Question about Navigation

sharadrai · 10-25-2005, 09:48 PM

ok I did do a search but could not find anything related. so here is my question:

Today I go out with a co-worker of mine in his new Acura TL, so I started playing with his Navigation. So lets say you want to list all the restaurants close to where you are, you can do that on the BMW and the same can be done on the Acura. The BMW will list all the restaurants sorted by milage, but on Acura I can sort it by name and by milage. I can also enter the name of the restaurant and search. Can I do a search for a particular restaurant using the BMW Nav? Now that I think about it even Hertz Never lost system has this feature. Any pointers will be helpful. Thanks in advance.

Pyrat 2 · 10-25-2005, 09:55 PM

Can't do it in the BMW. Wish you could though.

RyBMW · 10-25-2005, 09:57 PM

Not in the BMW navi.

I miss my TL navi.

ACZakka325i · 10-25-2005, 10:18 PM

ive had this same problem, i dont see why they wont sort them by name, as it seems to be the most intuitive method. i believe this to be the biggest shortcoming of that aspect of the nav.

sharadrai · 10-25-2005, 10:36 PM

damn this is lame. I wish they would come out with a software update for it.

puck724 · 10-25-2005, 10:43 PM

i agree it does suck! i was in an 05 land rover the other night and i must say their navi is pretty nice.

magmd · 10-26-2005, 01:36 AM

Agreed....you should be able to search by name. Searching by distance is not that helpful....because most of the time we know the name of the place (bar, club, restaurant, etc)...but not exactly where it is. Only rarely, do I think, ok what is near...and settle with the closest. I have to scroll through the whole thing....blah!

Please fix!!!!!

Eldalo3 · 10-26-2005, 04:49 AM

even with infiniti nav you can put the phone number where you want to go and the nav. will tell you what this number for and if you want to go to it.
i like it so much.

rs1985 · 10-26-2005, 06:27 AM

luck i didn't get nav
haha!

Costa · 10-26-2005, 07:30 AM

hmmm ... is this feature global ie: the ability to display names of places that are nearby. Can anyone from Australia (with Nav Pro) tell us if they have place names like restaurants porgrammed in the Nav system ?

Xens · 10-26-2005, 02:32 PM

Yellow Pages and Navigation should be sleeping together, no question asked!!! :mad:

sharadrai · 10-26-2005, 03:38 PM

ok this is my thought. Can we put in some other Nav DVD in the drive and will that work? If you think about it, its only software tht runs from the DVD. Any thoughts guys?

ska///235i · 10-26-2005, 04:03 PM

yea, that sucks!
Don't know why I got sucker to order the Nav when I knew the BMW Nav is one of the worst out there....

Jon_Hanson · 10-26-2005, 05:56 PM

No, the software doesn't run from the DVD. The DVD is the data.

10-25-2005, 09:48 PM	#1
sharadrai Private 10 Rep 92 Posts Drives: 2006 325 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: boston iTrader: (0)	Question about Navigation ok I did do a search but could not find anything related. so here is my question: Today I go out with a co-worker of mine in his new Acura TL, so I started playing with his Navigation. So lets say you want to list all the restaurants close to where you are, you can do that on the BMW and the same can be done on the Acura. The BMW will list all the restaurants sorted by milage, but on Acura I can sort it by name and by milage. I can also enter the name of the restaurant and search. Can I do a search for a particular restaurant using the BMW Nav? Now that I think about it even Hertz Never lost system has this feature. Any pointers will be helpful. Thanks in advance.
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10-25-2005, 09:55 PM	#2
Pyrat 2 Colonel 1418 Rep 2,560 Posts Drives: Rapidly from A to B Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago 'burbs or TN Smokies iTrader: (3) Garage List 2022 Porsche GT4 [9.64] 2018 Porsche GT3 [9.33] 2007 Z4 M Roadster [8.33] 2020 BMW X1 [0.00]	Can't do it in the BMW. Wish you could though. __________________ '07 Z4MR '22 GT4 '18 GT3 '16 GT4, '16 M2, '14 X1, '13 135is, '06 330i, '03 323 Ci, '01 330i, '99 M3 (RIP), '96 318is, some non-BMWs
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10-25-2005, 09:57 PM	#3
RyBMW Major 78 Rep 1,038 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (1) Garage List 2012 BMW X5 [0.00] 2008 335i [0.00]	Not in the BMW navi. I miss my TL navi. __________________ New: 12 X5 xDrive35i Premium Alpine White/Cinn Brown Old: 08 E92 335i\|Space Gray/Coral Red/Gray Poplar Old: 06 E90 330i\|Black Sapphire/Black /Burl
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10-25-2005, 10:18 PM	#4
ACZakka325i Colonel 277 Rep 2,008 Posts Drives: 2 stroke Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CT iTrader: (2)	ive had this same problem, i dont see why they wont sort them by name, as it seems to be the most intuitive method. i believe this to be the biggest shortcoming of that aspect of the nav. __________________ (Waitlist): #1 M2CSL (Current): 2016 F15 X5 3.5xdrive - 2010 997.2 C4S Coupe (Past): 2016 F30 340xi M-Sport -2013 535i xdrive 2008 E92 M3 - 2006 E90 325i 2002 E46 325xi - 1991 E30 325i
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10-25-2005, 10:36 PM	#5
sharadrai Private 10 Rep 92 Posts Drives: 2006 325 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: boston iTrader: (0)	damn this is lame. I wish they would come out with a software update for it.
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10-25-2005, 10:43 PM	#6
puck724 COLTS 4 LIFE!!! 99 Rep 1,746 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	i agree it does suck! i was in an 05 land rover the other night and i must say their navi is pretty nice. __________________ 2006 330i --sapphire black--black leather --alumminum trim --premium package --cold weather package --park distace control --automatic transmission --navigation with iDrive
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10-26-2005, 01:36 AM	#7
magmd Major General 160 Rep 5,271 Posts Drives: '06 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (13) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Agreed....you should be able to search by name. Searching by distance is not that helpful....because most of the time we know the name of the place (bar, club, restaurant, etc)...but not exactly where it is. Only rarely, do I think, ok what is near...and settle with the closest. I have to scroll through the whole thing....blah! Please fix!!!!! __________________ 2006 330i \| Black Sapphire Metallic \| Step Auto \| Navi with iDr \| Sports Pkg \|OEM Rear Spoiler \| 3M CS35 Tint \| H&R Sport Springs \| Koni Yellows \| Advan RS Racing Hypersilver: 19x9 et22 19x10 et20
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10-26-2005, 04:49 AM	#8
Eldalo3 Private 8 Rep 81 Posts Drives: 325/E90 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	even with infiniti nav you can put the phone number where you want to go and the nav. will tell you what this number for and if you want to go to it. i like it so much.
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10-26-2005, 06:27 AM	#9
rs1985 First Lieutenant 55 Rep 303 Posts Drives: BMW325i MB ML500 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00] 2006 325i [0.00]	luck i didn't get nav haha! __________________ Canada's Game!! Vancouver's Canucks!!
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10-26-2005, 07:30 AM	#10
Costa Second Lieutenant 17 Rep 203 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	hmmm ... is this feature global ie: the ability to display names of places that are nearby. Can anyone from Australia (with Nav Pro) tell us if they have place names like restaurants porgrammed in the Nav system ? __________________ 325i auto \| Saph Blk \| PDC \| Sunroof \| Prof Nav \| BiXenon \| SS \| Logic7
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10-26-2005, 02:32 PM	#11
Xens Eh 108 Rep 653 Posts Drives: Is Turbo'd Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Yellow Pages and Navigation should be sleeping together, no question asked!!! :mad:
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10-26-2005, 03:38 PM	#12
sharadrai Private 10 Rep 92 Posts Drives: 2006 325 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: boston iTrader: (0)	ok this is my thought. Can we put in some other Nav DVD in the drive and will that work? If you think about it, its only software tht runs from the DVD. Any thoughts guys?
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10-26-2005, 04:03 PM	#13
ska///235i ***** noob 1368 Rep 10,479 Posts Drives: 325xi>M235i>428GCx Mspor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston iTrader: (34) Garage List 2006 325xi [0.00]	yea, that sucks! Don't know why I got sucker to order the Nav when I knew the BMW Nav is one of the worst out there.... __________________ 2006 325xi (Sold) 2014 M235I (Current) 2015 428xi Gran Coupe (STB)
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10-26-2005, 05:56 PM	#14
Jon_Hanson Private 4 Rep 98 Posts Drives: Join Date: Apr 2005 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	No, the software doesn't run from the DVD. The DVD is the data.
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