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I've done a little digging and haven't unearthed any solid information--

What do you gain (besides the hotspot functionality) if you toss your Bolt on an AT&T plan?

Do you lose any/all of the Onstar features compared to the Onstar subscription?

Are there any features on the car (besides the hotspot) that utilize the 4G LTE connection?


Thanks for any and all information.

 

[jostafew]

I don't know about changing the car over to another cellular provider but from my understanding if you let the 4G LTE trial subscription lapse (which is what I am doing) the system just loses the hotspot functionality and drops down to 3G for the OnStar communications. That might be a question best asked of chevy customer service. Really the service department should be able to answer a technical question like that, but somehow I think they would just look at you funny and ask if you'd like to book an appointment for an oil change.... Who knows, maybe they'd surprise me.

 

[drmanny3]

I just canceled my OnStar service as I see it to be too expensive for what I get. I have ATT for my cell service and I added the car to my account. It cost me an additional $12 with tax to add the car to my plan. I also picked up an additional 1gb of data. I use iPhone Maps as my preferred navigation program because it gives me instant? traffic conditions and suggests changes. OnStar is an ok service just not my cup of tea.
Manny

 

[Oleg Orel]

For that you have to plug SIM card somewhere, how to do that?

 

[GregBrew]

For that you have to plug SIM card somewhere, how to do that?

You just need the IMEI and phone number, which are both accessible deep in the bowels of the Infotainment menu, IIRC.

 

[Oleg Orel]

Do you know there in menu it is?

 

[GregBrew]

Nope. I just recall running across it while looking for something else. Sorry.

There's always the searchable pdf manual...

 

[Pigwich]

For that you have to plug SIM card somewhere, how to do that?

The SIM is soldered to the PCB and I think it's carrier locked to AT+T or some other proprietary crap. Even then, however, it's not going to do anything without OnStar's greasy little fingers in the mix somewhere. It's a horrible system. Just forget you even have it in the car.