A portable device having telephone information stored thereon is provided according
to one embodiment. The portable device has a memory for storing telephone information
specific to a particular geographic region. The telephone information includes
telephone numbers, each of which has a name associated with it. The portable device
also includes a display for displaying the stored telephone information. A user
interface allows a user to select an entry from the stored telephone information.
A power source provides power to the portable device. A method and computer program
product for transmitting regional telephone information to a portable device are
also provided. Accordingly, a connection is initiated between a portable device
and a host. The portable device has a memory for storing telephone information
specific to a particular geographic region. The telephone information includes
telephone numbers, each of which has a name associated with it. Telephone information
is transmitted from the host to the portable device and stored in the memory of
the portable device.
