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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.
You will notice that there is no "Send to Phone" button below. That's because LifeInPocket doesn't make the installation files available directly to users. But they do offer their own send to phone function that works just like BoostApps to send LifeInPocket directly to "Download Apps" on your phone. Just visit lifeinpocket.com on your PC (or Opera Mini on your phone) click the "Download" button and enter the required information.
Type: Freeware
Author: Roadcomm - Product Page, Help
Data Connection Required: No
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series (i776, i465, i9, i290, etc.)
I have had no problems with this app on my i465. It is by far the best I've tried. Just have to remember if you missed a turn to re-route so you can get on the right track. Other than that, PERFECT.
I use it on my i465 just fine. You can always try it out. If you don't like it you can delete it. It's free.
Cant get it. Always comes to this said to leave a comment
What do you mean?
in the website it asked if i had a certain series of phones which i dont and even though i said+NO+it told me to choose which series but gave no option for my i856
If the i856 isn't listed, pick a similar phone;
Best is another Motorola iDEN with the same screen size: i850, i860, i870, i880
Next best would be any Motoroal iDEN which is any Moto with a name starting with an i followed by three numbers like i730
If none of those are listed pick a Motorola or Samsung with the same screen size: Motorola V3, RAZR or V600, Samsung A900 or A920
I wouldn't ever count on this for directions to a place you don't know where its at, it will get you lost and you'll have to keep re-routing while driving
I've tested this app on 8 trips and its just not accurate, if it auto re routed itself without lag like a real gps it would be fine, but it will just keep you heading on the wrong path unless you remember to re=route
even sometimes when you hit re-route it will give you the wrong way to go but after 4 times of doing it the right one will pop through
worthless app
downloaded this a while back but I couldn't get some of yhe features to work like traffic, weather, etc...I get an GPS error message. Any ideas on what this is about?
Thanks in advance.
In the phone menu click GPS, then Privacy and select unrestricted. GPS works best outdoors with a clear view of the sky. I find that sometimes I have to turn my phone off and back on again to get GPS working.
how do we get it there is no send to my phone button
From the post:
"You will notice that there is no "Send to Phone" button below. That's because LifeInPocket doesn't make the installation files available directly to users. But they do offer their own send to phone function that works just like BoostApps to send LifeInPocket directly to "Download Apps" on your phone. Just visit lifeinpocket.com on your PC (or Opera Mini on your phone) click the "Download" button and enter the required information."
I download it to my i856, it works great. Thanks it doesnt take a genius to figure out how to use it. Lol it works great. Thanks denis
"You will notice that there is no "Send to Phone" button below. That's because LifeInPocket doesn't make the installation files available directly to users. But they do offer their own send to phone function that works just like BoostApps to send LifeInPocket directly to "Download Apps" on your phone. Just visit lifeinpocket.com on your PC (or Opera Mini on your phone) click the "Download" button and enter the required information." nice info. They pushed the app to my phone just like BoostApps.
It's not perfect but nav is a little bit better than boost navigator. A lot of features but not difficult to use at all. Go through features one by one first gave me an over all idea about what it can do.
The app size is smaller than the boost nav but has more features than boost nav. Oh, it really talks. The map is not as good as Gmap, but Gmap is just a map.
Gmap is nice, it complements life in pocket. Why they are giving those nice apps out for free?
These 2 apps are must have for boost phones. I won't pay $10 for any app anyway.
This app isnt all that great. I have a clutch and I had to set the end point again when I got a text.
If you ever use Boost's Nav App ($10 a months?) you will feel very lucky. This thing is much smaller than the Boost stuff and faster.
What we have are slow and clumsy outdated phones, this is the best we can get. Paid of free.
It's time to upgrade to some real phone!
i really need some honest feedback about the boost navigator. has anyone ever tried it? if so, did it work? im asking this cause on the website it says it is compatible with the i465 clutch, but ive seen reviews people saying the opposite. im starting to think is the phone itself maybe the internal gps in it is not the best . another thing is the screen is so small i dont know how the navigator would work also $10 a month sounds sorta steep for something that probably i would not use a lot. so would someone send me feedback on this matter ? thanks in advance.
If you are having trouble with Life In Pocket finding your location try the following:
In the phone menu be sure that GPS -> Privacy = Unrestricted. GPS works best outdoors,with a clear view of the sky and the antenna extended if your phone has one.
If it still doesn't work:
Power cycle the phone and go outside somewhere with a clear view of the sky, extend the antenna, open the phone menu and choose GPS -> Position. Press the soft key labeled "Refresh" and wait.
The first fix can take several minutes, once it shows your location go back in Life In Pocket and retry. From now on Life In Pocket should be able to locate you on your own as long as you are outdoors with the antenna extended and can see the sky
well, like i said i tried lifeinpocket but deinstalled it . like you said its a huge app and most of it you dont even need. i wish these guys focus on the the navigation feature only and forget about the rest , maybe in the future they'll do something about it.
i downloaded lifeinpocket ,just to try, you know what its not that terrible. i did notice its a very low tech app it reminds me a lot of the boost wap broser i think its a little better, its free!! as opposed to $10 a month on boost .i admit it its not the greatest but im willing to give it a try.i was wondering has anyone know how to set up the navigation feature i havent tried it yet. any feedback will be appreciated.thanx!
Walter, Life In Pocket is not a great app. It's slow, takes up a big chunk of the space available for loading apps, the user interface is a confusing mess and sometimes it refuses to plot a route.
But it is the only free turn by turn navigation app with voice Guidance that works on iDEN phones.
is this app that bad? i was thinking about giving it a try on my cluth but im not sure anymore. can anyone explain? thax.
Great APP??? Did someone actually write that?
You've got to be kidding me! What have you been doing for directions before My Life...dropping "bread crumbs" like Hansel and Gretel?
Let me be brutally honest! The My Life APP is the biggest POS and the most rudimentary APP that I have experienced in a long time!
Sometimes you can get a great app for free, but not in this case!
The website and the instructions are crap too!
Thanks to My Life for trying, but do yourself a favor...buy a GPS device if you need directions!
Sorry, but I have to tell it like it is in order to save others from wasting time trying to decipher this train wreck!
This is a great app that makes my cheap Boost phone useful if you follow the instruction to personalize for your own life style.
Navigation voice is loud, clear and precise. Fully hands and almost eyes free, web features are on click without typing. It'ss faster and much smaller than Telenav's $10 per month nav only app.
No, but when you resume it doesn't it pick up where it left off? That's what I'd expect to happen though I haven't actually gotten a call while using it
is there any way to keep this app from becoming suspended by an incoming text or call?
Thanks so much for all that you do!! I wasnt really impressed with my phone becase there wasnt to mush i cold do on it....Now i love it!!! (except for the slow messaging service) But i can learn to deal with that..lol!! THANKS AGAIN...YOU ROCK!!
its just too big of a file for most small memory nextel phones, I mean it will work fine but you can't have any other apps running with it or java memory will run out.
the other bad thing is while have the turn by turn running if someone calls and interupts, you can't just resume you have to re-enter your destination and re-scan for satelites
best free turn by turn gps app though
I agree installed and deleted has to much and to confusing to use mgmaps works better for gps
You're right. Way to many things in one package. Installed it and deleted it twice. Better when an app does one or two things well than when one does a bunch of things sorta ok.