Who's gonna keep OnStar and Sirius/XM?

[Natesriv]

I've used OnStar twice... besides that not..But if I can get a contract for +12 months for around $150 I'd be happy with that.. My phone has navigation, but I like how it comes through the speakers...

As for XM/Sirius...I'm DEFINATELY going to keep it... It's like a pool of music that I've still not found the edges!

 

[BiGGinZ]

I will probably extend my XM Radio.

 

[Ms.DannyStone]

I've used OnStar twice... besides that not..But if I can get a contract for +12 months for around $150 I'd be happy with that.. My phone has navigation, but I like how it comes through the speakers...

As for XM/Sirius...I'm DEFINATELY going to keep it... It's like a pool of music that I've still not found the edges!

Onstar will call u and offer u a year for $140 when ur onstar is about to end.. I had 23 days left on mine when they called

 

[$ub$onic]

Never got a call

 

[Ms.DannyStone]

Never got a call

They must not want to offer you there service

 

[$ub$onic]

That's fine. I'll keep paying my xm

 

[ThatTmoGuy]

They keep calling me and emailing me all the time, I tell them every time I don't want it know nor will I ever. But they keep dropping the price every month.

 

[rodslinger]

They keep calling me and emailing me all the time, I tell them every time I don't want it know nor will I ever. But they keep dropping the price every month.

I'm starting to get the harrassment calls also. I've asked them to not even call me about it since I don't see the value in it (which I really don't). I MIGHT be interested if they would do something like $150 for 24 months on the safe and sound. But I think I've used it once or twice and that was just checking air pressure on tires or sending directions from phone to the car. Mostly to test the novelty. Google Maps on my cell phone are 100x better than the Bing maps they use anyway. Haven't called OnStar for anything

Will not be renewing XM even if it was free. I think the sound quality is horrible. Way too compressed and tinny. I'll stick to FM, music on a memory stick or Pandora.....

 

[Ms.DannyStone]

They keep calling me and emailing me all the time, I tell them every time I don't want it know nor will I ever. But they keep dropping the price every month.

OnStar wants you and your stash Tmo

 

[Stew]

Just got a friendly call from the folks at XM, nice enough person on the phone but I told him no and to put me on their Do Not Call list. We'll see how that goes...

 

[Ms.DannyStone]

Just got a friendly call from the folks at XM, nice enough person on the phone but I told him no and to put me on their Do Not Call list. We'll see how that goes...

Lol then they will start emailing you and sending u post mail

 

[Swordsmith]

Onstar seems blissfully unaware that I'm planning to drop them when the free service runs out. I was surprised when XM was only 3 months, I thought both it and Onstar were 6 month.

I do plan to ask Onstar if they will offer me something very cheap in a very limited "call help for me if the car wrecks and I can't" way, but I have no intention of ever using their diagnostics, remote unlocking, navigation or towing coverage services, if they can't uncouple all that and offer something dirt cheap for the one feature they have that doesn't duplicate things I already have, I'm just not willing to shell out for it.

I guess we'll see what they say when the time comes.

 

[laborsmith]

Do not know if the good people at OnStar can but do know they won't.

Chevy is pretty much 6 and 3 for OnStar and XM, but some will get 12 and 3.

If one is interested, Cadillac routinely has 36 and 36 AND HD radio, but most Sonic buyers do not cross shop Cadillac.


Laborsmith

 

[ChrisJ]

We have Onstar on both vehicles as the wife likes it. Can't stand XM though as I've voiced on here many times.

 

[Leverus]

OnStar: The only thing I see useful from it is the emergency response, but I'm not paying that much for something I'll probably never use.

XM: I'd consider it if the quality wasn't so bad. It sounds somewhere between AM and FM, closer to AM quality. No thanks, I have a CD collection to keep me happy and they sound great.

Last month both were sending me a letter almost every other day. I think they may have given up since then though, nothing this month. The last one XM sent weeks ago said that my trial would still be active until yesterday, the 13th, but it had stopped working for months before (only the preview channel). I don't think they have their crap together anyhow.

 

[Papasonic]

I do not subscribe to XM any longer; not that it wasn't ok, but many of my trips are shorter, and I turn anything off that makes noise and enjoy the quiet. I sometimes just like to hear the engine working.

I do however have four vehicles currently with OnStar safe & sound activated. I probably will continue this on all except my Silverado. The Silverado is too old to work with the OnStar RemoteLink app for the smartphone. The RemoteLink is quite usefull for our Equinox and the wifes Sonic as the remote start can be activated via the smartphone at any location or distance, and verifies activation on the phones screen. The ability to lock and unlock the doors from the phone is another feature that sounds silly, but more than once I have went into a store, not sure if I locked my vehicle. Instead of worrying about it or walking back within keyfob range; I simply pull out my phone and lock the doors. It verifies door lock activation on the phones screen. Along with the diagnostic reports, tire pressure monitoring, crash response, emergency support, stolen vehicle recovery and other features, I still enjoy this service. Is it necessary? No. It is a mix between novelty, convenience, and safety; and with a typical cost after negotiations of about $149 per year; I still think it is good for my purposes.
Our Forum brother Laborsmith, and some others, have an opposing opinion of the OnStar service, and I respect their views and opinions, and also agree with most of the concerns about compromised privacy using this service; but for me, the good overshadows the bad.



Papasonic

 

[AdorableKaren]

My three months of xm ended I kinda miss it but I just Bluetooth my phone.

 

[ChrisJ]

OnStar: The only thing I see useful from it is the emergency response, but I'm not paying that much for something I'll probably never use.

XM: I'd consider it if the quality wasn't so bad. It sounds somewhere between AM and FM, closer to AM quality. No thanks, I have a CD collection to keep me happy and they sound great.

Last month both were sending me a letter almost every other day. I think they may have given up since then though, nothing this month. The last one XM sent weeks ago said that my trial would still be active until yesterday, the 13th, but it had stopped working for months before (only the preview channel). I don't think they have their crap together anyhow.

Believe it or not AM can sound almost as good as FM though in mono if you use a quality tuner. Usually the best are from the 1950s-early 1960s as by the mid 1960s high end tuners went to primarily FM. A good AM tuner will have plenty of bass and even highs up to something like 18KHz. All buzzing and squealing is also filtered out so the sound is clean as well. To be honest my 1941 Zenith sounds better than any AM tuner made after the 1960s, that I've had my hands on anyway. Plenty of bass below 40Hz.

To me, XM sounds like a low quality MP3, something even lower than 128K and the lowest I listen to is 192K.

 

[Gsrdude]

My XM just shut off yesterday. Lets see what kind of deal I can get on multiple radios. If not ill put in an aftermarket HU in the Sonic and get another dock for my Sirius radio.

**** FM radio

 

[Leverus]

To me, XM sounds like a low quality MP3, something even lower than 128K and the lowest I listen to is 192K.

And that's why it bothers me. I have all my MP3's at 320k for my player and my collection is FLAC for at home. FM quality here is great if I feel like switching over to the radio (mostly never). Why would I pay for inferior quality? I know XM has a large selection and I'd probably find new artists I like, but it's just not worth it to me.