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Communications

What Works Offline When the Internet Goes Down?

Published 6 November 2026 · Updated 6 November 2026 · Independent advice, not government guidance

A planned guide to staying informed without broadband, using official power-cut communications advice.

This article is marked DRAFT. The structure and source list are in place, but it has not yet been written up as a finished guide. Do not treat draft notes as complete advice.

Official power-cut guidance already describes a world in which home internet — and sometimes mobile signal — may not work. This draft will gather those points into one page and leave room for Project Nomad details once the publisher supplies them.

Intended sections

  1. What official pages say can fail: home internet, television, and mobile signal if a local mast is affected.
  2. Written phone numbers, including 105 and Floodline.
  3. Battery or wind-up FM radio, station frequencies, and cautious use of a car radio.
  4. Landlines and telecare: ask the provider whether they work without mains power.
  5. Emergency calls from a mobile (999 / 112) and official notes about roaming onto available networks.
  6. A reserved subsection for Project Nomad, to be filled only with publisher-supplied facts.

Sources to use

Open the 72-hour kit builder · Free checklists and official links