Satellite TV MTS: reviews, channel settings, tariffs

High technology is stepped by leaps and bounds, and to deny yourself some innovative goods is silly, even if you plan to spend your leisure somewhere in the country's quiet (and in most cases - out of doors). The satellite dish on the wooden house is hardly surprising, so connoisseurs of quality TV can only decide with the provider that will serve your "plate".

In the market of this kind of services, there is a serious struggle for each client, which allows a simple user to make their own (albeit poor) choice in favor of one or another service provider. Satellite TV channels MTS began their work among the first, which gave a significant advantage over other participants of the Big Three. Moreover, in addition to the usual viewing of television channels, the subscriber is available a considerable functional range.

Let's try to figure out what the MTS satellite TV is: tariffs, functional, services, prices and reviews of ordinary users, along with expert opinions.

Coating

Television broadcasting takes place at the expense of the spacecraft in the near orbit (satellite ABS-2). The point of standing of the device is located roughly above the center of Eurasia, which makes satellite television channels available practically throughout Russia - from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. This is one of the company's significant advantages, while the rest of the market participants have devices that are shifted to the eastern or western part of the continent, which do not allow confident reception of the signal in some regions.

Interactivity

One of the main advantages of satellite TV MTS (user reviews often mention this advantage) is interactivity. In the TV market, this service was offered by the company for the first time: smart receivers are used to receive the signal, which combine the support of several services (satellite, mobile and fixed communication).

A convenient corporate interface from MTS allows you to directly control the interactive program guide from the TV screen, see currency rates, read news feeds and even get information about traffic jams in your city.

And all the additional features that are included in the set of satellite TV MTS, very well developed. For example, a popular weather widget for many users is displayed as a small inset on the screen, but if you need a detailed review, you can get detailed information for a week ahead. It is possible to customize the widget for your needs and requests: cloudiness, precipitation, wind, pressure, humidity, time of approach, sunrise and so on.

In the same way, you can configure other services. For example, it is possible to compile a news widget by category and the importance of events, and see the real-time currency rate changes on a dynamic chart. And this is only a small part of the benefits for which the owners have already grown fond of satellite TV MTS. User feedback on the interactive features of the prefix is exceptionally positive, so there is simply nothing to complain about this item.

Functionality

Also worth noting is the enhanced functionality that is available during broadcasts. In addition to the standard assistant (which is being broadcast at the moment and after), the service additionally helps the user navigate the names of channels, genres, find something by keywords, etc. If you are interested in some specific topic, you can pre-configure your playlist on all channels for keywords (Set up satellite channels -> Lists -> Add to playlist -> Search by keyword), which is very convenient.

Another convenient and extremely useful feature is the sorting of programs by time and subject. You can also find out more about the films being broadcast: the cast, the release date, the budget, the number of Oscars, etc. That is, the adjustment of satellite channels will take place according to your filters. You can group broadcasts alphabetically or issue channels only with the participation of some actor.

Also there is an opportunity to put a reminder about your favorite show. And the response will not only be on your TV, but also will be received as a short message to the phone or e-mail, that is, at user-specified contacts. This is a very useful feature, which is provided free of charge by MTS satellite TV. Feedback on the reminder service is not always positive: some subscribers sometimes complain about belated messages, but we hope that in the future the company will correct this service.

Parental control

An extremely important function if there are children in your home. Service limits the display of TV shows in accordance with the established censor, and the channel category is determined in automatic mode. If desired, you can protect all unwanted channels for children with a PIN code.

In order to get all the opportunities provided by the Parental Control service, you need to authorize in your account and then configure filters for viewing. There is also an optional SMS-interface, which allows you to work with the service through the phone.

OTT service

This functionality deserves special mention. With the help of "Replay-TV" service, the user can easily view archival films and TV shows that were broadcast earlier. You can also pause or rewind the "live broadcast", but this will require an external drive such as a USB flash drive or an external hard drive that can be connected via a USB connector, having pre-configured the MTS satellite TV for this service.

Feedback from users about this service is entirely positive. Many, for various reasons, can not be on time in front of the TV, so the OTT-functional will have to come in handy. The opportunity to revise some points, for example, a football match or a confusing episode in the film, was positively appreciated by almost all owners of the MTS-set-top box.

Video on demand

The service allows you to sort satellite TV channels according to your requests from a special catalog, which is divided into several main categories. If there is a desire and need, some of the content can be restricted by means of the above-described "Parental Control".

The catalog can be filtered by genres, actors, countries and year of release of the film. For this service there is a built-in ability to pause and rewind live without using third-party media (flash and HDD). An additional option is to change the language of the broadcast and subtitles: you can set the channels to English, French and German.

Setting up channels

Satellite TV from MTS is automatically configured after connecting to the network, provided that the equipment has been installed correctly ("plate", attachment). With the built-in media player, you can fine-tune it more precisely for your needs.

The main functionality of the media player for fine tuning:

• Disable / enable subtitles and time delay on the screen.
• Conductor for working with content on external and built-in media.
• Advanced search in many ways.
• Setting the playback speed (ten times slow / acceleration, frame-by-frame transmission).
• Working with audio parameters: amplification / damping of sound, normalization, adaptation and displacement.
• Adjustment of video parameters: saturation, contrast, brightness, adjustment to the screen of the original video and work with the resolution.
• Screenshots: at any time it is possible to save the frame to the folder specified earlier.

Summarizing

Due to the use of the built-in SIM card, the user gets a convenient opportunity to feedback to the operator, which implies no problems with the extension of the contract and payment for services. Everything is in one place - in my personal office, where full functionality and detailed statistics about MTS satellite TV are available.

The price of the basic package is 1200 rubles per year (spring 2016). If there is no possibility to take an annual subscription, you can pay monthly (140 rubles). But even this amount looks more attractive than offers from competing cable television companies. Therefore, satellite TV from MTS can be recommended to all those suffering a high-quality broadcast of their favorite channels. In addition, numerous positive feedback about the service speak for themselves.