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Old 07-31-2009 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by radorider03
If cell phone company's will share info with the government then why wouldnt OnStar? I would hope not but you never know. So if you are planning on commiting a crime then rip that sh*t out, and throw your cell phone away.
I'm not planning on committing any sort of crime, I just value my privacy.
Old 07-31-2009 | 04:34 PM
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Yeah buddy, you keep thinking that. Go make your own thread.
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Old 07-31-2009 | 05:01 PM
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Onstar fuse kills XM too. Any other ideas?
Replace the head unit with an after market one.
Old 07-31-2009 | 06:29 PM
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FBI used OnStar to obtain info the convict sever mobsters driving there cadilliacs
Old 07-31-2009 | 06:44 PM
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I saw on one of those repo reality shows they just tracked the car with the gps...
Old 07-31-2009 | 08:40 PM
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gunguru posted this on naioa.com. It changes onstar to bluetooth. sounds cool. http://www.costartech.com/pb/products/bluestar.html
Old 07-31-2009 | 08:43 PM
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I would assume you can open up the vcim and pull the card or something. This is just gettin a little shady lol.
Old 08-20-2009 | 11:45 PM
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I also want Onstar disconnected. I don't think they should be able to track me. I don't pay for it, and would just rather turn it off. I do listen to XM though, so I need a solution too. For now, the car is going in the shop for tranny work, but once I get it back I'm going to look into this further.
Old 08-21-2009 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by beznich
I also want Onstar disconnected. I don't think they should be able to track me. I don't pay for it, and would just rather turn it off. I do listen to XM though, so I need a solution too. For now, the car is going in the shop for tranny work, but once I get it back I'm going to look into this further.
I'll wait to see what you can find. I can't do much up here at college.
Old 08-21-2009 | 05:57 PM
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They said there is a small watch type battery for onstar where is it?
Old 08-22-2009 | 06:38 AM
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Government owns GM, GM owns Onstar. I'm not going to keep it. It's a great idea for a private company, not for the man to track my every move.

Any ideas on the battery?
The question you have to ask yourself is, What are you doing that you dont want the "man" or anyone else knowing?
Old 08-22-2009 | 06:56 AM
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Why is everyone questioning WHY he wants to remove OnStar? Who cares why! If you dont have a legit answer for the man don't reply! This is bullshit, grow up. I didn't like the fact that they (whoever they are) could track my every move my car made, and with this new president I'd be real scared.
Old 08-22-2009 | 08:54 AM
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just pull the fuse for it... and it's dead....

no power to it, can't work...

you're making it out to be much more difficult than it really is...
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Old 08-22-2009 | 03:44 PM
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Wheres the back up battery for Onstar I need to replace mine?
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It's in the vcim module that's located under the carpet in the driver side trunk rear wheel well area.
Old 08-22-2009 | 04:33 PM
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This is a fun thread...talk about a bunch of .... and you think Obama gives two ***** about where you are driving your Impala SS, Monte Carlo SS or Grand Prix GXP????

Come on guys...you ask everyone to grow up...practice what you preach my friend....the system can be used to track your movements if you are a person of interest....so the question of why you need to take it out is a valid thing to ask.


If you want Onstar gone because you don't want to be tracked then you are either planning on doing something illegal, are doing something illegal or are a conspiracy theorist extraordinaire.

The men in black helicopters are not coming, the government doesn't care what you are doing and for the love of god take off the tin foil hats....
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Its called Privacy
Old 08-22-2009 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Panther427
Its called Privacy
Zactly, and I value mine.
Old 08-22-2009 | 07:17 PM
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That I understand...but privacy from whom??


Can't they locate your car for you if it is ever stolen with OnStar as well???
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http://www.departmentofhomelandsecur...m/cccp_002.htm

this is a good article. the dude who wrote it is obviously p-noid. but still makes me not want it.


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