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  1. #1
    Blazingnoob
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    I am trying to help a friend out with something I believe is possible but
    am not 100% sure how to do it.

    He has a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado that is prewired with Onstar AND cell
    phone. He is a contractor and wants to be able to have one number that goes
    to both the car and his mobile phone.

    He COULD call forward the car phone to the mobile phone but then he would
    be paying for 2 cell phone contracts plus Onstar for some reason also
    charges a hefty premium.

    It was my understanding that the only thing a cell phone needs to become
    actie in a particular system is a chip. I am wondering if there is someway
    to get and install a verizon chip in the car to activate it for verizon. If
    it matters, the verizon cell phone is a 325i. I don't know what kind of
    system is in the Silverado.

    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

    Blazingnoob



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  2. #2
    Todd Allcock
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    Re: linking carphone to cell phone

    At 13 Jul 2007 18:53:33 +0000 Blazingnoob wrote:

    > It was my understanding that the only thing a cell phone needs to

    become
    > actie in a particular system is a chip. I am wondering if there is

    someway
    > to get and install a verizon chip in the car to activate it for verizon.


    No. There are two types of cellphone technologies in use in the US; GSM
    and CDMA. GSM, used by Cingular and T-Mobile, use the "chip" (actually
    called a SIM card, or "Subscriber Identity Module.") SIMs can be moved
    from phone to phone and the phone currently using the SIM is "active" on
    that account.

    Even if his handset an the vehicle did use SIMs, he'd have to constantly
    move it from phone to phone to avoid having two active lines- two SIMs
    can't "share" a number.

    Verizon (which is what OnStar uses) and Sprint are CDMA, which do not use
    SIMs, and their phones themselves need to be activated directly by the
    cellular carrier.

    If he wants both phones to work, he can look into a "family plan" which
    is cheaper than two separate accounts. Each phone will have it's own
    number, but he can forward one to the other as you mentioned.

    > If
    > it matters, the verizon cell phone is a 325i. I don't know what kind of
    > system is in the Silverado.


    I'm not sure if you can activate an "OnStar" phone with Verizon directly
    or not- he'd need to check with them or GM to be sure.


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