Big Brother OnStar

[BadSS]

I'm sure not worried about them tracking where I've been. Matter of fact, they would get so bored following me that they would beg to find someone else to track.

Is it worth the money?? Not for me. If my car is stolen, oh well, that's what my insurance is for. Now, if my insurance company gave me a heafy discount for having On-Star, I'd keep it for sure. Is the turn-by-turn worth the money they want every month? Again, not for me as my Garmin that I paid a one time fee for does this basically for free and gives me a moving map to boot.

I know a lot of people use this system and it has its good points, I just don't think it's worth the money they charge for it. During the one year free service on my truck unit, I never used it. Several months after it expired it scared the sh!t out of me when I suddenly heard something, which I found out was the On-Star phone ringing and it was a sales person trying to sell me On-Star service. I just wasn't expecting that.

[2010 Camaro Dude]

I'm amazed a few people here are willing to give their frewill given to them by God to all people away to the government or anyone else not to mention to our right to privacy. Just be a good little zombie or socialist and don't complain when something happens that you don't agree with.

[Rogue Leader]

Originally Posted by HDDAN

I started the thread "Eye in the sky" and the comedians on the site had a lot of fun at my expence, I was worried because after three trips to the drag strip and lowering my rear tire pressure I got emailed about it. I did not pay $33,000.00 for a nanny, I payed it for an SS. The technology that is available today is down right frightening. Every where that we go we are monitored by cameras. You can't even scratch your nuts without being watched. The difference is that we are not paying for the cameras. We are paying for the intrussion of the Onstar though. The insurance companies have been trying to get the black boxes from our cars after an accident for years. What they will due with the information from these is to determine if you were speeding or not and cut down their pay out for an accident. Any one with the attitude of "If you didn't do anything wrong you have nothing to worry about" should question why they bought a 426 or 400 horse power car.

The reason you got that email was that you probably signed up for Onstar Diagnostics (free with onstar service). Each month it emails you a diagnostic report on your car. If something major happens it will "phone home"as well. More than likely that was the date of the month you signed up on (ex: I get mine on the 15th of every month). Its automated, nobody ever even looks at it except you.

[1fastdog]

Psst... don't use a cellular phone. It tells way more about where, what,and when than OnStar ever could...

[Dan3]

Originally Posted by 2010 Camaro Dude

I'm amazed a few people here are willing to give their frewill given to them by God to all people away to the government or anyone else not to mention to our right to privacy. Just be a good little zombie or socialist and don't complain when something happens that you don't agree with.

OnStar tracking your movements (assuming they actually do, which they don't...) does not, in any way, interfere with your free will. The Bible does not ever say you have the right to privacy, not even in the red text. To my recollection, neither does our Constitution for that matter. Privacy is a myth, get over it.

[T/A Taz]

Hmm don't spy on the public, right, since when does government follow the laws?
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1029_3-5109435.html

Big Bad Brother will care where and how much you drive if the carbon tax goes through.

[wullger]

OnStar is watching ALL of us!!!!

[BigDaddy]

Originally Posted by wullger

OnStar is watching ALL of us!!!!

[moto-camaro]

personally, wouldn't be an issue with me, i'm not an axe-murderer or a wanted felon, and GM isn't a law enforcement agency, so they're not going to be writing me tickets and sending them in the mail. I can understand where people who are concerned are coming from, but i don't expect complete privacy anymore, by using technology and living in a big city, i give it up. if i wanted to go live in the forests and mountains of eastern canada and cut off contact with society, then yes.
And Onstar doesn't track you, they locate your vehicle if you press the buttons, or if law enforcement needs them to, like when your car gets stolen, or when you're a convicted axe-murderer on the run. i don't think there's a technician at OnStar sitting at a computer screen watching a moving red dot of your car all day long.
Point being, your car can be tracked with onstar/Nav, your cell phone can be tracked with cell towers, your Computers can be tracked by your IP address, your home phone can be tapped, and lord knows how else.

for guys who track race their cars and are altering tire pressures, i can understand how getting e-mails would become annoying when everything is actually correct.

and someone correct me if i'm wrong:
1) would onstar have it's own fuse on the car? pulling that would kill it if it existed
2) installing some sort of switch or power interrupter between the vehicles power source and the power to the antenna i would expect to also deactivate onstar.

Here's a good post to read: by the man, the legend, the poster extraordinaire, The_Blur.
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48331

[Brown5150]

WHO CARES!!!!

[bdg]

I kinda like the onstar myself. Comes in very handy in many situations. They are not sitting at a keyboard watching your every move. I don't think.

[will69camaro]

Cool sig is Street Kings cars. SW has a badass collection all the time.

As for onstar knowing where you're at...Who cares?

[amphi]

I am having my vehicle shipped to Germany. Wonder how that will mess with GM... Oh my, look, the car is crossing the ocean.
E-mail: Sir, your vehicle is sitting in a puddle, please remove from the ocean.

Then it gets to Europe,...
E-mail: Sir, your vehicle has vanished from the face of the earth, please contact the federation, since our satellites can only monitor planet Earth.

[Dan3]

Originally Posted by amphi

I am having my vehicle shipped to Germany. Wonder how that will mess with GM... Oh my, look, the car is crossing the ocean.
E-mail: Sir, your vehicle is sitting in a puddle, please remove from the ocean.

Then it gets to Europe,...
E-mail: Sir, your vehicle has vanished from the face of the earth, please contact the federation, since our satellites can only monitor planet Earth.

You think its funny now, just wait.

OnStar Email: Sir, we are detecting large quantities of water inside your vehicle, emergency services are unable to be contacted at your location...

Shipping Co Email: Sir, we regret to inform you an error has been made in the shipment of your vehicle...