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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:08 PM Original message |
GM's "OnStar" ..... good thing to have or Big Brother evil? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Is DU stuttering today? |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Bug errors |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Mr Stinky, I think the worrying about tracking ship sailed long ago |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Having no GM cars new enough for OnStar ..... |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well, it's in a GM car, so it's probably going to break two days after the warranty's up anyway. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. You don't have to use it. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. OnStar can not only track your car, but control it remotely |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. I have On Star and love it |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
9. I had my Malibu stolen over the summer |
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sammytko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. i loved my OnStar |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. Have it, use it often, love it, recommend it. n/t |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. I'd be more worried about having enough headroom to fit the tinfoil hat |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. Thanks, but no thanks. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. Damn. I could have SWORN I posted this in GD, but it shows having been moved from GDP |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
15. One of my favorite goofs |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. Glenn Beck says Obama is using it to listen in to us...... |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. people here said Bush used it to listen in on us. n/t |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
17. Mr. Beck, is that you? |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Not a conspiracy: |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. It is in Beck's world...which I had hoped DUer's would not want to be a part of... |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Further along in the article it shows that the company cooperated with the FBI: |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Here's another good article about it...the FBI got their asses handed to them... |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. For the ninth district...not sure any other lawsuits have been filed in any other district. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Yep, I read that... |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
18. Other: Neither. I don't see the use of it at all, and I don't fear it. Also, it's so inaccurate |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
19. mine was upgraded to PornStar... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. Definitely a good side and a potential very bad side. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
26. Big brother evil. I'd rather they could steal my car. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
28. A whole lot of people have been helped due to accidents or illness |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'm not comfortable with a system that knows where I am all the time |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
31. I don't trust my insurance company.. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
32. Who cares? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
33. I don't want OnStar in my car |
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