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)
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What we have are slow and clumsy outdated phones, this is the best we can get.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!