Bluetooth - OnStar

[speedog]

Considering the Sonic had very good built-in bluetooth capabilities, I am wondering how many will activate or continue to use the OnStar phone services?

Personally, I haven't bothered with the OnStar phone service in any of my vehicles as my cellphone combined with a bluetooth speaker system is more than adequate and in fact, I don't believe that I'll even bother activating the OnStar in my new Sonic. The Sonic's in-car bluetooth voice recognition is very good, it has the ability to store a small amount of numbers and it seamlessly transfers voice activated commands over the bluetooth to my Acer Liquid E Android phone. I suppose I will be missing other OnStar features, but I'm having a difficult time justifying the additional expense for OnStar when it's two main features I'd be likely to utilize (phone and directions) are already well served by my Android device.

So what are other Sonic owners going to do - enjoy the free period and then nothing, keep a paid OnStar subscription or just not bother at all?

 

[Gimpster]

I did not activate my OnStar, nor will I.

In fact I plan on disconnecting its antenna at the module to cripple its 2-way communications ability. The module itself I wish to keep operational for the bluetooth.

Really I'm not paranoid about tracking or anything like that, just don't feel the service is something I want. I wish I could've got the car with only bluetooth, because I'm sure that hightech module costs money to produce and engineer.

 

[normanrs]

OnStar module location

Does anyone know where the OnStar Module is on the Sonic? I intend to replace mine with a bluetooth module since my LS did not come with bluetooth (and I couldn't even get it as on option w/out upgrading to the next trim level).

 

[Danny5]

Does anyone know where the OnStar Module is on the Sonic? I intend to replace mine with a bluetooth module since my LS did not come with bluetooth (and I couldn't even get it as on option w/out upgrading to the next trim level).

I am not 100% on this, but I am fairly certain the module is on the floor in the center stack below the HVAC controls.

I've had my dash apart before, and I saw a black box there that remarkably looks like the BT module I have seen from Camaro pictures. I did not investigate while I was there.

 

[AndrewGS]

I'm keeping OnStar but I didn't buy any phone minutes when I activated upon delivery. The one free minute was used when someone called my number by mistake.

 

[doreo]

i like onstar, better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it, besides i get a nice insurance break with it which makes up for the cost of the service