OnStar dropping analog service

[austin]

>I was considering was trying to get an XM/Onstar antenna like the 05-up's have but pass posts said it couldn't be done due to mine being analog and the newer ones digital.


I took off the antenna from the rear glass, then i purchased a smaller whip and set it flat, then i double sided taped the two antenna pieces togeather (but first i cleaned the old tape off of both halfs). I then took off the rear passenger sill and wire tied the antenna to the wires behind it. You cannot see the antenna or any antenna wire anymore, and the reception couldn't be any better. That is... Until they make the switch to digital.

The dealer swore my "V" was a 05 when i had in for service!

[Silver Dollar]

Originally Posted by The Tony Show

...I extend my delicate little pinky ....

So that's her pet name for it?

[ronr]

Originally Posted by rekctsv

So its saying an equipment upgrade. Since I have the analog antenna on the rear glass, does that mean they are going to put a digital antenna on now?

I've been searching on the subject of removing the antenna off of the rear glass on the 04's because I don't like the look. One thing I was considering was trying to get an XM/Onstar antenna like the 05-up's have but pass posts said it couldn't be done due to mine being analog and the newer ones digital. So this upgrade to digital solves this problem, right?

Nope.

I had the digital upgrade on my '04 and they do replace the antenna but it's replaced with one that looks almost identical to the original and is still on the rear window glass.

[The Tony Show]

Originally Posted by Silver Dollar

So that's her pet name for it?

It's called The Octagon, but I also nicknamed my testes: My left one is James Westfall and my right one is Dr. Kenneth Noisewater. You ladies play your cards right, you just might get to meet the whole gang.

[Silver Dollar]

Excuse me... is that 'sex panther' you're wearing?

[The Tony Show]

They've done studies you know......60% of the time, it works every time.

[fredcook]

Originally Posted by japx

Folks:
Who cares besides XM this is the most useless feature I have ever encountered. At $214 a year for the basic subscription which yields a poultry $18 a year in insurance savings I rather divert the money towards cell phone.....

I used to feel the same. Then, while four wheeling in our Z71 Tahoe in Colorado (not our V), a rock punctured both passenger side tires. We were on rims in less than 1 minute. We had been off road for about 3 hours on a "jeep trail" as they call them there (one lane rutted path). As I frantically look at mountain tops, trying to pick one to hike up in hopes of finding cell service, my young daughter calmly says, use OnStar. Never crossed my mind. It so happens it did have service. The attendant informs me that we are 32 miles from the nearest paved road, "but not a problem, we'll see what we can do". Mind you, that was 32 miles as the crow flies. It took five hours, but a 4 wheel drive flatbed tow truck managed its way to us, and hauled us out and we had two new tires mounted that night. $400 in tires and $700 in towing... all covered as a part of the OnStar service. That incident pays for 5 years of OnStar.

That's peace of mind...

(BTW, we now carry two spares when we go deep off roading)

[The Tony Show]

Originally Posted by fredcook

I used to feel the same. Then, while four wheeling in our Z71 Tahoe in Colorado (not our V), a rock punctured both passenger side tires. We were on rims in less than 1 minute. We had been off road for about 3 hours on a "jeep trail" as they call them there (one lane rutted path). As I frantically look at mountain tops, trying to pick one to hike up in hopes of finding cell service, my young daughter calmly says, use OnStar. Never crossed my mind. It so happens it did have service. The attendant informs me that we are 32 miles from the nearest paved road, "but not a problem, we'll see what we can do". Mind you, that was 32 miles as the crow flies. It took five hours, but a 4 wheel drive flatbed tow truck managed its way to us, and hauled us out and we had two new tires mounted that night. $400 in tires and $700 in towing... all covered as a part of the OnStar service. That incident pays for 5 years of OnStar.

That's peace of mind...

(BTW, we now carry two spares when we go deep off roading)

Kepp in mind that the towing and tires were payed for by your Chevrolet Warranty, not OnStar.

That's a great story and more proof that OnStar is worth the money, I just want to be sure that credit is given where deserved for the warranty.