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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SSlow 4.8
but it was an emergency... your truck was getting washed for the 1st time in 4 months...had to alert the athourities lol.

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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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My subscription lapsed over 2 years ago. I tried to put my HPP3 program on and the computer got corrupted. I called On-star and the guy on the speaker started getting rude w/ me, saying he can't tell where I'm at and my GPS wasn't working.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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this one time i was showing my dad how good the gps was and so i asked on-star to give me my location, they said i was about 20 yard from my residence. he started freaking out talking about how crazy this on-star was, and how they know too much. i almost died it was so funny.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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I use the driving directions when ever I'm out of town, Never have to look at a map again
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
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
yeh but lojack is what...350 bucks. double it and you get to talk to people and get directions. I have lojack, i don't like the computer tied to onstar. Asking for nothing but trouble. You odn't think GM and its advertisers aren't using that gps information for market research. Bastards.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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I'm not a fan of On-Star, don't have any GM vehicles to worry about, but I don't like the idea of people knowing exactly where you are. It's just a matter of time until the cops start using it to track speeders/racers.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ND RAM
I'm not a fan of On-Star, don't have any GM vehicles to worry about, but I don't like the idea of people knowing exactly where you are. It's just a matter of time until the cops start using it to track speeders/racers.
All you have to do is cut the wires
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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it is probabily set up like a good bomb if you cut any wire then BOOM and your then stranded on the side of the road with no on-star to assist you.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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but if the car gets stolen, it would be easier to recover...maybe even before they drive the dog **** out of it, strip it down and burn it like they did to chagos last truck.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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maybe even before they drive the dog **** out of it, strip it down and burn it like they did to chagos last truck.
Yeah, those bastards, poor Chago, atleast he has a nice crew cab now.

I will be getting lo-jack put on my **** once its back up and running since it is nestled safely in the garage ATM.
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