New! Direct Download for LifeInPocket – Turn by Turn Navigation
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
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series with Java (i776, i465, i9, i290, etc.)
Does NOT work on Boost CDMA phones like the Incognito, Juno, Seek or Factor.
File Size: 736 KB
Downloading uses paid data. Downloads are for Java ME phones only.
To download and install click here: DOWNLOAD (jad)
BoostMobile blocks internal GPS of all CDMA phones from 3rd party apps’ access. That means we can no longer support Boost Mobile phones except BlackBerry smart phones. Existing iDen LifeInPocket users can continue using the app but download is no longer available.
All BlackBerry user can download the latest LifeInPocket from BlackBerry App World or from our site LifeInPocket.com directly.
We apologize for the inconvenience,
The GPS is still open to 3rd party apps on Boost iDEN phones. There is no reason to remove the iDEN download.
I’m messing with the new Sayno Mirro, and not having luck. It’s probably the same story as the Incognito. I’ll keep you posted if I figure it out
i have downloaded life in pocket on my i465. however everytime i go to it I have to re register and doesnt let me go any further. any suggestions?
thanks
I am using lifeinpocket in my Blackberry 9700 and my wife’s 8200. We attempted to befriend each other via email address… Did not work. My wife tried to search and invite myself via name and the program invited some guy that wasn’t even in her address book… Did not work. Lifeinpocket sucks MASSAVE amounts battery power if left on. We have removed your product from both phones.
The version of LifeInPocket on this site is only intended for Motorola iDen phones so if that’s what you tried I’m not surprised it didn’t work well. You might want to try the BlackBerry specific one at http://lifeinpocket.com/s.html
BTW, LifeInPocket is not “my” product. It’s published by RoadComm, Inc. BoostApps is a free download site for Boost and Nextel Motorola phones and is not affiliated with RoadComm, Inc.
No go on the Incognito. As far as I’ve found, the Incognito’s GPS is blocked from all 3rd party apps.