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RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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I have 30 mins free on my Tahoe. My questions is if I buy more minutes (14.99 for 100 mins) do they charge you other fees and how much are they?

 

Thanks!

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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One other thing Ryan,Your 30 free minutes are only good for so long,I think 30 days,Unless you buy more minutes then there good for one year.

robertbick Enthusiast

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I have 30 mins free on my Tahoe. My questions is if I buy more minutes (14.99 for 100 mins) do they charge you other fees and how much are they?

 

Thanks!

 

 

$14.99 plus your regular tax. I got the extra 100 minutes last month the day I picked up my Silverado. I have no plans to continue onstar after the first free year. My opinion is it's way overpriced for what you get. I already have a cell phone that I can use in the vehicle AND take it out with me. I also already have a Garmin Nuvi when GPS directions are needed.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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cool,

 

yea those 30 min expire 4/29 for me.

sam5828 Enthusiast

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we have in our 07 onstar is hooked up to our verizon acct. havent done it yet in the 08 but maybe soon. the ones in the vehicles are must stronger wattage than regular cell phones. so if you are in a bad area ya still have a phone....

Bostonsfavson Senior Enthusiast

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we have in our 07 onstar is hooked up to our verizon acct. havent done it yet in the 08 but maybe soon. the ones in the vehicles are must stronger wattage than regular cell phones. so if you are in a bad area ya still have a phone....

 

 

Can you go in to a little more detail Scott? For example, how much more money is it? I heard about this a while ago and I'm intrigued.

jamison74 Enthusiast

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we have in our 07 onstar is hooked up to our verizon acct. havent done it yet in the 08 but maybe soon. the ones in the vehicles are must stronger wattage than regular cell phones. so if you are in a bad area ya still have a phone....

 

 

Can you go in to a little more detail Scott? For example, how much more money is it? I heard about this a while ago and I'm intrigued.

 

 

im not Scott, but its 20.00 extra a month on your verizon family share plan, just uses your plan minutes

divejoe Enthusiast

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Verizon is charging me $9.99 for each additional line. Like Jamison said it uses the minutes already in your plan. I was going to purchase more minute from On-Star but they are so freaking expensive (after the initial 100 min purchase).

If you go with Verizon they will assign a different number than the one you have with On-Star.

nfisherman Enthusiast

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They offered me 100 minutes for the discounted price of $14.99, but there is a one-time setup fee of $15. That also extends the life of your "free" 30 minutes to one year. I went for it because it's nice to have some minutes on there if things come up, but it's really not much of a bargain.

robertbick Enthusiast

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yep, it's 9.99/month (more like $15 after taxes & fees) to add to your verizon family share plan PLUS you have to pay the yearly OnStar fees after the first year. It's just not worth it for a phone that can only be used inside the vehicle.

stillen Enthusiast

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Doesn't some of these trucks have bluetooth capabilities built in?? If so, wouldn't it be a hell of a lot cheaper to use your current cell phone? I know its NOT satellite communications, but verizon/AtT have pretty good coverage. Plus my ONstar was so flaky, I never used it.....

 

My friend found out that onstar was unable to locate his vehicle when it was stolen. When we called to tell them it was stolen they attemtpted to locate it and were unable to. Thieves realize that if you throw a lead blanket over the truck and/or break off the shark fin, ONSTAR is completely disabled. When the car wash girl broke my fin off with her mop, my onstar didnt work at all until I got it fixed.... And for those of you who think theives dont use a lead blanket, this is common in Canada in the snowmobile belt....

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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bluetooth is an 09 option I believe

shocktrp Enthusiast

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I upgraded my existing Verizon account to the family plan. The extra line costs me $9.99 and shares minutes with my existing account.

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