[Rocky1974]

Originally Posted by Ringo64

Guy could be confused with OnStar, granted that's not a "satellite in the sky" and I don't believe it receives or pings anything on VIN eligibility. That should be all internal checking I would believe because you could just park the car in a garage that doesn't get cell service and do all you want to it.

That's why I said that I think I'd go to a different dealer. The techs in a dealer service dept. should know exactly how these cars work and they should know that OnStar operates off of Verizon's cell phone network. If they're telling the guy that these Camaros "run off of satellites in the sky", either they're misinformed, or they are trying to misinform him, or I've been misinformed.
There is a dealership tech in that area who is very knowledgeable on 5th Gens and he works on the side, out of his personal garage, nights and weekends. I know this because I have a buddy who lives near there, and he repaired a salvage 2013 Camaro for his daughter. He was told by numerous body shops and dealerships that once the airbags were deployed, the airbag control module was toast and would have to be replaced. The tech told him that this was not true and to just bring it by his house and he would reset it for pennies on the dollar. He did and it worked like a charm. He told me that he had several long discussions about 5th Gens with the guy and he really knows his stuff. This is the guy that Austin Withrow needs to be talking to. I think that the guy works at the London, KY dealership, which is only about 10 miles from Corbin, where Austin is located.