[bobelew]

I just passed my one year aniversary. I didn't want to let the ON* lapse so I renewed. I called ON* to find out if there were any promotions or deals and was informed that they don't have any. The only discount is to order it for one or more years. The longer you renew, the lower rate per year. For the one year subscription it runs $199 for the "Safe & Sound" pkg. and $299 for the premium pkg which includes Turn by Turn Navigation, Concierge and free 411 service. Even I haqve the navigation system in my car, the turn by turn comes in very handy if you need to find directions in a hurry and don't have the time to pull over and program the nav system. You just give them the address, or the name of the location and they download it almost immediately to your car. It gives you verbal and display information in your DIC to guide you to your spot. It is actually gets you closer that the Nav system does. If you don't get out of your area too often, that may not be for you, but being able to call onstar while you are on the road at night and want to find a place to stay, or to eat, you just call ON* and they willl find you the closest hotel or whichever type of restaurant you want and call and make your reservations and then guide you to that institution. If you don't need all of that service the $199 package might be the best.