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title: When Every Second Matters, Choose Namola Plus
description: "As of the 1st of March 2026, the free Namola service no longer allows users to press the SOS button and create an emergency alert unless they are subscribed to Namola Plus. This means that if you aren’t on a Plus plan, you won’t be able to activate an SOS alert directly from the app.\nInstead of leaving this as a frustrating limitation, we’d love to share why this transition brings something much better in return: a far more reliable, fast, and comprehensive emergency response experience."
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# When Every Second Matters, Choose Namola Plus
## As of the 1st of March 2026, the free Namola service no longer allows users to press the SOS button and create an emergency alert unless they are subscribed to Namola Plus. This article shares why this transition brings something much better in return, a far more reliable, fast, and comprehensive emergency response experience.
For years, the Namola app gave users something invaluable, a digital lifeline at their fingertips. That lifeline has taken a new shape, one that brings significantly faster responses, personalised support, and access to private medical and armed services, through [**Namola Plus**.](https://support.namola.com/namola-plus-definition?hsLang=en)
### **Why Namola Plus? Because Help Should Be Fast – and Always There**
Imagine this:
You’re travelling, it’s late, and something goes wrong. You reach for your phone and you don’t have to scramble for a number, figure out who’s closest, or hope someone answers.
With **Namola Plus**, help is just one tap away and it comes with real differences, you’ll feel in a critical moment. Here's what you'll get when you subscribe to Namola Plus:
- 🚑 **Access to private medical services** – not just public emergency lines
- 🚓 **Armed response support** when needed
- 🕒 **Faster response times** compared with traditional public emergency services
- 🧑✈️ **A Control Room team that stays with your incident from start to finish**
### **Peace of Mind — At Home or On the Road**
Namola Plus works nationwide.Whether you’re at home, visiting family somewhere unfamiliar, or exploring a new part of South Africa, this service travels with you. This gives you peace of mind wherever you go.
### **What It Costs**
Whether you choose an individual, couple, or family plan, Namola Plus ensures that help is always within reach. You can view the full pricing schedule [here.](https://support.namola.com/ncost?hsLang=en)
### **A Better Kind of Safety**
Namola’s move to focus on the Plus service means we can deliver confidence, speed, and personalised care to those who need it, every day, across the nation.
Instead of wondering *“Who should I call?”* in an emergency, you now get to know someone already has your back. Some changes bring uncertainty, ours bring reassurance.
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