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Old 04-27-2010, 03:02 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Rob View Post

The last GM bluetooth I had was not the greatest. But that was a 2005 car and I think they improved it the next year. The Toyota system is also not the greatest, but that is a 2006 car.
GM only had quasi-supported BT as a dealer-install option until ~1/2 way through the '08 model year. They finally realized that trying to sell minutes through Verizon only for use via the OnStar phone in the car wasn't working -- not only did it require an OnStar subscription, but the pre-pay per minute cost wasn't really effective. And it required a person to call the car's dedicated number.

So they finally added BT to the OnStar module. Still not the greatest implementation, but it works well enough. Should be new and better features now though...
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