General Motors OnStar...Where in the U.S. does OnStar not connect with it's satalite?

Question:
Are there any "Black Holes" with the OnStar system? I would bet there are areas that don't connect.

Answers:

Repair or replace 97 montero sport motor.?

on star does not connect using satellites. it uses the cell phone network. how it works is the vehicle has a gps receiver on it that picks up the position of the vehicle the same way a hand held gps unit would work. when you push the on star button or the vehicle goes to call like if you have an accident the system basically uses the built in cell phone to call on star. it then communicates your vehicle position at that time. so the answer to your question is any ware there is not cell phone service your on star will not work. most people believe it's through the satellites, but its not all the satellites do is tell the vehicle its location. you would have to have a huge satellite dish on your roof to transmit a signal back up to space. i hope this answers your question

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Why honda always want to race with a bmw?

http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/cov...

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I have a 300zx with just over 300bhp w/out n2o, factory clutches aren't lasting very long?

On star does not connect with satellite.. surprise surprise... It's all done with CDMA cellphones (digital phones to be exact in the trunk.. and the reason why after a year you pay every month for the service big for)

How do check to see if a timing belt is bad?

For explanation from onstar's mouth:
http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/pop...

Does anybody know any sites where i can find aftermarket parts for my 2006 ford fusion?

And this is a more realistic look of onstar after 2007:
http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/cov...

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