[marlboromike]

If you do not have verizon as your wireless phone service but have cingular...and verizon has a built in telephone number for your car, is it possible to transfer that phone number to cingular and use it? Matter of fact, it would sound logical, since all phone numbers r transferable....just raising a flag. I will definitely begin my research tomorrow

MarlboroMike

 

[ggccg]

I may be wrong, but I think that the in car phone uses the OnStar satellites instead of cell towers so Cingular would not have access to the technology unless they entered into some agreement with OnStar.

 

[marlboromike]

that was going to be my next thought...but a good answer..definitely going to make inquiries tomorrow

 

[MOMDRAE]

I have cingular and was wondering the same thing. Keep us posted and thanks for researching this.

 

[ggccg]

hmmm... seems I was wrong. Following is from the OnStar Users Guide:

"Since OnStar uses cellular technology for communication with the OnStar Center, it can only be operated in geographic areas where cellular coverage is available. Although nearly all of the North American population lives and works in cellular coverage areas, there are various rural and mountainous areas where coverage is marginal or does not exist."

manual available here: http://www.onstar.com/us_english/downloadable/Gen5_English.pdf

 

[agirltrucker]

On star is signed up with Verizon. Cannot port # to another cell service Sorry. We already have a saturn with it and just added it as aother line for $9;99

 

[ggccg]

More from the OnStar Manual... somewhat troubling...

"This vehicle is equipped with Analog/Digital-Ready hardware. Fcc Ruling 02-229 eliminates the requirement that wireless carriers support the analog network after February 16, 2008. As a result of this ruling, if the carriers for OnStar elect to provide only digital service commencing on 2/16/08, the system in the vehicle will not operate."

 

[agirltrucker]

I really wont worry, Verizon is not going to change so on star does not work. They make too much money. And even if they do, there are too many other carriers out there who would pick it up... No use in getting our panties in a dander... :lol:

 

[ggccg]

I really wont worry, Verizon is not going to change so on star does not work. They make too much money. And even if they do, there are too many other carriers out there who would pick it up... No use in getting our panties in a dander... :lol:

Analog technology is on the way out. Digital is better quality and that's what customers want. Verizon will definitely go digital sooner or later. If you like OnStar, you will just have to pay your local GM dealer some money to upgrade your OnStar... the upgrade path is already built into the hardware.

 

[agirltrucker]

:agree:

 

[Skip]

I really wont worry, Verizon is not going to change so on star does not work. They make too much money. And even if they do, there are too many other carriers out there who would pick it up... No use in getting our panties in a dander... :lol:

Ow ow panties in a dander..Skip ,,,big time perv... :cheers: :cheers:

 

[ggccg]

With all them thar cats around, I'd be worried about dander in my panties :jester:

 

[agirltrucker]

ohhh, I love it when a man talks dirty :crazy: :jester:

 

[eldeeko]

More from the OnStar Manual... somewhat troubling...

"This vehicle is equipped with Analog/Digital-Ready hardware. Fcc Ruling 02-229 eliminates the requirement that wireless carriers support the analog network after February 16, 2008. As a result of this ruling, if the carriers for OnStar elect to provide only digital service commencing on 2/16/08, the system in the vehicle will not operate."

They are only saying that they will continue to support the digital onstar, which it is already. Analog is old technology that very few people are using anyway (if you have to charge your battery twice a day then you have analog, get rid of it!) Digital phones when not in use (but on) poll a few milliseconds out of a second for inquiries so that only a small amount of battery power is neccessary while waiting.