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Messaging when the network isn't there
Different reasons for having no signal, and what each one actually calls for.
"No signal" isn't one situation. A festival that has flattened the local cell site, a blackout working its way through backup batteries, and a valley that never had coverage are three different problems, and the useful answer differs for each.
These guides cover what fails in each case, what Knit does about it, and — the part most pages like this leave out — where it is the wrong tool and something else is the right one.
Texting with no serviceWhat actually still works when the bars disappear, and how phones pass messages to each other with no tower in between.Power outages & disastersHome internet goes instantly, cell sites run down over hours. What to expect, and how to keep a street talking.Hiking & backcountryGood for keeping a party in touch along a trail. Useless for calling for rescue, and we'd rather say so.Festivals & crowdsFull bars and nothing sends. Why crowds break the network, and why they are the best possible conditions for a mesh.
If the hop-by-hop idea is the part you want to see, the browser demo runs it without installing anything: knock out a cell tower, then walk a message across a crowd.
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