High technologies are advancing by leaps and bounds, and denying yourself some innovative benefits is stupid, even if you plan to spend your leisure time somewhere in the countryside silence (and in most cases - the wilderness). You won’t surprise anyone with a satellite dish on a wooden house, so connoisseurs of high-quality TV can only decide on a provider that will serve your “dish”.
There is a serious struggle for each client on the market of this kind of services, which allows an ordinary user to make his (though not rich) choice in favor of one or another service provider. MTS satellite TV channels were among the first to start their work, which gave a significant advantage over other members of the Big Three. Moreover, in addition to the usual viewing of television channels, a considerable functional range is available to the subscriber.
Let's try to figure out what MTS satellite TV is like: tariffs, functionality, services, prices and reviews of ordinary users along with expert opinions.
Covering
Television broadcasting occurs due to a spacecraft in near orbit(satellite ABS-2). The point of the device is located approximately above the center of Eurasia, which makes satellite television channels available almost throughout Russia - from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. This is one of the significant advantages of the company, while other market participants have devices that are displaced to the eastern or western part of the continent, which do not allow reliable reception of a signal in some regions.
Interactivity
One of the main advantages that MTS satellite TV has (user reviews mention this advantage more than once) is interactivity. This is the first time the company has offered such a service on the TV market: “smart” set-top boxes are used to receive the signal, which combine support for several services (satellite, mobile and fixed communications).
A convenient proprietary interface from MTS allows you to control an interactive program guide directly from the TV screen, see exchange rates, read news feeds and even receive information about traffic jams in your city.
Moreover, all the additional features that are included in the set of MTS satellite TV are very well developed. For example, the weather widget popular with many users is displayed as a small insert on the screen, but if you need a detailed overview, you can get detailed information for the week ahead. It is possible to customize the widget exactly to your needs and requests: cloudiness, precipitation, wind, pressure, humidity, sunset, sunrise, and more.
In the same way, you can set up andother services. For example, it is possible to complete the news widget by category and importance of events, and view exchange rate changes in real time on a dynamic chart. And this is only a small part of the advantages for which the owners have already fallen in love with MTS satellite TV. User feedback on the interactive capabilities of the set-top box is extremely positive, so there is simply nothing to complain about on this item.
Functionality
It is also worth noting the extended functionality that is available during TV broadcasts. In addition to the standard assistant (which is being broadcast at the moment and after), the service additionally helps the user navigate the channel names, genres, find something by keywords, etc. If you are interested in a certain topic, you can pre-form your playlist on all channels by keywords (Satellite channels setup -> Lists -> Add to playlist -> Keyword search), which is very convenient.
Another handy and extremely useful feature is sorting programs by time and subject. You can also find out details about the films being broadcast: cast, release date, budget, number of Oscars, etc. That is, the setting of satellite channels will occur according to your filters. You can group broadcasts alphabetically or give out channels only with the participation of an actor.
It is also possible to set a reminder of your favorite show. Moreover, the response will not only be on your TV, but will also come in the forma short message to the phone or e-mail, that is, to the contacts specified by the user. This is an extremely useful feature that MTS satellite TV provides for free. Reviews about the reminder service are not always positive: some subscribers sometimes complain about late messages, but we hope that the company will correct this service in the future.
Parental Control
A very important feature if you have children in your home. The service limits the display of TV programs in accordance with the established censor, and the category of channels is determined automatically. If desired, you can protect all channels unwanted for children with a PIN code.
In order to get all the features that the Parental Control service provides, you need to log in to your personal account and then set up filters for viewing. There is also an additional SMS interface that allows you to work with the service via phone.
OTT service
This feature deserves a special mention. With the help of the "Repeat-TV" service, the user can easily view archived films and TV shows that were previously broadcast. You can also pause or rewind the “live broadcast”, but for this you need an external drive like a flash drive or an external hard drive, which can be connected via a USB connector, having previously configured MTS satellite TV for this service.
User reviews about this service entirelypositive. Many, for various reasons, cannot be in front of the TV in time, so the OTT functionality will come in handy. The opportunity to review some moments, for example, a football match or a confusing episode in a film, was positively assessed 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, access to part of the content can be restricted using the above-described "Parental Control".
The catalog can be filtered by genre, actor, country and release year. This service has a built-in ability to pause and rewind live without the involvement of third-party media (flash and HDD). As an additional option, it is possible to change the broadcast language and sub titles: you can set the channels to English, French and German.
Tuning channels
Satellite TV from MTS is configured automatically after connecting to the network, provided that the equipment has been installed correctly ("dish", set-top box). With the help of the built-in media player, you can make more detailed settings exactly for your needs.
Main media player functionality for fine-tuning:
- Disable/enable sub titles and their time delay on the screen.
- Explorer forwork with content on external and embedded media.
- Advanced search by many parameters.
- Setting the playback speed (10x slow/fast, frame-by-frame).
- Working with audio parameters: sound amplification/quenching, normalization, adaptation and offset.
- Setting up video parameters: saturation, contrast, brightness, fit to the screen of the original video and working with resolution.
- Screenshots: at any time it is possible to save the frame to the folder specified earlier.
Summing up
Due to the use of a built-in SIM card, the user gets a convenient opportunity for feedback from the operator, which implies no problems with renewing the contract and paying for services. Everything is in one place - in your personal account, 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 opportunity to take an annual subscription, you can pay monthly (140 rubles). But even this amount looks more attractive than offers from competing cable TV companies. Therefore, satellite TV from MTS can be recommended to all those who suffer from high-quality broadcasting of their favorite channels. In addition, numerous positive reviews about the service speak for themselves.
