I dumped my Chevrolet Equinox LT with On*Star in November when I found out about this. My new Acura has 24 hour roadside assistance, but no auto-unlock feature. So I have to be responsible with my keys.
This is really a huge misstep for GM, one that should be a public relations nightmare if the press cared about anything other than white girls getting kidnapped or who is surging in the election (based on the results of any single poll). Alan From: Campbell, Dick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Analog cell phones and OnStar General Motors advises that they WILL NOT upgrade the older analog devices. You will lose your service. They have discontinued my Onstar as of December 31, 2007. They will monitor the analog until it goes away, and will respond until analog goes away. They take no responsibility for the analog digital transition, or their failure to change soon enough. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Pruitt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 3:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Analog cell phones and OnStar Verizon and AT&T are eliminating analog cell phone service on February 18. Others carriers are likely to follow suit. This won't affect modern cell phones, but may affect older ones. However, this will affect OnStar and similar services for many vehicles. According to this article<http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2007/12/goodbye_to_2007and_to_analog_c.html>, Lexus was installing analog systems until 2004, and GM as late as 2005. Even high end Mercedes were shipping with analog communications equipment last year. The Washington Post<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/21/AR2007122101501.html> reports that car users may have been notified. Replacing a cell phone is pretty cheap, but upgrading a car's communications equipment probably isn't. Steve ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
