Why carry a spare tire?

[DelawareH2]

Since I carry a cell phone (who doesn't) and I live on the East Coast with pretty good cell coverage, I don't see a lot of use for the OnStar system.

I turned a corner too close with the 740 and wrecked the tire (and rim and suspension and ....). Help was just a cell phone call away, so OnStar wasn't and isn't necessary.

I guess if I am in an accident and the airbags deploy, it's a nice feature to have the emergency service call me. Also, we did have our Volvo wagon stolen (what idiot would steal a Volvo) so the location service would have been nice. Even so, I don't see a lot of use for it.

If they had negotiated rates with multiple cell carriers and provided a detachable phone with a decent rate plan, I would have used it. Have you seen the rates they charge for cell calls? Outrageous!