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Updated 22-Apr-2010: Until recently, the only way to get Life in Pocket was to visit the LifeInPocket.com PC site and to register and then push the app to your Boost or Nextel phone. The PC site is Flash based and doesn't work with mobile browsers, so users without a PC were out of luck. Now Life in Pocket has made their LIPsignup app available for direct download from a mobile friendly page at lifeinpocket.com/s.html.
The direct download doesn't work with iDEN phones but it did make it possible for me to add to to BoostApps where Boost iDEN and Nextel USA users can send it to their phones using the Send to Phone button below.
Note that the LIPsignup app is just a small 33KB loader that lets you register for the service. When you register be sure to choose the right carrier (Boost or Nextel) and enter your mobile number correctly as 10 digits with no leading "1". When you finish registering, exit the signup app and go to Download Apps again and you will see a new "LIP_056" download - which is the actual 736 KB Life In Pocket App.
LifeInPocket is the only free GPS aware turn by turn navigation app with voice guidance I've found that runs on the Motorola iDEN phones. It actually does a lot more than just navigation including free messaging with other LifeInPocket users, a friend and family locator, address book and text note synchronization, calendar, task manager, weather forecasts and a news reader.
LifeInPocket tries to do too much, in my opinion. It's a huge app, consuming over a megabyte of precious space on the handset. Navigating the menus is confusing and the LifeInPocket website is worse. Fortunately the core navigation feature works really well, with loud, clear and timely voice prompts. There's no reason to pay $9.95/month for BoostNavigator or Sprint Navigation when LifeInPocket does the same thing for free.
Type: Freeware
Author: Roadcomm - Product Page, Help
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series with Java (i776, i465, i9, i290, etc.)
File Size: 736 KB
Alternate links for side loading and non-iDEN devices: ZIP JAD JAR
Google Maps app even the newer version despite it being a tad slower than the 1st version is still great and fast MGMaps or whatever that other app is called is so slow that I just uninstalled it. Do you have any other suggestions for a GOS solution without paying for Boost Navigator if Life In Pocket will not go?
Hello, I have LifeInPocket downloaded and installed on my I465. Everything is going fine but for some reason I can not log in on my phone. I get an error and just the basic help menu. On the website lifeinpocket.com I can log in but for some reason it thinks I am using a Blackberry. Now I downloaded using the send to phone option and on the install app on the hone I clicked on Boost Mobile. Keep in mind the app opens fine, I agree to the license agreement but on my i465 I can not log in as with the app om the phone but on the website no issues except it thinks I have a Blackberry. Yet it shows my home address fine that I set on the phone during initial setup. Any ideas?
You're not the only one who has trouble logging in to Life In Pocket. It's probably another sign due to their servers being overloaded. Just keep trying you'll get in eventually though I don't know if it's worth the trouble.
im tryng to dl lifeinpocket. this is what i did. 1 i went to lifeinpocket.com using opera mini 4.2 in my i465 2 .i created añ account 3. when i tryed to dl it i asks me if my phone its a blackberry but it doesnt give any óptions.what do i do? im stuck
In your account setup at LifeInPocket you have to select Boost as your mobile operator then it will let you download. Or just download it from this page using the "Send To Phone" button.