So, I recently cancelled the free trial for OnStar for my 2017 G2 Volt--mainly because I think it's ridiculous to pay $49/month for a service that is basically the exact and FREE with my iPhone. I can just use Google Maps via bluetooth and I get the same thing, only better because I can see the route that has been chosen ahead of time.
Anyway, since I cancelled it, I was told that I would move to a basic account where all I would have is remote access via the app, and so forth.
While I had the free-trial of OnStar, I was able to set my charging preferences so that if I was charging at home the car would only be charging during off-peak hours, but would start charging immediately if I wasn't home. Additionally, if I was charging at home, the amp would automatically be 12 amp--which I had set it to.
Since I cancelled, whenever I get to work (where there is a free charging station) the delay charging kicks in and it won't charge immediately if charging needs to continue past off-peak hours. This is very annoying because every day I have to change the preference to charge immediately. Moreover, when I get home, the amp charging automatically goes back to 8, instead of 12, requiring me to constantly change it.
Has anyone else noticed this? It's very annoying, but not annoying enough to make me shell out $49/month for the convenience of having it remember my charging preferences. I feel like this should be native to the vehicle and not part of the OnStar service. Is it, am I just missing something?