GM onstar car connect questions
We just got a Silverado with the GM hotspot. I have connected to it from the trailer using my Ubiquiti Nanostation connected to either the laptop or a Wifi Ranger Go2 and then two laptops connected to...
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I have been using this for about a year on my 16 silverado.
1. Battery (gasser) will run down after a few hours. I now put a trickle charger on it when I know I won't be driving for a few days (we are 3 months at winter location and I only drive about once a week). The trickle charger cannot keep up with the discharge rate, so I am still limited to a few hours (a movie) before giving the charger time to catch up.
2. I manually turn off the headlights (rotate dial counter clockwise all the way), as I found that the system will turn the headlights on if it gets darker and thus run the battery down even more.
3. I also keep a velcro tag on my RV door to remind me that the hub is on.
4. The silverado will start beeping at you when the battery gets low, get tuned into a chime ding and turn off when it happens (the first time I heard this I thought it was my neighbor and not me).
It is a bit of a PITA, but the price, bandwidth, and speed is worth the PITA when RVing.
1. Battery (gasser) will run down after a few hours. I now put a trickle charger on it when I know I won't be driving for a few days (we are 3 months at winter location and I only drive about once a week). The trickle charger cannot keep up with the discharge rate, so I am still limited to a few hours (a movie) before giving the charger time to catch up.
2. I manually turn off the headlights (rotate dial counter clockwise all the way), as I found that the system will turn the headlights on if it gets darker and thus run the battery down even more.
3. I also keep a velcro tag on my RV door to remind me that the hub is on.
4. The silverado will start beeping at you when the battery gets low, get tuned into a chime ding and turn off when it happens (the first time I heard this I thought it was my neighbor and not me).
It is a bit of a PITA, but the price, bandwidth, and speed is worth the PITA when RVing.
