Retrieving the rates to Swiss mobiles from comparis.ch

2009-01-26

Switzernet

 

1.   Copy and paste 6 rate tables from comparis.ch into an MS word document

Set Durée: 1 minute 31 secondes

Du VoIP >> Suisse, Réseau mobile de Swisscom

Du VoIP  >>  Suisse, Réseau mobile de Orange

Du VoIP  >>  Suisse, Réseau mobile de Sunrise

Du Réseau fixe  >>  Suisse, Réseau mobile de Swisscom (extended view)

Du Réseau fixe  >>  Suisse, Réseau mobile de Orange (extended view)

Du Réseau fixe  >>  Suisse, Réseau mobile de Sunrise (extended view)

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2.   Disable spacing between cells

For all tables:

Table properties options: Disable spacing between cells

Table properties row height: 0.4cm

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3.   Clear formatting

Select all and clear formatting

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4.   Remove all intermediary rows

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5.   Remove all empty columns

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6.   Keep only the normal peak-rates, remove all other rates

Center the rates in the column of prices, remove all off-peak rates, and keep only the normal peak rates

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7.   Merge multiple rate cells into single cells

For all operators with multiple empty cells (remaining from off-peak rates), select all cells of rates and merge them into one cell

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8.   Remove the new line signs

Remove return signs from all operator/subscription names and replace these signs with a semicolon followed by a space "; ". Make sure that there are no other symbols (e.g. a space symbol). The name of an operator/subscription must be exactly the same in all different tables for further proper matching in Excel.

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9.   No preferred widths in tables

Remove the preferred width for table, column, and cells from all table settings

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10.         Transfer the tables into an Excel file

Copy all 6 tables into an Excel file

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11.         Create VLOOKUP tables

Create 6 tables in the Excel file

voip2swisscom

voip2orange

voip2sunrise

landline2swisscom

landline2orange

landline2sunrise

Format the rates to show 2 digits after the decimal point

Format the numerical operator/subscription name to be in text format

Rename the source sheet containing the tables to comparis.ch

Retrieve all data from all 6 tables into one table

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12.         Create the chart

Sort the operators in the descending order

Create the chart and format it

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13.         References:

More details on processing of data retrieved from comparis.ch [ch1], [ch2]

Comparison of rates to Swiss mobiles operators Orange, Sunrise, and Swisscom [ch1], [ch2] (2008)

Interconnections in India [ch1], [ch2]

Détails de comparaison pour le prix d'appels vers le Cameroun: [ch1] [ch2]

Détails de comparaison pour le prix d'appels vers le Maroc : [ch1] [ch2]

Détails de comparaison pour le prix d'appels vers l'Inde [ch1] [ch2]

 

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