in northern Minnesota when, like this morning, temperatures are 20 below zero.

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