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onstar message
« on: 08 July 2014, 00:35:59 »
How do I get rid of the message on the colour info display telling me onstar services are not available every 30 seconds? It's destroying my soul :/
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Re: onstar message
« Reply #1 on: 08 July 2014, 01:17:34 »
Quote from: X30XE on 08 July 2014, 00:35:59
How do I get rid of the message on the colour info display telling me onstar services are not available every 30 seconds? It's destroying my soul :/
Subscribe to it :-\

https://www.onstar.com/web/portal/planspricing?g=1
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Re: onstar message
« Reply #2 on: 08 July 2014, 12:17:18 »
Its a USA thing, so no worky over here, go it to settings somewhere, you or someone must have changed it at some point.
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« Reply #3 on: 08 July 2014, 12:44:58 »
I presumed the Op was a Catera driver... Onstar very much alive and kicking over there... Not sure how a European head unit would have Onstar able to be activated :-\  the Cadillac head units are totally different...

That said, in this day and age, why wouldn't Onstar work outside of North America? Basic subscription would silence the message if nowt else...
« Last Edit: 08 July 2014, 12:48:33 by Taxi Al »
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Re: onstar message
« Reply #4 on: 08 July 2014, 13:15:17 »
Quote from: Taxi Al on 08 July 2014, 12:44:58
I presumed the Op was a Catera driver... Onstar very much alive and kicking over there... Not sure how a European head unit would have Onstar able to be activated :-\  the Cadillac head units are totally different...

That said, in this day and age, why wouldn't Onstar work outside of North America? Basic subscription would silence the message if nowt else...

Well, I took him as UK based on username (X30XE not available over the pond) and the fact he mentions a Colour screen which was not an option on the Catera AFAIK.

Mine jsut states 'No Onstar Service Available' when I select it', it' doesn't flash up every thirty seconds or so  :-\
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« Reply #5 on: 08 July 2014, 13:31:00 »
In my old Signum that had the NCDC 2015, colour screen and telematics to stop it flashing up it needed a sim card in the slot.

Wasn't actually a working sim just an old out of date PAYG one.

As you need the telematics to connect to OnStar then assuming the Omega one works the same as the Signum did it should solve the problem
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Re: onstar message
« Reply #6 on: 08 July 2014, 13:35:48 »
Quote from: Phil on 08 July 2014, 13:31:00
In my old Signum that had the NCDC 2015, colour screen and telematics to stop it flashing up it needed a sim card in the slot.

Wasn't actually a working sim just an old out of date PAYG one.

As you need the telematics to connect to OnStar then assuming the Omega one works the same as the Signum did it should solve the problem

Yeh that rings a bell  :y

Obviously this is only a feature that's enabled when a Telematics unit is detected on the CAN Bus, which is why 2013's don't show the screen.

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Re: onstar message
« Reply #7 on: 08 July 2014, 13:46:22 »
Quote from: VXL V6 on 08 July 2014, 13:15:17
Quote from: Taxi Al on 08 July 2014, 12:44:58
I presumed the Op was a Catera driver... Onstar very much alive and kicking over there... Not sure how a European head unit would have Onstar able to be activated :-\  the Cadillac head units are totally different...

That said, in this day and age, why wouldn't Onstar work outside of North America? Basic subscription would silence the message if nowt else...

Well, I took him as UK based on username (X30XE not available over the pond) and the fact he mentions a Colour screen which was not an option on the Catera AFAIK.

Mine jsut states 'No Onstar Service Available' when I select it', it' doesn't flash up every thirty seconds or so  :-\

Yep assumed the same, assuming it is a NCDC (CID) and not an Amber Colour Screen, wondering if the glove box is full of crap and pushing the SOS button in on the Telematics?
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« Reply #8 on: 08 July 2014, 13:49:48 »
Ah... Missed the colour screen bit :-[

One day I might own an Omega with a factory radio ::)
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Re: onstar message
« Reply #9 on: 08 July 2014, 17:48:35 »
I think without a SIM card, the telematics constantly interrupts.

Shove in a 900Mhz SIM (O2 or Voda (or MVNOs based on them - Tesco, NiffNaff etc))
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Re: onstar message
« Reply #10 on: 08 July 2014, 22:01:38 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 08 July 2014, 17:48:35
I think without a SIM card, the telematics constantly interrupts.

Yep. Very very annoying. It has a button on the head unit marked "on star" which does sod all. Why can't it just have an "OFF" switch dammit?  :(

Guess I'll have to track down a sim the size of a playing card... although god knows who still sells those now it's not 1806BC  :-\
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« Reply #11 on: 08 July 2014, 22:03:38 »
Tescos should :y
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Re: onstar message
« Reply #12 on: 08 July 2014, 22:14:26 »
Cool. I'll have a look  :y
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Re: onstar message
« Reply #13 on: 08 July 2014, 22:16:20 »
Quote from: X30XE on 08 July 2014, 22:01:38
Guess I'll have to track down a sim the size of a playing card... although god knows who still sells those now it's not 1806BC  :-\

Everyone?

Well Vodafone, Giff Gaff and O2 certainly send you one when you register for a free sim online.
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Re: onstar message
« Reply #14 on: 08 July 2014, 22:23:53 »
Quote from: VXL V6 on 08 July 2014, 22:16:20
Quote from: X30XE on 08 July 2014, 22:01:38
Guess I'll have to track down a sim the size of a playing card... although god knows who still sells those now it's not 1806BC  :-\

Everyone?

Well Vodafone, Giff Gaff and O2 certainly send you one when you register for a free sim online.
As do Tesco and TMobile/EE /Orange :y
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