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132 messages, Last post on Aug 27, 2009 at 11:11 PM
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Been a proud owner of a 2007 MDX for the last month or so, have a question with regards to the address book feature. I have hunted high and low but cannot for the life of me figure out how to delete a address book entry that has been stored. Any help would be mucho appreciated. Thanks |
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Replying to: realms_reality (Mar 06, 2007 12:30 pm)
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Replying to: my3rdrx (Mar 07, 2007 6:30 am) Personal information --> Address Book --> Choose an entry --> Delete 
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Replying to: my3rdrx (Mar 07, 2007 6:30 am) |
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Replying to: fighterwso (Mar 07, 2007 5:46 pm) Never thought of going to it from setup. Will try it out. |
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Or does anyone else think that finding things near to you without an address is ridiculous? Example: Try to find the nearest Starbucks. Menu->Name->type in STARBUCKS Result is like 50 things, few of which are coffee places. Once you choose that it's a restaurant, you have to select the TYPE of restaurant. American, Other, etc... It's the same thing if you search through the restaurant category, and it's awful. How about let me type in the name, show me the nearest match, and its category. My $350 Garmin works better than this. Once you have the address, it's fine, but... c'mon!
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Replying to: spektre (Mar 08, 2007 8:16 am) I like when I type in Starbucks and tell it to find nearest in vicinity and it finds the nearest one to be 473 miles away. My navi is dead accurate, but finding things without an address can be a joke at times. |
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>> 'Places' >> 'Categories' >> 'Restaurants' >> 'All Types' >> 'Find by Keyword' >> 'Sort by Distance' >> Type 'Starbucks' >> Wait awhile while it sorts through the DB... This should give you the closest Starbucks to your location. This is from memory so some of the menu titles may not be exact but you should get the gist of it. I had the same issues with our Honda Pilot... and I was initially disappointed to see that it hadn't changed in the MDX. But then I figured it out after messing around with the menus. The frustrating part is that everything is based around the categories... and it varies depending upon how the business listing is categorized. Categories are sometimes useful... but most of the time they just get in the way. Hope this helps.
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Replying to: moholland (Mar 26, 2007 7:13 am) Anyway, the problem stems from the nationwide database used by Alpine along with Acura/Honda not fixing it with 'we just report the news, not censor it' policy. They buy a snapshot of POI's each year and they are input by the most error prone, not thinking standard naming convention processors available... humans (and/or extracting from other databases/phonebooks). Searchiing Starbucks yields different results from searching Starbuck's and Starbucks Coffee, Starbuck's Coffee w/ w/o Shop, you get the idea. Multiply this fat-fingered variable by the number or POI (Places of Imagination versus Points of Interest as you imagine it's the one you want) and you get a mish-mosh starting with the exact match instead of most logical based on current location. Trying to outsmart it by stopping your search short with just Starbuck includes Starbuck Lounge, Crematorium, and Hotel plus the previously mentioned variants. Real intelligent database searching starts with 'what I really meant was' logic. A little company named Google got the hang of this awhile back. Acura/Honda have a lot to learn before catching up. Putting in a real PC with the Horsepower to think more broadly versus confined my way or I'll show you the highway (pardon the pun) processor might help. In the meantime, try to name your city first, then look by category versus exact name matching with 'find closest' tied in. I've learned to live with the hassles of this crippled Navi's functionality. At least the Acura can call via Bluetooth. Reverse lookup is something else Garmin does well, are you listening mother Acura/Honda? |
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It is not just YOU. The human-factors of this Navi system are unbelievably bad, and the POI database is infuriating. I bought this MDX with this $2k option of a navi system, based on trust in Acura. I had been happy with my previous Acura and its technology (no navi system). They did not deliver on the trust. The Starbucks story has been the same for us. It is easier to call OnStar to find one. And try to find a Kmart!! And try to find any restaurant that has not been around for at least 4 years! Meanwhile my Garmin in my older Acura is fantastic. How COULD Acura be so clueless! And for the final insult, we tried to use the navigator to get us to 81st St. E., NY, NY, driving from Connecticutt. That's not rocket science. But the idiotic database took us to 81st E in Brooklyn. We had to tell it "Manhatten" to get to N.Y. And so it goes, week after week, trip after trip. And the dealer takes no responsibility for even trying to help -- they can't even tell us whether spending $180 on the 2007 data disc would improve any aspect of this nonsense. The only help I can offer readers of this venting, is to buy the minimum of built-in electronics, so that you can buy best of breed, even if not integrated, and you can upgrade at will (and spend far less money in total). Electronics will evolve far faster than the trade-in cycle of an expensive car like the MDX!!
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