Re: AT&T snags OnStar wireless contract from Verizon. GM does aswitch-a-roo as well

On 2/25/2013 9:03 AM, [email protected] wrote:
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> Both articles are too long to copy and paste in this article.
> http://news.yahoo.com/t-snags-onstar...072548933.html
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> GM switches to AT&T from Verizon for OnStar wireless service

Well there goes the value proposition for OnStar--the service will now
work in a lot fewer places, and it's the places that you most want a
service like OnStar where it will no longer work.

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› See More: Re: AT&T snags OnStar wireless contract from Verizon. GM does aswitch-a-roo as well

In article <[email protected]>, SMS
<[email protected]> wrote:

> > GM switches to AT&T from Verizon for OnStar wireless service
>
> Well there goes the value proposition for OnStar--the service will now
> work in a lot fewer places, and it's the places that you most want a
> service like OnStar where it will no longer work.

at least they didn't switch to t-mobile.

On Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:02:47 -0800, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 2/25/2013 9:03 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> Both articles are too long to copy and paste in this article.
>> http://news.yahoo.com/t-snags-onstar...072548933.html
>>
>>
>> GM switches to AT&T from Verizon for OnStar wireless service
>
>Well there goes the value proposition for OnStar--the service will now
>work in a lot fewer places, and it's the places that you most want a
>service like OnStar where it will no longer work.

Badly overstated, as usual. The situation isn't nearly that dire.

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Paul Miner

On 2/25/2013 1:05 PM, nospam wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, SMS
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> GM switches to AT&T from Verizon for OnStar wireless service
>>
>> Well there goes the value proposition for OnStar--the service will now
>> work in a lot fewer places, and it's the places that you most want a
>> service like OnStar where it will no longer work.
>
> at least they didn't switch to t-mobile.


LOL.

In California, the emergency call boxes are all on Verizon (except if
there are any in the rural area served by Golden State Cellular, and I
don't recall ever seeing any in those areas because there are no
freeways). So Verizon had to provide coverage in areas that are
sometimes difficult and expensive to cover.