reminder: factory phones will be useless post Feb 2008

[Al Streicher]

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.-Audi of America, Inc. has partnered with OnStar to bring
state-of-the-art telematics services to Audi customers since April 2002 and
will continue to offer the personalized service for the 2003 model year with
added benefits.

Audi Telematics by OnStar offers a variety of safety and security as well as
convenience services. Three packages are now available: the Safe and Sound
plan, Directions and Connections plan and the Luxury and Leisure plan.

Audi Telematics by OnStar is optional on all 2003 Audi sedan and Avant
models.
Full article;
http://media.audiusa.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9030

Al
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[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Brett Dikeman
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 6:31 PM
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Cc: V8 Audi Fans; Quattro List; s-car-list list
Subject: reminder: factory phones will be useless post Feb 2008


For those of you that haven't heard, and use your (analog) factory
phones, if only for making emergency calls...analog cell phone service
in the US will be harder and harder to find after February 2008.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iiczkwxq1jK5IKXGCsNQkWgOHmQAD8TM1PKG0

It's worth noting that the FCC is "letting" carriers do this after Feb
18th- not sure how hot-to-trot the various carriers will be.  No doubt
some will jump at the chance to get customers to drop $$ on new plans
and handsets...

Does anyone know what newer Audi models use the old analog On-Star
based system, and if they can be updated as claimed in the article? I
think this would make a good wiki article, but I have no clue on
either front.

Brett
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