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You ever hear those OnStar commercials? Not the idiot "I can't find my car" once, but the ones where paramedics are sent to save the day cause someone's kids are having a seizure or something like that?

Anyone else think a huge lawsuit is coming one of these days? You know they want $17/month for this "service. I can see paying extra for concierge services like booking a hotel or dinner reservation, or for using the system like a cell phone. But the first time some poor person who didn't subscribe gets hurt and the network is not available cause they didn't pay a bill, I can see a big problem.

They should always accept emergency calls.

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But the first time some poor person who didn't subscribe gets hurt and the network is not available cause they didn't pay a bill, I can see a big problem.

Can someone who chooses not to have a telephone in their home sue the county because they were unable to call 911?

You ever hear those OnStar commercials? Not the idiot "I can't find my car" once, but the ones where paramedics are sent to save the day cause someone's kids are having a seizure or something like that?

Anyone else think a huge lawsuit is coming one of these days? You know they want $17/month for this "service. I can see paying extra for concierge services like booking a hotel or dinner reservation, or for using the system like a cell phone. But the first time some poor person who didn't subscribe gets hurt and the network is not available cause they didn't pay a bill, I can see a big problem.

They should always accept emergency calls.

My car came with OnStar and I used it once when my car stopped dead on the highway. This happened on my first tank of gas and it turned out to be a faulty guage which told me I had almost 1/2 tank of gas when I actually had none. Fine. GM took care of the problem. Well, hell, they should have.

When my "complimentary" year ran out and I was offered renewal at $16.95 a month I put the antenna in the down position and forgot about OnStar as a choice.

I now carry a cell phone for emergencies only. I have given my number to no one and would have to look in my wallet to see what my number is. IOW it is a 911 phone. (I do have quite a few unused minutes on a one year prepaid plan and I'll use them up before giving them back to AT&T.) :-)

Since my OnStar is always on and all I have to do is press a button in order to contact a human who would be happy to sell me a subscription I have often wondered what would happen if it was really an emergency and I asked this person for help. How would it look if I were denied assistance until I signed up for a one year contract?

I agree with you. The GPS feature is excellent and it would be a feather in GM's cap if they offered "free" 911 service.