This, the important communication is door to door. Letting distant relatives know you're okay is lower on the priority list. To boot, conventional satellite wor

This, the important communication is door to door. Letting distant relatives know you're okay is lower on the priority list. To boot, conventional satellite works fine for that purpose as well. Two issues though: stores need internet to allow credit cards. The cash only economy in place is painful. Second, lot of folks in Appalachia are poor. I'm told via family in the area that some people wanted to stock up before the storm, but the end of month paycheck was not soon enough.