Vehicle won't call 911 in a crash without OnStar

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I was trying to figure out how to cancel my OnStar - naturally they make you call in and won't let you do it online. I also read that the vehicle will not alert emergency services without an OnStar subscription.

I don't know why, but this kind of rubs me the wrong way. That could make the difference in someone living or dying, but I guess its the person's fault if they won't pony up the monthly fee right??
 

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In a accident you can have the Onstar operator call 911 while she reactivates your service.
 

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In a accident you can have the Onstar operator call 911 while she reactivates your service.

LMFAO!!

It's a paid service! Hey at least you have internet key fob for 5 years! And don't worry somebody will post the video of the accident on youtube before the emergency team shows up!
 
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I was trying to figure out how to cancel my OnStar - naturally they make you call in and won't let you do it online. I also read that the vehicle will not alert emergency services without an OnStar subscription.

I don't know why, but this kind of rubs me the wrong way. That could make the difference in someone living or dying, but I guess its the person's fault if they won't pony up the monthly fee right??

you really can't expect to cancel a service and then be mad when they won't provide you that service...

Like getting life alert free for 90 days, canceling the service and then hitting the button when you fall down and being mad it won't work...

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I was trying to figure out how to cancel my OnStar - naturally they make you call in and won't let you do it online. I also read that the vehicle will not alert emergency services without an OnStar subscription.



I don't know why, but this kind of rubs me the wrong way. That could make the difference in someone living or dying, but I guess its the person's fault if they won't pony up the monthly fee right??


But have you tried it though? Lol
 

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you really can't expect to cancel a service and then be mad when they won't provide you that service...

Like getting life alert free for 90 days, canceling the service and then hitting the button when you fall down and being mad it won't work...

Could be expectation that it ties into your cell via Bluetooth. My Mazda 6 - which does not have OnStar of course - has a feature that (in theory) if the car detects a crash it will automatically dial 911 to a bluetooth connected phone. No service or anything required - just requires the head unit / bluetooth module & your phone to survive the impact.....
 

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Ah you wipper snappers and yer automatic phone calls. Back in my day we used to have to make an actual call
 

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