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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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So i'm watching the ncaa tournament the other night and see two commercials where you can unlock and remote start your rig from your phone. That would be sweet to get rid of these damn 09 key fobs that don't work worth a ****!!
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 11:30 PM
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I'm unaware of Chrysler offering something like that, but you can do the same thing with a Viper system. I think it costs an extra $30.00 a year for the 3G data that you'll be using and you have to have an Android or iPhone.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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^^ X2 Ive heard this works with the viper systems, I think gm does it too through onstar, like laramie said u need an iphone or android
 
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 02:30 AM
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Yeah I've seen the onstar app. I'm not sure if it costs anything, but you can start your truck and I think lock and unlock your doors. I'm sure there are more features. Seems cool, but I don't have onstar.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 08:57 AM
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Ya i saw it again last night it was through onstar. That would be sweet to have though.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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A better app is to get the OBD bluetooth dongle and have all your PCM parameters sent to your phone and displayed real-time.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 09:44 PM
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I just installed that system this weekend in my 2010 sport. Its called Drone by Compustar Its pretty sweet I had my keys in my pocket and my hands where full but I did have my phone in one hand so I was able to start my truck and open the doors all with my iPhone!! Love it!!
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 12:08 AM
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Now they just need to make something for the blackberry.

Give it another year and i bet they'll have some crazy gadgets like that. It's gonna open up to another world of hacking and stealing.

But it would be cool to talk to your phone to start the truck. Since to remote start my truck i almost have to be beside it, might as well start it myself.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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Just look at the compustar web site they list iphone, blackberry, & android phones apps demo available. This looking very interesting.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 12:56 AM
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Just look at the compustar web site they list iphone, blackberry, & android phones apps demo available. This looking very interesting.

I just checked it out sounds interesting for sure.

This is what someone wrote down as a review, but he might of had an old ford taurus. Might be different with newer vehicles.
Well first off for those that don't know, you need a compustar alarm system installed, and then you need to add a $300 module (which uses at&t's crappy network) to make this work. Which is fine, their alarms rock. But, for $300 for the module and $30-$300/year, I thought the bugs would have been worked out by now. But no. I've had it for quite sometime now and have only had a few successful uses out of it. There's always either a connection error or a log-in error for whatever reason. But, once the bugs are gone, this could be a 4-5 star system. Def. Recommend trying it. G/l everyone.
I'm still going to download it and try it once i'm out of the boonies and actually have cell reception.

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webst.../16947?lang=en
 
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