GIBSON6594

How cool would it be if the next navi update also included a yellow pages type addition so you could look up people addresses and phone numbers. The updated Navi disk would have the updated phone books. I would pay a few bucks extra for something like that.

Pass this to the Acura CEO

slo007

Yeah, that would be nice.

daniel1113

I wonder how much space that database would actually take up...

It would be awesome to have though. Unfortunately, I don't think it will happen until our Nav systems are always connected to some sort of network. Then, data will be fed from a server to the car rather than having a permanent disc in the trunk, since such data would change all the time, unlike streets and buildings that don't change all the often.

GIBSON6594

Your idea would be ideal. But I would settle for a annual update. Phonebooks are not constantly updating either, but they get the job done.

As far as the space it takes up, that is out of my area of knowledge

MoFocker

i think y ou can already do this... theres a feature where you can look up addresses via a phone number in the Menu screen. Is that what you mean?

daniel1113

I was thinking more of a complete white pages directory, with names.

GIBSON6594

Thats what I meant too

gmfreed

I dont think you will never see the info from the white pages on a navigation. think about it, if that was the case then if you can search by phone number, then you can search by name. and once you have a persons name, then you will have address, phone number, and perfect directions to their house. I would consider that a security issue at your fingertips.

GIBSON6594

What the difference between that and somebody with a phonebook and mapquest?

gmfreed

yeah i did not think about it that way, but at first thought, a phone book does not always give you city and and it never gives you zip. although easy things to find. but the whole thing about a security issue was something i was told by an alpine rep a few years back when i sold mobile equipment.

gmfreed

you would have to talk to NavTech. they are the company that writes all the nav software for the major brands, including mapquest i think.

VeniceBeachTSX

You can do it right now with http://www.anywho.com or any of the other online phone books. Look up the person, phone number, whatever, and then get a map. If you're concerned, don't have your address listed with your number.

Problem with this is that a national white pages runs to several DVDs. You can buy them from a variety of sources, but it's a huge amount of data. There would have to be a mechanism to load information from multiple DVDs into a hard drive on the car so it could be searched effectively.

VeniceBeachTSX

When I go to anywho.com and put in my name and state, I get all of the above back with no problems and there's a button to show a map too. No problem, and available to anybody for free.

Want to avoid this, then don't have your address listed, or don't list your number at all.