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Apr 03, 2011 (5:59 pm)
I received a free digital converter for my television when the televisions were switched from analog to a digital signal. There is no excuse for GM to had invest in doing something similar to those customers affected with the onstar situation.
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Dec 02, 2011 (2:12 pm)
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Jun 27, 2012 (2:48 pm)
Has anyone tried FamilyLink service from OnStar?
I have it turned on and will try it for at least 1 month. I'd like to know what others think about it.
#222 of 223 Re: Family Link [imidazol97]
by steve_ HOST
Jun 27, 2012 (3:17 pm)
What's FamilyLink? Is GM tweaking Facebook's nose a bit again?
#223 of 223 Re: Family Link [steve_]
by imidazol97
Jun 27, 2012 (6:36 pm)
Since this title doesn't lend itself to extension, I started a FamilyLink discussion.
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f25cc77/0#MSG0
It also can be set to give a message to certain contacts on a list at defined times each day: i.e., at 8:00 am when your student is supposed to be parked in the school lot and in the school building.
The beta apparently was run at the last quarter of 2011. I recall getting an email message offering the service, but my car was sitting in my garage so I didn't see a benefit. Now the car is at college and summer job, so I decided to try it out for locating my car at random times during the day.
For $3.99 per month in addition to the regular OnStar fee, it seemed like it was worth it. It is month-to-month, so I can delete the service without losing my paid year remaining for regular OnStar.