Charleston-North Charleston ranks among top “Most Unwired Cities” in U.S.

Wireless Internet access is growing nationwide. Whether at work, at home or on the go, people now have more choices of where and how they access, share and enjoy information and entertainment.

Intel’s 3rd Annual “Most Unwired Cities” survey ranks the top 100 U.S. cities and regions for the greatest wireless Internet accessibility. This year’s survey reveals a growing number of diverse locations – both indoors and outdoors – where people can log on and connect to the Internet without wires. Today, wireless hotspots can be found at coffee shops, colleges and hotels, but they’re also popping up at skate parks, pipe shops, gas stations, bowling alleys and golf courses.

Below are the top 100 cities and regions in the United States for wireless Internet accessibility, where you can unwind and unwire:

1. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett-Tacoma, Wash.
2. San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland, Calif.
3. Austin-San Marcos, Tex.
4. Portland, Oregon – Vancouver, Wash.
5. Toledo, Ohio
6. Atlanta, Ga.
7. Denver, Colo.
8. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.
9. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
10. Orange County, Calif.
11. San Diego, Calif.
12. Chicago, Ill.
13. Boston, Mass.
14. Washington, D.C.
15. Colorado Springs, Colo.
16. Columbus, Ohio
17. Charlotte-Gastonia, N.C. – Rock Hill, S.C.
18. Sacramento, Calif.
19. Baton Rouge, La.
20. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
21. New York-Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. – Newark, N.J.
22. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.
23. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Tex.
24. Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.
25. Kansas City, Mo./Kans.
26. Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wis.
27. Nashville, Tenn.
28. Houston, Tex.
29. Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, Fla.
30. Albuquerque, N.M.
31. Hartford, Conn.
32. Charleston-North Charleston, S.C.
33. Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah
34. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.
35. St. Louis, Mo.
36. Jacksonville, Fla.
37. Detroit, Mich.
38. New Orleans, La.
39. Richmond-Petersburg, Va.
40. Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, Calif.
41. San Antonio, Tex.
42. Las Vegas, Nev.
43. Cincinnati, Ohio
44. Baltimore, Md.
45. Ann Arbor, Mich.
46. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.
47. Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Pa.
48. Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, N.C.
49. Orlando, Fla.
50. Philadelphia, Pa.
51. Ventura, Calif.
52. Knoxville, Tenn.
53. Pittsburgh, Pa.
54. Fresno, Calif.
55. Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.
56. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
57. Providence, R.I. – Fall River-Warwick, Mass.
58. Columbia, S.C.
59. Little Rock-North Little Rock, Ark.
60. Omaha, Nebr./Iowa
61. Tulsa, Okla.
62. Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, Ohio
63. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Va./N.C.
64. Syracuse, N.Y.
65. Indianapolis, Ind.
66. New Haven-Meriden, Conn.
67. Rochester, N.Y.
68. Memphis, Tenn.
69. Tucson, Ariz.
70. Dayton-Springfield, Ohio
71. Wichita, Kans.
72. Mobile, Ala.
73. Honolulu, Hawaii
74. Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
75. El Paso, Tex.
76. Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J.
77. Johnson City-Kingsport, Tenn. – Bristol, Va.
78. Akron, Ohio
79. Grand Rapids-Muskegon – Holland, Mich.
80. Bergen-Passaic, N.J.
81. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C.
82. Springfield, Mass.
83. Oklahoma City, Okla.
84. Worcester, Mass.
85. Stockton-Lodi, Calif.
86. Louisville, Ky./Ind.
87. Birmingham, Ala.
88. Monmouth-Ocean, N.J.
89. Augusta, Ga. – Aiken, S.C.
90. Jersey City, N.J.
91. Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla.
92. Gary, Ind.
93. Fort Wayne, Ind.
94. Daytona Beach, Fla.
95. Wilmington, Del. – Newark, Md.
96. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.
97. Youngstown-Warren, Ohio
98. Bakersfield, Calif.
99. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, Pa.
100. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex.