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Communication and Maps: Stay Connected When the Signal Drops (South Africa)

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Communication and Maps: Stay Connected When the Signal Drops (South Africa)

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R329
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R329

A PDF you can open on any phone, tablet or computer. The download link appears as soon as payment is confirmed, and we email it to you too.

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About this item

Cell towers run on batteries too. What happens to the network in a long outage, a one page family communication plan with an out of area contact and two meeting places, how to make your phone last, how to set up offline maps, battery radios, low tech signals, and a plan to fill in. Written for South Africa.

Details

Format
PDF, A4, 8 pages
Delivery
Instant download after payment

What is inside

  • A 8 page A4 PDF for South African households.
  • What happens to the mobile network in a long outage, as reported by South African news.
  • A five part family communication plan, and what goes on the card.
  • How to make your phone last, and how to set up offline maps and a paper backup.
  • Battery and crank radios, load shedding apps, and two way radios (check the rules).
  • Whistles, lights and a phone tree for when everything fails.
  • A plan, numbers sheet and radio station sheet to fill in.

What it really costs

  • FreeA family plan, offline maps, paper copies, a whistle signal. No fee.
  • PaidA battery or crank radio, spare batteries, a power bank. We do not quote shop prices because they move every week.
  • Optional paidTwo way radios, a satellite messenger. Optional. Check the radio rules first.
  • Costs timeSetting up the phones and the plan. An evening (our estimate).

Questions people ask

What do I get when I buy?

An instant download: the 8 page PDF guide, with a fill-in plan and printable checklists at the end.

Do I need the main Power Cut Playbook first?

No. Each guide stands on its own. The main guide is the overview, and this one goes deeper on one topic. Reading both works best.

Is it only for South Africa?

It is written for South Africa: rand, municipalities, load shedding and local emergency numbers. A broader edition will come later.

How do I know the figures are right?

Every figure is tagged Official page, Third party (check), Our arithmetic, General advice or Not confirmed, with the date it was checked (4 November 2026), and the guide ends with a source table. Many figures come from summaries and news reports, and the tags say so.

Is this medical, legal or safety advice?

No. It is general information. Where health, law or safety matters it says what the sources say and tells you who to ask.

Will it be updated?

The plan is a short weekly update on what has changed, and a new edition when figures change. Each edition says its date.

Who wrote it?

Legacy Solutions Architecture, a Cape Town technology advisory firm. It was written with the help of an AI assistant, then checked, edited and published by us.

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