Tele-Aid and Satellite Radio (in Europe)
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Tele-Aid and Satellite Radio (in Europe)
This is for our members across the pond: Is there a service like Tele-Aid and Satellite radio in the European area? I am just curious. I have the impression that Tele-Aid is something in the US market that was sparked by Cadillac (with their OnStar).
Also, I imagine that Canada has both Sat. radio and Tele-aid right? I am interested in your reposes.
Steven Aguirre
Also, I imagine that Canada has both Sat. radio and Tele-aid right? I am interested in your reposes.
Steven Aguirre
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Originally Posted by Barry45RPM
So what happens when you press the SOS, wrench or I buttons in your car? ... or are these buttons not present?
We simply don't have these buttons.
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XM and Sirius aren't "officially" available in Canada because the Canadian government hasn't licensed them to provide service there. Their signal is available in border areas of Canada and somebody in Canada could subscribe by using a US address. That's what at least one Canadian member of this forum (who shall remain anonymous by me) has done.
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Originally Posted by DWP
XM and Sirius aren't "officially" available in Canada because the Canadian government hasn't licensed them to provide service there. Their signal is available in border areas of Canada and somebody in Canada could subscribe by using a US address. That's what at least one Canadian member of this forum (who shall remain anonymous by me) has done.
That is a shame for you guys over there in Canada!
I really love the SIRIUS radio!!! You would hope that this will be changing soon. That the license will be applied for soon. The satellites are set up so that most of the Canadian region will get the signal. So this would give these two companies a huge market with no extra infrastructure cost.I guess you do have Tele-Aid then, correct?
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Originally Posted by SAguirre
DWP,
That is a shame for you guys over there in Canada! I really love the SIRIUS radio!!! You would hope that this will be changing soon. That the license will be applied for soon. The satellites are set up so that most of the Canadian region will get the signal. So this would give these two companies a huge market with no extra infrastructure cost.
I guess you do have Tele-Aid then, correct?
Steve
That is a shame for you guys over there in Canada!
I really love the SIRIUS radio!!! You would hope that this will be changing soon. That the license will be applied for soon. The satellites are set up so that most of the Canadian region will get the signal. So this would give these two companies a huge market with no extra infrastructure cost.I guess you do have Tele-Aid then, correct?
Steve
http://xmradio.com/faq/faq_list_serv...ite%20Radio#18
Sirius does have a plan for Canada:
http://www.sirius.com/servlet/Conten...=1070996607487
... but since the press release is almost a year old, the joint venture seems to be proceeding at the speed of cold maple syrup.
The Canadian M-B web site says that TeleAid is standard equipment in an E500 there ...
http://www.mercedes-benz.ca/index.cfm?id=3915
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Fastbuck has kindly answered part 1 of your question, part 2 is more of a grey answer and I stand to be corrected.
We have DAB Radio which is.. Digital Audio Broadcasting or 'DAB digital radio' that we can fit. Satellite radio is broadcast in the UK but to my knowledge there is no car radio capable of receiving the signal.
We would need a Sky digi box with a dish permanantly pointing at a geo-stationary satellite
Now there's a challenge.
I hope someone can tell me I am mistaken because receiving the radio stations that Sky offer would be brilliant.
Oh nearly forgot, instead of the SOS button the telephone has a setting to dial Mercedes-Benz breakdown direct.
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We have DAB Radio which is.. Digital Audio Broadcasting or 'DAB digital radio' that we can fit. Satellite radio is broadcast in the UK but to my knowledge there is no car radio capable of receiving the signal.
We would need a Sky digi box with a dish permanantly pointing at a geo-stationary satellite
Now there's a challenge.I hope someone can tell me I am mistaken because receiving the radio stations that Sky offer would be brilliant.
Oh nearly forgot, instead of the SOS button the telephone has a setting to dial Mercedes-Benz breakdown direct.
Bye for now,
John
A cold dark night in Torquay
(although nowhere near as cold as 'bonnie' Scotland)
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In most countries in Europe, E-call/TeleAid is available as an option (depending on the model, sometimes only with a telephone). With the factory-installed phones, service call buttons are often fitted as well.
(See www.mercedes-benz.de 's Konfigurator for more information.)
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Originally Posted by glojo
Fastbuck has kindly answered part 1 of your question, part 2 is more of a grey answer and I stand to be corrected.
We have DAB Radio which is.. Digital Audio Broadcasting or 'DAB digital radio' that we can fit. Satellite radio is broadcast in the UK but to my knowledge there is no car radio capable of receiving the signal.
We have DAB Radio which is.. Digital Audio Broadcasting or 'DAB digital radio' that we can fit. Satellite radio is broadcast in the UK but to my knowledge there is no car radio capable of receiving the signal.
(I rather like the few Worldspace channels that XM Radio chooses to simulcast.)
With regard to Sky boxes, Tele-Satellite magazine has an article on a pretty spiffy satellite TV antenna for vehicles, but it's even more unwieldy than the first generation Globalstar "dunce cap" I have on my W124. Give it time, the phased arrays will get smaller...
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Originally Posted by pa28pilot
With regard to Sky boxes, Tele-Satellite magazine has an article on a pretty spiffy satellite TV antenna for vehicles, but it's even more unwieldy than the first generation Globalstar "dunce cap" I have on my W124. Give it time, the phased arrays will get smaller...
In the UK there are definetely no car radio's that can pick up satellite radio. I have just counted the music and radio stations that Sky offer and there is a total of 112. This includes the TV music channels (they play non stop music)
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Originally Posted by WillyWolo
Is Tele-Aid run by OnStar?
http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp...e=ci_index.jsp
... and, not surprisingly, offered on GM car brands.
Do any makers besides M-B and GM offer a service like TeleAid/OnStar in North America?
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OnStar ws "spun off" by GM to be a stand alone company so that other auto manufacturers could offer it as an option. Acura, for one, offers OnStar as an option.
Incidentally, I have both OnStar & TeleAid in 2 different cars, and can tell you that OnStar's call pick-up (answer) times are light years faster than MB's TeleAid. I wish MB used OnStar instead of their own. There's no reason for redundant services, and GM sells many more cars in the US than MB, so that OnStar will allways be the "VHS" to MB's "BetaMax". I don't see MB keeping its own service if it cares about making money, AND delivering service.
Incidentally, I have both OnStar & TeleAid in 2 different cars, and can tell you that OnStar's call pick-up (answer) times are light years faster than MB's TeleAid. I wish MB used OnStar instead of their own. There's no reason for redundant services, and GM sells many more cars in the US than MB, so that OnStar will allways be the "VHS" to MB's "BetaMax". I don't see MB keeping its own service if it cares about making money, AND delivering service.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
In most countries in Europe, E-call/TeleAid is available as an option (depending on the model, sometimes only with a telephone). With the factory-installed phones, service call buttons are often fitted as well.
(See www.mercedes-benz.de 's Konfigurator for more information.)
-s-
(See www.mercedes-benz.de 's Konfigurator for more information.)
-s-
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxemburg, Italy, France, Spain, The Netherlands, and Switzerland
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Originally Posted by DWP
No. TeleAid is a M-B brand name for a service provided to M-B by contractors. OnStar is a similar service provided by a GM subsidiary ...
http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp...e=ci_index.jsp
... and, not surprisingly, offered on GM car brands.
Do any makers besides M-B and GM offer a service like TeleAid/OnStar in North America?
http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp...e=ci_index.jsp
... and, not surprisingly, offered on GM car brands.
Do any makers besides M-B and GM offer a service like TeleAid/OnStar in North America?
