Connections mean nothing:
Turns out San Francisco, despite being the cradle of the Internet revolution, has placed a mere 6th in terms of percentage of wired citizens. This probably has something to do with the bozos at the cable company who have steadfastly refused to offer cable modems in the city (“More business? Nah, we’re okay”), the overzealous cretins at the phone company who have spent the last four years advertising DSL service to residents who aren’t wired for it (and getting fined millions in the process) and the general infrastructure of San Francisco which is still very old and in need of an upgrade (via Jish).