Internet access

Eden- I've not been to Switzerland, but I imagine it's a fairly wired country like the rest of Western Europe. In the large European cities I've been to, there are many Internet cafes, especially near touristy areas and colleges. I only connect to the Internet from these places, as it is much cheaper than trying to do it from my iphone or lugging a notebook around with me.
To me, this is a much better solution than trying to find places with free wi-fi or haggling with a hotelier about prices.

Can't say how easy the access is, but do a search on "wifi access Switzerland" and you see lots and lots of places listed. One of the sites in the search results, hotspot-locations.com, lets you filter your results to access points that are free. There are, apparently Starbucks in Switzerland because I saw at least one listed. Not personal experience, so I hope someone else chimes in. I have used Boingo wifi, which advertises access worldwide. I didn't find it useful, though. Too hard to find a Boingo spot versus all the other wifi spots. That may have been a product of where I was, though. It might be worth checking out. It would, at least, be another source showing wifi locations.

Eden, Where are you going to be staying when in Switzerland? Most Hotels, Hostels and B&B's offer Wi-Fi for guests and sometimes provide a computer in the lobby. Wi-Fi is either included in the cost of the room or for a small extra charge. I've never used Starbucks or McDonalds, as access is so easy at the Hotels. Happy travels!

Thanks everyone.