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The story of my departure from Beeline. To begin with, I have used the services for almost five years and there is something to draw conclusions on. I watched the rolling, so to speak.

Reasons for leaving at the moment:

1. Tired of constantly poorly working mobile internet in the city center.

2. Lately, the connection has become similarly "buggy", sometimes it is not audible, or the voice is like that of a robot.

3. Tariffs and subscriptions that I did not ask for, but for some reason they sign me, for all sorts of unlimited, etc. And the apogee was the subscriptions from the left numbers like 8547, 9855 and others. This is already a deception

4. Incompetence of employees in offices. I came to the office before applying for number portability to another operator, with a request to check the data in the system, because the passport data has changed. They took my passport, poked something on my computer and said "everything is OK". I start transferring the number to another operator and voila - the passport data does not match. Accordingly, another trip to the office and on the second attempt they did manage. Thanks for the wasted time and nerves.

5. Support and operators: Your voice assistant 0611 is utterly useless crap that does not work and you cannot name it otherwise. And to get through to the operator, you need to look for a number for 20 minutes. May start to focus on the client and his needs, rather than squeezing money

6. Well, for a snack - a call from your specialists about staying and not transferring the number:
A) stop vilifying other operators, this is corny not beautiful and not professional,
B) Statements like - "We will tweak it especially for you and the Internet will work like never before", such a bullshit that it becomes simply a shame for your employee.
C) A statement that for you we will ban subscriptions from numbers 9855, 8574, etc. It says that you are aware of this problem, you are not fighting it, and therefore are involved in this type of deception of people and the appropriation of their funds.

7. I almost forgot one more stone - Home Internet and TV: connected for 4 years and until I switched it, my hands did not reach. So: there was only one list of working channels, then, without warning, some of them for some reason became unavailable. the package has not changed. But for my money, I no longer get the service I need, and so it's time to give up TV in favor of more adequate providers.

Thank you, I have everything! Hope it helps someone.

We examined the possibility of connecting home digital television using the example of the Moscow provider OnLim. OnLime provides its services for broadcasting digital television, bringing the signal to the subscriber directly through a public home antenna - this is its main feature. In this case, the home antenna plug is not connected to the TV, but to the subscriber receiver - STB (set-top-box). STB is a digital receiver that receives a digital signal, decrypts it and converts it to analog for further transmission directly to a television receiver.

Today we will consider another option for the appearance of digital television in an apartment, already using not a public home antenna, but Internet provider networks. However, a digital receiver is also needed here. Only this time it will connect directly to the internet. The main difference between IPTV television (IP Television) lies precisely in the "IP" (Internet Protocol) prefix, which means that an Internet cable must be present in the apartment.

It is not surprising that IPTV providers are usually the Internet providers themselves, because it is they who have the opportunity, using their networks, to provide subscribers, along with access to the Internet, access to digital television. One of the largest Internet providers and at the same time a supplier of television content in our country is VimpelCom (Beeline trademark). Using the example of "Beeline TV" today, we will consider all the pros and cons of using IPTV at home.

To connect Home digital television "Beeline TV", you need to purchase or rent a set of equipment, the basis of which is the same digital receiver, or, simply put, a set-top box. The kit comes in two types: with or without a built-in hard drive. It depends on whether the subscriber will be able to use such services as recording and subsequent viewing of the recorded programs, as well as the ability to pause the program being watched. All these functions will be available only with a built-in hard drive in the set-top box. However, during the initial connection, the subscriber is given a set-top box only with a hard disk. Kits without hard drive are used to connect additional TVs in the house. Of course, a kit with a built-in hard drive is more expensive.

The equipment will be delivered to your home free of charge by the company's specialists and will be connected by themselves, however, the subscriber should already have a purchased universal payment card in advance. It will not be possible to pay in advance for the first month of use, because it is the installers who, when connected, give the new user his personal account number.

To be honest, this is not a very convenient scheme. With such a scheme, even having the opportunity to make a payment, for example, via the Internet with a credit card, this cannot be done. You will not be able to pay the bill either in advance or later - the payment must be made exactly at the moment the installers appear in your apartment. At the same OnLime, this process is much better thought out, and the installers, having come to the apartment, connect the equipment only in a "test" mode. After that, the newly made user has several days to slowly pay the bill in any way convenient for him. Of course, such a problem (if it can be called a problem at all) will not affect regular users of the Beeline Home Internet service, who already have a personal account and money on it. Everything is simple there: just put a tick in the Personal Account opposite the new service and select the channel package. However, in this material I would like to abstract from the knowledge that regular Internet users already possess and consider Beeline Home Television as a separate service.

So, as already mentioned, a set of equipment called "Beeline TV" is available for purchase from the provider in two variations: with a built-in hard drive and without it. Consider a kit with a more functional set-top box inside that comes with a built-in 320GB hard drive.

Contents of delivery

• Recordable decoder with hard disk (set-top box)
• Multifunctional remote control
• RCA to RCA cable
• HDMI to HDMI cable
• Ethernet switch (Switch)
• 2 Ethernet cables
• Subscriber's Directory
• Device operating instructions

Having opened the "Beeline TV" box, the buyer will find everything necessary for connection, there is no need to purchase anything additionally. By the way, the packaging itself carries not only a utilitarian, but also an informative function: a box with high-quality printing is "decorated" with a brief user manual in pictures. In the box, in addition to the receiver itself, there is also a switch (splitter), two Ethernet connecting cables and two cables of the day for connecting to a TV - HDMI and RCA (tulips). The complete set is maximum, there is nothing more in the kit and there is nothing to add.

Appearance and connection

The attachment itself is small - its physical dimensions are only 290 × 200 × 55 mm. Such compact dimensions allow you to place it anywhere and in any combination with other equipment - there is no need to allocate a separate shelf for it. You just need to remember to ensure a sufficient outflow of warm air, because the attachment heats up slightly during operation. The heating, however, is not strong, so there is no need to take special cooling measures.

The manufacturer of the decoder is the world famous leader in the production of network solutions - the Cisco company. By the way, we recently talked about how the company established the production of these set-top boxes in our country. At the same time, Anatoly Smorgonsky, Marketing Director of VimpelCom of the Moscow Region, said that Beeline TV is one of the largest customers of this equipment in Russia.

The Cisco ISB-7031 is a horizontal monoblock unit covered with a black metal casing with multiple vents. The front panel contains only the most essential navigation elements. All keys are mechanical and they duplicate the basic functions of the remote control in case of absence of the latter. Here, in addition to the "Power" and "Menu" buttons, you will find only a four-position "joystick" with an OK button inscribed inside, which confirms the input of information. But the "Back" function was completely forgotten here, so you can navigate only in one direction without the right to make mistakes. Otherwise, you will have to start your journey through the menu items anew. This is completely inconvenient, therefore, it is recommended to operate all the functions of the set-top box only from the remote control.

In addition to the keys, on the front panel you can find several more indicators that notify the system operating modes, as well as a USB input. However, it serves solely service purposes, which is clearly spelled out even in the instructions. So no external media can be connected to it. Neither a hard drive formatted in NTFS, nor a "flash drive" in FAT32 were read. Yes, in fact, the corresponding section of the menu where you could select your files does not exist either. The internal hard drive of the set-top box itself has a capacity of 320 GB in the Cisco ISB-7031 modification and is produced by Western Digital.

The rear panel of the Cisco ISB-7031 contains the following connectors:

• Ethernet - network port
• USB - the connector is used for service purposes
• HDMI - connecting the receiver to a TV using an HDMI cable
• YPbPr out - component video connector
• S-Video - video output
• eSATA - port for connecting external drives
• RCA (tulip) - outputs for video and audio signals
• Optical Audio - S / PDIF audio output
• Power - power supply input connector

Unlike the decoder of the same OnLime, which receives a signal through a public antenna, this set-top box connects directly to the Internet, because it works with IPTV. Therefore, if the user wants to use not only a TV, but also a computer, then he has to build a small cable system. For this, with the help of two complete patch cords and a switch, the signal is branched in two directions and fed to both the computer and the receiver. After all, no one will lay a second Ethernet cable specifically for TV into an apartment. As a result, the process of installing a Beeline TV set-top box turns out to be a little more complicated, but still quite feasible by the user himself. But the user gets two services at once over one cable. The only thing that can upset during the installation is the need to take two electrical outlets instead of one, because the switch also has its own separate external power supply. The set-top box is connected to the TV itself using the bundled connecting cables. If your TV has an HDMI input, the receiver should be connected using an HDMI to HDMI cable for the best picture quality. If not, then it remains to connect using RCA-RCA tulips, again included in the kit. Turning on is done by pressing the Power button on the front panel, and a reboot can be done with a switch embedded in the power supply cord, turning the device off and on again. Everything is quite clear and quite logical - you can figure it out without instructions.

Menu

The two largest and most frequently used buttons on the Beeline TV remote control are GUIDE and MENU. By the way, all the keys, both on the remote control and on the set-top box itself, have only English-language signatures, designations and pictograms - you cannot find a word in Russian here.

The Main Menu is extremely extensive. However, it has a well-thought-out branching system of points and sub-points, in which it is quite easy to navigate and without the need to study the manual.

All the main work with TV channels is summarized in the items of the “TV Channels” section of the main Menu. Here you can not only find the program guide, but also select the channels of interest by topic in a few clicks, search for content by letter, block individual TV channels or add them to Favorites.

Here, in the main menu, there is also "Video rental" - a section where you can independently choose a movie or program and order them for viewing for a fee, which will be debited from your account. The selection and search can be carried out on a variety of characteristics from "hit" or "new" to a specific movie title, or even broadcast format in normal or high definition. I even found a separate list of programs with a 3D image, but it is practically empty so far. The rental price of one film or program per day varies from 50 to 100 rubles.

A separate menu item has been made to subscribe to TV shows. In this section, for a fixed monthly fee, you can subscribe to serials, programs and popular TV shows of three entertainment channels: STS, DTV and Domashny.

A curious section called "Interactive". It is of greatest interest to those who cannot tear themselves away from communication in their favorite social networks, even while watching TV. For such lovers of social entertainment, there are built-in clients of the most popular social networks Facebook, Twitter, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki. They allow you to view your friends' posts while watching a movie or show in a separate window that opens. You can also “like” something right here, but where can you go without it now?

In addition, the section also contains obviously useful applications, such as Yandex widgets, for example. Weather forecast, traffic jams or exchange rates can now be viewed on a TV screen without having to look into a computer. In order to kill time, even an elementary game is provided here - Sea Battle.

View

When you turn on or change a channel for the first time, the name of the TV channel and its number are displayed on the TV screen for a few seconds. By default, the channels themselves are numbered in a special sequence, where each hundred unites its own theme. There will be channels 500 and even 800, but the numbering order can be changed at your discretion. To do this, use the menu for changing the list of channels and sorting them. You can even create your own list of channels available for viewing.

During viewing, you can press the INFO button and see a short description of the broadcast, the broadcast start time and the time remaining until the end of the broadcast. You can also change the broadcast or subtitle language from this menu. Here you can select all related programs of the cycle or all episodes of one show in a separate list, which is convenient. Then you can program them all for recording in one motion, after which the set-top box will start to turn on and conscientiously record every necessary series from day to day.

The second most important button on the remote control after Menu is GUIDE. Pressing it opens a TV guide window - TV programs for a week ahead, containing detailed information about all programs on all channels with the time of their broadcast and the ability to preview the current ones. Clicking on any cell in this huge table will again open INFO and allow you to view information or immediately put a program that has not yet been broadcast on a future recording.

An interesting feature called Video Wall. This is a navigation function that allows you to keep track of what is on the air on 4 channels simultaneously. That is, in addition to the main window, three more auxiliary windows open, and the interface helps to select channels by genre. This makes it possible to quickly find programs and movies of interest with previews in these three additional windows.

While watching any program or movie, you can use the Pause function and quietly step away from the TV for a while. In this case, the set-top box will continue to record the entire broadcast to the internal disk.

After returning, the user will be able, unpaused, to continue viewing as if nothing had happened, and with the ability to fast forward and rewind. The function is very convenient and will allow, for example, not to miss a single critical moment during the broadcast of a football match. The maximum pause time can be one and a half hours.

Recording and playback

With the help of the built-in video player, you can record up to four TV channels simultaneously and at the same time watch something else, for example, an old recording. To start recording, simply press the RECORD button while watching. Recording appears briefly at the top of the screen, and a red LED on the front panel of the set-top box itself will light up. Recording will stop automatically when the current program ends, or you can stop recording at any time by pressing the STOP button.

To program the recording of several programs at different times and on different channels, you can use the manual recording function with the ability to select the channel, time, date and storage duration. If during the current recording the space on the hard disk runs out, the recording will continue anyway by deleting the oldest recordings. For recordings that are especially dear to the heart, the storage mode "until I delete it myself" is provided.

To find a recorded fragment, you need to enter a special menu with a list of previously recorded programs through the general menu or by pressing a separate RECORDED TV button. A list of recorded files will open, with those currently being recorded marked with. Viewing records can be controlled by standard actions: Forward, Stop, Pause, Rewind.

Settings

The system settings menu is not very extensive, the way there is from the main menu. Here you can select the style of displaying the TV program in the form of a grid or a list, change the audio language, select a picture display format suitable for the TV and set the audio output to stereo or surround sound. From the same menu, you can configure various locks or reboot the system with software.

Package activation and tariffs

When you first connect to the TV viewing service, you must select one of two basic packages: Basic or Maximum. The number of Beeline TV channels appearing in the broadcast is constantly growing - literally in November last year, Beeline announced the launch of another 20 new Home Digital TV channels. And although the website still lists 104 and 172 channels, in reality the basic package has already grown to 134 channels, and the number of channels in the Maximum package is now 199. Most of them are broadcast in standard definition (SD services), and 22 are transmitted in high definition (HD services). HD channels can be connected as a separate package for an additional fee, as well as several other packages, which are collected by topics: Children's, Cinema, Musical, NTV plus, Sports and so on. There is even a special package for adults with channels of erotic content - Night. The choice of packages is wide and will satisfy any sophisticated TV lover, but the prices for individual packages are not cheap: from 95 to 650 rubles, with an average price of 300-400 rubles per package. Such a pricing policy clearly indicates that it is cheaper and easier to connect one Maximum package and not be smart. Because if you add up the base cost with the price of a couple more interesting packages, then it will already be more expensive. The content of the basic package alone is not very interesting, but this is already a matter of personal preference.

Of the related services when connecting Beeline Home Television, it is worth mentioning the possibility of renting equipment instead of acquiring it, as well as the Multiroom option, which allows you to connect up to 4 TVs in an apartment to digital television for an additional fee.

It is worth noting another interesting proposal of the operator, which is the ability to use the Xbox 360 game console as a digital receiver instead of the set-top box described in this review. However, you need to remember that in addition to the need to install additional software on the game console, you will also have to pay for an annual subscription for using the Xbox Live service, and the Gold level. The software itself can be downloaded from the Beeline website, burned to a DVD disc and installed on the console. After the installation is complete, this console will be assigned its own GUID.

Do I need to say that when you connect the Xbox 360 as a set-top box, you must already be a Beeline Home Internet user? In other words, no one will stretch you an Ethernet cable into your apartment if you want to watch Beeline TV through the Xbox 360. It will only be stretched if you are connected to the Internet, or when you buy a Beeline TV set.

Outcomes

During testing of the Beeline Home Television service, no equipment malfunctions, as well as "slowdowns" or "scattering" of the picture, were ever noticed - the signal quality raises no objections. But the ease of control of functions and navigation through the menu items are implemented a little doubtful. Here you can recall the English-language signatures for the buttons on the remote control: for people who are not familiar with the language, these keys will be difficult to identify without instructions. Also, the disadvantages, perhaps, can be attributed to the relative high cost of individual thematic packages, but their very presence and a fairly large variety is an undoubted plus. One thing remains quite obvious: if watching TV takes up a significant part of your life time, then whatever digital television you spend in your apartment, it will undoubtedly overshadow in all respects today's on-air television. You just need to make your choice.

Mobile TV Beeline is becoming more and more popular among subscribers who use the services of a telecom operator. This additional option allows you to watch your favorite TV shows, programs, series, news at any time, and the list of available channels depends on the package and the willingness to pay for it. Before connecting and using it, it is useful to find out detailed information about the service, the peculiarities of its provision by the operator.

Each subscriber who uses Beeline services has the opportunity to connect Mobile TV on his phone. Time and place don't matter. Moreover, payment for Internet traffic during viewing is not charged... Features of Mobile TV:

• There is access to mobile TV even from outdated gadgets that do not yet have modern software. The minimum screen resolution is 240x320. Viewing is carried out through any browser. For modern devices, you need a mobile TV program.
• Works if you have access to a 3G, 4G, WiFi wireless network.
• When connected to unlimited Internet traffic, mobile TV can replace digital home TV.
• Free use of the service in roaming is available only when connected via a WiFi network. It will be too expensive to use the operator's standard networks to connect.
• The mobile application Beeline TV is available for free download.

TV on your phone? With Beeline reality

Available to users free software package in high quality, among them:

1. First channel.
2. Russia 1.
3. Russia 2.
4. Russia 24.
5. Russia-K.
6. Carousel.
7. Channel 5.

To start watching TV, you need to download a program from a resource that is suitable for a specific operating system: Windows, APPstore, Google Play. You must first log in to the system. After registration, the following will be available:

• Viewing these free channels around the clock and absolutely free.
• An interactive TV program for them.
• Recording programs using the receiver.
• Connection of any of the available paid packages.
• Convenient deactivation of the service as needed.

Registration on the Beeline website is the first and most important step

What devices can you use?

The question of which devices can be used to use the mobile TV service may seem strange, because the name makes it clear what is on the phones. But not everything is so elementary, viewing mobile TV is available for Beeline subscribers who use the operator's services, including on a PC and tablet. Based on the device used for viewing, you should select the version of the application.

There are restrictions for watching interactive TV, it will only work on devices with platforms:

• iOS5.
• Android 4.0 systems.
• Blackberry 4.7.
• Symbian S60.
• Feature Pack1.
• Windows Phone 7.1.

How to connect mobile TV from Beeline?

Service activation is extremely simple. Algorithm of actions:

1. Download the Mobile TV application.
2. To view paid programs, type the commands:

• Light - * 540 #.
• Basic - * 543 #.
• Premium - * 530 #.

TV and TV in the phone from Beeline is available in a single package. It means that when submitting an application for the Basic package, the subscription to the package that is valid at that moment will be canceled automatically. The Beeline tariff also changes accordingly.

Mobile TV from Beeline works on tablets

Configuring and managing the application

Setting up work and managing the application, as well as connecting a mobile TV, is not difficult. At the first launch, the subscriber gets to the channel, which is the first in the list for this or that package. Here you can also see:

• Screenshot of the program, series, program that is being broadcast at the moment.
• A full-day program guide with broadcast times. By clicking on the line of interest, you will be able to read its description.
• If you click on the screenshot of the program that is currently being broadcast, you will switch to viewing it.

Appearance of screens of mobile TV on a smartphone screen

If you want to find a particular program, movie, TV show, then you can click on the "channels" tab. There is a grouping by categories, groups: serials, children's, for women, sports, etc.

An interesting section is "subscriptions", where you can find out what paid programs are available for connection. And if you want to connect immediately, you need to click on the desired one. To connect, the account must have the required amount, exactly how much you can see right there, the monthly fee is indicated based on 1 day.

Free Beeline channels