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)
I did everything I was to do, but now where does this show up on my phone? I have gone to GPS, Java, games and apps. Where is it that I pull up?
I finally found it under Java. However, I am advised I must login to lifeinpocket.com and select SYNC and then select update. Anyone know where I will see this function on the website? I have tried selecting SYNC on my phone, yet no success. Help please.
I have a Bold 9700, Lifeinpocket has google maps as the default map and voice navigation is not working, isn’t it supposed to work in google maps in the first place, I keep getting distracted because I always have to look at my phone… I wish someone could help me here,,?!
Want download on my samsung seek
You can try downloading it (click the JAD link in the phone’s browser) but AFAIK LifeInPocket doesn’t work on Boost CDMA phones like the Seek.
Once I enter in the destination info, how do I get the turn by turn dirctions?
Hi I downloaded this app and it work fine but as soon as I upgraded it stop working I get error loading error opening can you help
Sounds like the update failed. Try deleting it and reinstalling. If that doesn’t do it log into LifeInPocket’s site at http://lifeinpocket.com/ and click on “Report an issue”.