Using the built in cell phone without On-Star in your H2

[Steve R]

Okay...got some answers, but you guys have figured out a lot on your own.

First off, as already figured....you CAN call the car! (The rep was a hot little cutie...but obviously she didn't know her stuff!).

My buddy Cary tells me that all you have to do is call your home from the H2....your caller ID will tell you what your H2 phone number is. So YES, you can call your H2!

Cary says the voice recognition system is actually over at On-Star and NOT in our H2's. It's On-Star's computer listening and doing that for us. He says there is no way to integrate our personal cell-phones into the speaker-phone system we already have. Btw, our on-star works through our stereo systems...be careful when replacing these units.

Cary very much recommends keeping the On-Star system, they apparently have a unique agreement with ALL cell-phone providers for roaming...which means we can hit ANY cell-phone repeater/antenna and get signal. He explains that where most cell phones may not work, On-Star probably will. The downside, it's an old-fashioned analog signal...not digital. His advice is to maintain the On-Star for some minutes and save them to use when req'd.