# Messaging when the network isn't there

> Practical ways to connect your group, wherever your plans take you.

"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.

Find a setup that works for your group, learn how messages travel and see what to prepare before you go. Each guide explains the useful limits alongside the possibilities.

## Guides

- [How to text with no service](https://getknit.app/offline/texting-without-service/index.md): Use nearby phones to keep a conversation moving when cell service is unavailable.
- [Messaging during a power outage](https://getknit.app/offline/power-outages/index.md): Home internet goes instantly, cell sites run down over hours. What to expect, and how to keep a street talking.
- [Messaging while hiking with no signal](https://getknit.app/offline/hiking-and-backcountry/index.md): Keep your party in touch along the trail and around camp, with optional LoRa radios for extra reach. Carry a separate device for contacting rescue services.
- [Messaging at a festival with no signal](https://getknit.app/offline/festivals-and-crowds/index.md): Full bars and nothing sends. Why crowds break the network, and why they are the best possible conditions for a mesh.

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