re: Does anyone still use ham radios?

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SATCOM

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It does in some aspects, but I think that both are equally unreliable at times.

The hobby as a whole is of course more than HF communications. Hams have VHF and UHF frequencies into the microwaves. For instance, as a ham, I can pick certain channels in the 2.4GHz wifi region, use my callsign and have up to 1500 watts on my Linksys router. (Would be hard, but is legal, so long as ID.)

HF compared to SATCOM is probably cheaper, easier to use, more suitable for some 3rd world countries, etc. If for no other reason that the tolerances are so much larger. People used to assemble HF stations from old TV sets, you're not going to do that with SATCOM.

So there are certainly times when each would be more appropriate. Of course, speaking of SATCOM, there are satellite frequencies assigned to hams, as well as satellites dedicated to just ham radio, owned by hams around the world. LINK