Here's a funny one (On-Star)
Apr 6, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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Here's a funny one (On-Star)
I take my truck to get it washed today on my lunch break (yes, its first bath in about 4 months, and it actually looks new again!) I'm sitting outside on one of the litle patio tables and in pulls a Harris County Sherrif's Deputy and he stops right in back of my truck. So I'm thinking, "oh **** what did I do"
He sits there for a few, then drives toward me and asks me if I'm Santiago.
So I say, yes sir, then he tells me to come over here. He shows me my name on his computer and tells me someone hit the emergency button on my On-Star. Apparantely one of the people cleaning the mirror must have accidentally hit the button. So we laugh and he says, "man, that On-Star stuff really works!" I find it pretty crazy that the GPS in the truck works that well to where they had it pinned down to within a block of where I was at.
He sits there for a few, then drives toward me and asks me if I'm Santiago.
So I say, yes sir, then he tells me to come over here. He shows me my name on his computer and tells me someone hit the emergency button on my On-Star. Apparantely one of the people cleaning the mirror must have accidentally hit the button. So we laugh and he says, "man, that On-Star stuff really works!" I find it pretty crazy that the GPS in the truck works that well to where they had it pinned down to within a block of where I was at.
Apr 6, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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Personally I would have taken ya in to jail. 
That is pretty cool. I never really thought that Onstar would work all that great. Never thought about getting the button hit accidentally either.
That is pretty cool. I never really thought that Onstar would work all that great. Never thought about getting the button hit accidentally either.
Apr 6, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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i think they give it to you free for like a year after purchase of a brand new car...then they will send you alot of crap in the mail askin for money if you want to keep it working. wish i had it on my truck just incase. how much does all that crap cost once you subscribe?
Apr 6, 2006 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by TXsilverado
i think they give it to you free for like a year after purchase of a brand new car...then they will send you alot of crap in the mail askin for money if you want to keep it working. wish i had it on my truck just incase. how much does all that crap cost once you subscribe?
Apr 6, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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I believe when my step dad was looking into it on his old avy you could get the lifetime subscription for like 700 or so. Me personally I wouldnt bother with it put lo-jack on it and be done with it
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Apr 6, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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I love messing with On-Star, I'm always asking them where my location is when I'm in my moms Avy. The people that talk to you don't seem to mind helping out and they're always really polite..