July 24, 2021 Sergey Trikolenov
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The television industry changes from year to year. Gone are the days when there was only cable television. Today you can choose from a large number of satellite, cable, fiber optic and Internet television providers. If you are not satisfied with your current supplier, then you can try something new.
Your home TV will always be tuned to your favorite shows, sports broadcasts, series and cartoons at a low price. Television providers are adding new options, for example, you can cheaply connect digital channels with an antenna and fast satellite Internet in 2021.
In order not to get confused by the variety of offers, we have compiled a rating of the TOP 5 best companies where you can connect television in Moscow at your home address. The list includes Moscow providers with high quality customer service, good channel packages and a free digital set-top box (DVB-T2).
MGTS
The Russian company MGTS offers to connect TV packages with Amedia series, MATCH! Football, Discovery, Children's and Adults. MGTS suggests using universal HD set-top boxes for digital television for home TV. This is better than other TV providers in our ranking, making the company one of the best in 2021.
Unfortunately, the MGTS provider is currently available only in Moscow and the Moscow region. They have a huge cable network coverage in the region (Reutov, Odintsovo, Vidnoye, Lyubertsy and Krasnogorsk). The cost of the cheapest tariff is only 160 rubles/month, and the largest set of channels costs 300 rubles/month.
Participate in the promotion and connect free TV and Internet for only 399 rubles/month. Additionally, you can order multiscreen, multiroom and personal online cinema from MGTS. Monitor your account status in your personal account on the website or download the MGTS application from the App Store or Google Play. This is fifth in the ranking of the best companies where you can connect TV in Moscow.
Go to MGTS
General setup instructions
Before organizing digital television, you need to check the signal level and how far the repeaters are from your place of residence. To do this, you need to go to the website map.rtrs.rf and enter the locality (if auto-location is enabled in the browser, the resource will select it independently).
A map will open indicating the towers of two colors present in the vicinity:
- Blue. RTRS-1, the first multiplex.
- Reds. RTRS-2, second multiplex.
After clicking on the icon of a specific tower, the coverage area to which the signal is transmitted and the operator servicing it will be revealed. If your area of residence is fully covered, you can buy an inexpensive antenna. In case of partial coverage, a powerful receiver with an amplifier of 12 dB or more will be required.
Important. The name of the service operator can be useful in case there is no broadcasting, for questions about which you can contact him directly.
Required equipment for viewing
After making sure that digital TV is present in your area of residence, you can begin selecting equipment.
To technically support digital television reception, two devices are required:
- Receiver. The antenna power is selected taking into account the distance of the repeater. It is recommended to buy it in specialized stores, consultants who will suggest a suitable receiver. At the same time, they will help you better learn and understand how digital works.
- Signal decoder. It is used as a TV tuner on all modern TVs. If you don't have it, you need a digital receiver. In this case, it is recommended to buy a universal console, because it can be useful in case of connecting satellite or cable TV and it is better to save money for the future. They are not much more expensive than simple digital receivers.
Once you have purchased the equipment, you can start connecting.
Akado
Connecting television to your home comes with some special features. First you need to check the possibility of connecting the apartment to the Akado cable network. Next, you need to choose a package with interactive channels to suit your needs: decide on the number of digital TV channels, and also test the services for free in the first month.
To connect, you will need a digital set-top box with an antenna; you can buy or rent it from your provider. The technician will come to your home at a convenient time and set up channel frequencies for free. For 100 rubles. per month you can get 70 basic FullHD quality channels. Other prices vary depending on the size of the package chosen. Akado uses modern network equipment and allows you to watch programs not only on TV, but also on smartphones based on Android and iOS.
The further you are from the urban areas of Moscow, the more difficult it is to find good cable television, but Akado satellite dishes will cope with this problem. Find out what other consumers think before you sign a monthly service agreement.
Go to Akado
How does a digital TV set-top box work?
Please pay attention to the following feature of the equipment - in order to watch digital television on several
Set-top box set
receivers with the ability to independently select channels, you will have to purchase a separate set-top box for each of them. The principle of connecting, setting and operating the tuner is quite simple:
- Connect the antenna to the appropriate connector.
- Connect the audio and video output of the set-top box to the corresponding inputs of the TV with the special cord included in the kit.
- Connect the tuner to the network.
- After tuning the channels, which is carried out in accordance with the operating instructions for the equipment, the tuner will automatically reformat the on-air digital signal into analogue, which will be reproduced by the TV receiver.
The standard tuner provides reception of more than 20 free channels, including the most famous federal and commercial ones. To watch the usual information and entertainment resources, you do not need to pay for any additional subscriptions. At the same time, certain modifications of set-top boxes that support Internet connection will allow you to get a device from an old analog TV receiver that is not in many ways inferior in capabilities to modern Smart-TVs.
Even inexpensive modifications are capable of playing audio and video files from storage devices, recording programs on external media, and allowing access not only to TV channels, but also to radio stations.
Tuners for connecting analog TVs to digital terrestrial television are quite simple to set up and manage. Therefore, even a child will not have any difficulties connecting. And the main advantage of such a device is the ability to watch TV programs in HD quality, even in those regions where there have traditionally been problems with signal stability.
Where is better
Where is the best place to look for a television provider in Moscow and the region? To do this, on the “Where is Better” website, in the empty field, indicate your residential address with the street name and house number. The system will analyze the possibility of connecting your apartment to interactive television with video rental, multiscreen and multiroom functions and will offer hundreds of popular channels along with the receiver (Carousel, Yu, Russia, 2x2 and MUZ-TV).
Choose one of the many television packages and leave a request for a free connection in Moscow. The company manager will contact you and answer all your questions. “Where is Better” will help you connect cable television and the Internet throughout Russia: Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Samara, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg.
The next day, an installer will come to you and carefully lay the cable through the apartment to the TV, receiver or set-top box. If you need television for your dacha or country house, the convenient “Where is Better” service will tell you where it is best to connect satellite television.
Can I use a regular one?
In general, you can receive a digital signal with any antenna . Even the one you have installed now will be able to receive a digital signal. A decimeter or “Polish” antenna will also receive the signal. Of course, it all depends on the place where you are, the terrain, etc. While in the city, you don’t have to use the antenna at all, everything will be picked up just the same. Of course, it is better to take at least a piece of wire or buy an antenna without an amplifier.
If the tower is not close, then you can either buy an antenna with an amplifier, or buy a decimeter antenna for digital TV. But if there is no signal, then you need to raise the antenna and install it on the pipe. It is also important that the antenna is correctly configured and installed in the direction of the tower. You can find out below how to place it correctly and in which direction to point it in your country.
Beeline
If you are looking for where to connect inexpensive television in Moscow, Beeline has several cheap packages with TV channels. For 150 rubles. per month you get more than 200 channels in good quality (Match TV, Friday, STS, NTV and HBO), as well as free access to a database of thousands of popular films. Of course, you may have problems if several devices play high-quality video at the same time, but for one device this is the best option.
Unlike most Internet providers, a Beeline router can be purchased free of charge when signing a contract for more than 2.5 years. If you choose the “Starter” or “Bomb” tariff plan without a long-term contract, equipment rental will cost you an additional 150 rubles per month.
Connecting and distributing cables throughout the apartment is free. If you go on vacation, you don’t need to overpay for communications; block the Internet for up to 90 days. Beeline shows good results in the categories of “ease of service” and “cost of connection” - this is better than most providers in the TOP 10 rating.
Beeline promotional codes
Which TV antennas support DVB-T2 reception?
In order for the signal to be stable, you need to have an antenna that operates in the DMB range.
Reference : DMB – decimeter waves.
A regular, all-wave antenna, for example “Delta,” is also suitable. We must keep in mind that decimeter waves do not like poor contacts and old, cracked cables. Therefore, it is necessary to check the entire cable for kinks and peeling insulation. Even a cable that has no visible damage can cause interference due to its age.
If you decide to change the antenna, then you need to make a decision: do you want to have only digital channels or do you want to have all channels (digital and analogue).
- In the first option, you can choose an inexpensive and small antenna that supports only the DMB range.
- In the second case, the best solution would be to buy an all-wave antenna.
Vacancies
The RTRS vacancies section is located at https://rtrs.ru/tv/vacancies/. The page displays all available positions in the country, or only regional ones. The region can be selected in the drop-down menu (this was discussed at the beginning of the article).
The text of the advertisements states:
- requirements for the employee;
- his job responsibilities;
- employer conditions;
- email address for sending your resume;
- HR specialist contact details.
The picture presented shows that there are no jobs offered for Moscow at the time of writing, there are no vacancies.
Cable
Cable television became popular almost simultaneously with satellite television. With it you can watch television channels, both local and foreign, including those broadcast by satellite stations, as well as receive radio channels and have access to the Internet. All these signals of different types are delivered to the recipient using a coaxial cable, which is connected to a special filter for separation in the subscriber's home. The TV signal can be delivered directly to the TV or to a special decoder, and the Internet access signal passes through the modem. Currently, there are also decoders on the market with Wi-Fi router functionality.
The advantage of cable TV is access to several dozen thematic channels and the ability to choose a fast and stable Internet service, which allows you to achieve high speeds of data transmission and reception.
Cable TV is present in many cities of our country; in cities with a population of over a million, several providers can simultaneously offer services, and the population has plenty to choose from. But outside the city, cable television is akin to exotic. Therefore, if your dacha cooperative is located “beyond the mountains, beyond the valleys,” you are unlikely to be able to choose cable for your home.
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When choosing which cable television is best to connect, consider the offers of reliable provider companies. In particular, you are lucky if in your area you can use one that is so popular among the population of the Russian Federation. Practice has shown that this is profitable and convenient in terms of choosing your tariff, taking into account both the minimum and extensive offers of this operator, and watching TV on any gadget if it is connected to a cable set-top box.
Consulting support center
Consultations to the population on the problems of choosing and connecting receiving equipment are provided by the support center (abbreviated as TsKP). The digital TV website lists a 24-hour hotline number (8-800-220-20-02). Calls within Russia are free of charge. You can also use the feedback form (in the picture it is highlighted with a red rectangle). The section of the website with information about the CKP is located at https://rtrs.ru/tv/ckp/.
To be continued
But don’t rush to leave my blog, because the fun begins next! In the following articles I will tell you how to choose a set-top box, how to set up digital television in your home without resorting to the help of specialists, and what to do if all else fails.
By the way, do not confuse terrestrial digital television (which is distributed over the air) with cable digital television (which your provider transmits to you via cable). This is a site about terrestrial TV, although there is also an article about cable TV, but that’s a completely different story.
"TransTeleCom"
This company, like the ones listed above, is on the list of leaders in providing home Internet and TV services. Up to 154 channels are available to users. You can also use additional options:
- capacity adjustment;
- partial payment for the TV set-top box;
- answers to questions from operators at any day and time.
What is the price
Residents of most large cities in the Russian Federation have three options:
- Social (67 TV channels) – 59 rubles;
- Basic (122 channels) – 180 rubles;
- Extended (154 channels) – 279 rub.
The price already includes the rental of a TV set-top box.
Prevention
Preventative work is carried out according to plan and is aimed at checking equipment and replacing failed elements of the broadcast system. During such work, the equipment is turned off, there is no broadcast, and the TV viewer does not see the program on the channels. The company warns about planned outages in advance; on the official website of RTRS of the Russian Federation there is a separate page with a table (schedule) of outages for the region. It is located at https://rtrs.ru/tv/breaks/, it states:
- the point where the broadcast will be turned off;
- shutdown date;
- packages of channels not broadcast on this day (multiplexes RTRS-1 and RTRS-2);
- estimated work time.
Attention! The official DTV website provides information about prevention in the news feed. The ad looks like this.
About the site
The Russian television and radio broadcasting network (this is the transcript of RTRS) is a state-owned unitary enterprise (abbreviated as FSUE). A presidential decree launched the company in 2001. The Russian state-owned enterprise has an official website.
At the top of the main page of the RTRS portal there is a drop-down menu with three sections (“For TV viewers”, “Professionals” and “Press Center”). After going to any of the sections, access to the “select your region” menu opens. It presents a list of regions, territories and republics in alphabetical order. The main navigation bar remains visible no matter which section is open. It looks like this.
What do you need for digital?
And you don’t need to buy expensive equipment for this. It is enough to buy a simple digital receiver for a thousand and a half, and an antenna. However, you may not even have to buy it. I caught the first digital programs using ordinary “horns” that you probably have at home. True, it was in the city center, a couple of kilometers from the Television Center. And many modern TVs also already have receivers installed for digital reception.
These primitive “horns” caught all 20 channels in the city center at once
And no subscription fee! This is true!
Management
The General Director of RTS is Andrey Yurievich Romanchenko, who was appointed to this position in May 2010. The first deputy general director for economic and financial issues is Alexey Yurievich Popov. Pinchuk Viktor Nikolaevich acts as first deputy for management, operation and development of the network.
Information about other deputies can be obtained in the section “RTRS Management” (indicated by number 1 in the picture), information about the heads of branches is in another section (number 2 in the picture). The content of the page that opens will depend on which region from the list was selected in advance.
Briefly about digital terrestrial television
What is “digital television”? I immediately refer all those who crave technical details to Wikipedia. And for everyone else, it’s simple: this is a new TV broadcasting format , which allows you to transmit a television signal in a fundamentally new quality, without interference, with a bunch of additional information, for example, with the TV program of channels. And it is already available almost everywhere in our country! And you didn’t know) I only recently found out about it.
