"Cort" <junkmill@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns996CAC90AC777cortlandbgmailcom@207.115.33. 102...
>I am trying to help a friend out with something I believe is possible but
> am not 100% sure how to do.
>
> He has a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado that is prewired with Onstar AND cell
> phone. He is a contractor and wants to be able to have one number that
> goes
> to both the car and his mobile phone.
>
> He COULD call forward the car phone to the mobile phone but then he would
> be paying for 2 cell phone contracts plus Onstar for some reason also
> charges a hefty premium.
>
> It was my understanding that the only thing a cell phone needs to become
> active in a particular system is a chip. I am wondering if there is
> someway
> to get and install a verizon chip in the car to activate it for verizon.
> If
> it matters, the verizon cell phone is a 325i. I don't know what kind of
> system is in the Silverado.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
>
> Blazingnoob

He can change the Onstar cell setup over to Verizon by adding the truck as a
member of a family plan. Verizon has a special area that handles that. He
can get info from Onstar. The normal Verizon people aren't able to handle
this. He will lose a couple of Onstar features. One is the traffic updates.
Other than that he gets all the Onstar and the Verizon. I did this last year
when I got my new Suburban and fell in love with the hands free calling. He
can forward from cell to truck and it is mobile to mobile. BTW there is no
voice mail on it on the truck. He should at least check into it to see if
it might work for him.

Hpoe this hepls,

/John C.