Mobile app for door locks

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tigger19687

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Ok, if I have read this correctly, in order for you to have the Mobile APP on your phone to unlock/remote start/turnon-off alarm... you have to have Onstar ?
Which comes FREE(?) for 5 years. What happens after that ?

What if you don't WANT Onstar? What if you just want these features to use on your Phone. Shouldn't that be allowed without Onstar?
 
You're paying for the cellular connection to your car that makes these features possible. Without an active cellular connection it's not possible to do anything to your car beyond the range of the key fob remote.
 
The cell phone app communicates with OnStar, OnStar then communicates with the car. No OnStar, no fancy app.
 
ahhh, I get it now. Thank you. I was thinking that it was just connected to the car..... I need to learn a little more about the "smart" phone things, obviously.
 
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