Dear dummy....er, Onstar subscriber... - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

"We're sorry, we won't extend your Onstar subscription because we're upgrading our system to full digitial effective 1 January 2008, and your 2001 Silverado 2500 HD can't handle that. So, you're going to be (1) left out in the cold when you accidentally lock your keys inside (again), ((IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) stuck on the side of the road when you get jacked and can no longer call us to shut down the vehicle (like we would anyway...) or (3) left clinging for dear life because nobody will call you to see if you're ok after the airbags deploy. Thanks for supporting GM and Onstar, and if you want your service restored, you can purchase any one of our fine 2006 or 2007 vehicles which has the correct Onstar components (until we change that on you, and we reserve the right to do that at any time...say 10 minutes after you leave the dealership...)"

Anyway, that's how I read that letter...anyone else get one like that, or am I the only one driving a rolling museum piece now? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rant2.gif)

This post has been edited by Rob Hood: Mar 10 2007, 03:30 AM

Rob Hood View Member Profile	Mar 10 2007, 03:28 AM Post #1
Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,086 Joined: 16-January 04 From: Chandler AZ Member No.: 130	"We're sorry, we won't extend your Onstar subscription because we're upgrading our system to full digitial effective 1 January 2008, and your 2001 Silverado 2500 HD can't handle that. So, you're going to be (1) left out in the cold when you accidentally lock your keys inside (again), ((IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) stuck on the side of the road when you get jacked and can no longer call us to shut down the vehicle (like we would anyway...) or (3) left clinging for dear life because nobody will call you to see if you're ok after the airbags deploy. Thanks for supporting GM and Onstar, and if you want your service restored, you can purchase any one of our fine 2006 or 2007 vehicles which has the correct Onstar components (until we change that on you, and we reserve the right to do that at any time...say 10 minutes after you leave the dealership...)" Anyway, that's how I read that letter...anyone else get one like that, or am I the only one driving a rolling museum piece now? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rant2.gif) This post has been edited by Rob Hood: Mar 10 2007, 03:30 AM

98_1LE View Member Profile	Mar 19 2007, 04:42 PM Post #2
Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,015 Joined: 28-December 03 From: Texas Member No.: 55	They exist, but there are not too many cellular customers still using an analog phone. There are businesses that have old systems still using analog. More TDMA customers are hanging on than analog, but generally speaking they do not use many minutes, and the phones are generally considered "for emergency use". The only reason analog & TDMA are still supported is government intervention. It costs the cellular companies more to maintain than it generates in revenue. When GM was planning for the 2000 or 2001 onStar models, pretty much anything they had to choose from would no longer work in 2011. At the time the digital systems had far less coverage than analog, which surely played into the choice. Hindsight being 20/20, CDMA would have been a better choice. This post has been edited by 98_1LE: Mar 19 2007, 04:44 PM