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  • Analog OnStar to shut down by February 2008

    12/22/2007 10:09:48 AM PST · by Cagey · 10 replies · 80+ views
    Electronista ^ | 12-21-2007
    Some car owners and other users of General Motors' OnStar service may find themselves in trouble this February, the Associated Press notes. As of February 18th, the FCC will allow GM to halt the analog version of OnStar, in a bid to make its network all-digital. The difficulty is that while the approximately one million OnStar cellphones can be replaced, some cars built as late as 2005 can only access OnStar via analog signals, and have no support for GM's $15 digital upgrade. Meanwhile, some home alarm systems with OnStar must default to a backup connection without analog. OnStar service...