GM's OnStar System Hacked

Makarand writes "According to this Mercury News article users of GM's OnStar system are finding that they can modify their OnStar unit to make it work with commercially available mapping software after disconnecting it from the OnStar network. Websites and message boards are rife with step-by-step instructions to personalize OnStar's navigational and communications components. When a driver requests directions from OnStar his GPS data is routed over an analog cellular network to OnStar computers and the directions are read back to the driver on the same network. The price for this service is around $400 each year. Those who tap into their OnStar systems pay no such fees."

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the world deserves the truth about 9-11

[MeShowBoy]

Black eyed peas song, "where is the love" says the truth is swept under rug

For a version of the truth, please listen to alanis morrisette's album, "under rug swept", as this was a tribute to the spoiler.

Re:Big hunk of metal

[KUHurdler]

While I realize you are just trolling. My opinion still remains that the Onstar in my car is big and bulky.

Since it is disabled in my own car anyway, if it is just sitting there consuming my gas mileage (I realize it is a very small percentage of my car's total weight) it should be removed.

Unlike the OnStar in my car, the gasoline serves a purpose. If I were extremely anal and hand an unlimited amount of time on my hands, your comment would make sense. However, since I am a lazy american, I wait until my tank is running on fumes before I refill it. I hate stopping at the gas station, and if my car had a 100 gallon tank, I would still fill it up all the way, and use it until it was empty.

Uhm...

[rs79]

> I for example have a 1998 sentra

BZZZZZZT... next.