Beeline digital television packages. Beeline TV channel packages

02.07.2019 Windows 10

Recently, an increasing number of companies offer a full range of telecommunications services. You will not surprise anyone with a package of services, including mobile communications, home Internet and digital television. Now you do not need to run around different offices and pay a bunch of bills in different banks, as it was before.

Among the well-known and large operators providing such a range of services is Beeline. One of its most requested services is digital home television, the commercial name of which is Beeline TV. If you are connecting to Beeline for the first time, the wizard will set everything up when you connect. But if you are already a home Internet subscriber, you can do everything yourself. In this article, we will review and describe in detail how to set up Beeline TV.

Features of Beeline TV

Beeline TV has standard advantages for such a service:

Beeline TV connection

When connecting to an operator from scratch, you need to perform three steps:

Check if it is possible to connect the service.
Choose a tariff plan.
Call and wait for the master.

Given that the service is provided with a high-speed connection, your home must be connected to the Beeline home Internet network. You can check availability on this page. Enter the street name and house number, after which the program will notify you if it is possible to connect to the specified address. If you are already using Beeline home Internet, you do not need to specify anything. The technical capability is already there. Go straight to the next item.

You need to select a tariff on the same page where you checked the address. Under the page title, mark the services you need to connect. In our case, you need to check "Internet" and "Digital TV". Select the tariff you are interested in for the Internet, then for TV, click "Details". On the page that opens, click "Add to Cart" for each of the tariffs. Please note that you can connect Beeline TV even using the Internet of another provider. However, you will have to pay an additional 120 rubles. for line maintenance.

Existing subscribers can connect the Beeline TV tariff in their personal account for Home Internet users. Enter your username and password, go to the service order section, connect the desired tariff. After some time, a company specialist will contact you and discuss the details of equipment delivery.

Management and settings

The set of equipment includes an Internet cable, a switch, a set-top box and connecting cords. Several connection schemes are available:

Internet and TV, when a set-top box and a computer are connected to the switch;
TV + Internet through a router, in which a set-top box is connected to one port of the switch, and a Wi-Fi router to another port.

The prefix is connected to the TV, if it is modern, using an HDMI cable, or the so-called tulips, if it is old. In the first case, you need to plug the HDMI cable with one end into the output on the set-top box, and with the other end into the input on the TV. If tulips are used for connection, plug the colored cables on the set-top box and TV into the connectors of the corresponding color.

Now you can turn on the plugin. If the connection is correct and the Internet is working, the firmware update will begin. At the first start, the set-top box will be ready for use in about 10-15 minutes.

All control and adjustments are made using the remote control. Through it, you can change channels, adjust the volume, set the recording time, use social applications, also access the program guide, and you can even enter your personal account to connect additional packages. Models may vary, so carefully read the instructions that come with the kit.

Connecting additional service packages

Additional packages can be selected through your personal account. You can get into it on the console or through. In the first case, press the "Menu" button on the remote control panel, then go to the Personal Account - Channel Packages - Package / Channel Management and select the package name.

Through the website, follow this link, go to the section Television - Service management - Change the channel package - Next. Check the required packages and click "Save". Reboot the console to activate the package.

Mobile interactive remote control

In addition, you can use your mobile device to control your TV box. To do this, you need to install the Beeline TV application from the Play Store or App Store. The application can show TV channels via mobile Internet. It has a TV program. But for us, the main thing is the ability to use the application as an interactive remote control. You can change channels, increase or decrease the volume, record or pause the broadcast. The program has many other features.

Can I watch on a computer

The full set of channels can only be viewed through the set-top box. However, you can watch several free public channels on Windows as well. We need the VLC Player program. To find a list of channels, go to the Beeline forum at the link and search. You need to register to download. Next, launch VLC Player, press Ctrl+L and drag the playlist file. Run it and enjoy watching. By the way, the player is available not only for Windows, but also for other operating systems.

We considered the possibility of connecting home digital television using the Moscow provider OnLime as an example. 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, decodes 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 prefix "IP" (Internet Protocol), which means the obligatory presence of an Internet cable in the apartment.

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

To connect Beeline TV Home Digital Television, 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. There are two types of kit: with or without a built-in hard drive. It depends on whether the subscriber will be able to use services such as recording and subsequent viewing of recorded programs, as well as the ability to pause the program being viewed. All of these features will only be available if the set-top box has a built-in hard drive. However, during the initial connection, the subscriber is given a set-top box with a hard drive only. Kits without a hard drive are used to connect additional TVs in the home. 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 connected themselves, however, at the same time, the subscriber should already have a universal payment card purchased ahead of time. It will not work to pay for the first month of use in advance, because it is the installers who, when connected, give the new user his personal account number.

Frankly, 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. It will not be possible to pay the bill either in advance or later - payment must be made exactly at the moment the installers appear in your apartment. At the same OnLime, this process is thought out much better, and the installers, having come to the apartment, connect the equipment only in the “test” mode. After that, the newly minted user has a few 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 a package of channels. However, in this material, I would like to abstract from the knowledge that regular Internet users already have 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 and without a built-in hard drive. Consider a kit with a more functional set-top box inside that comes with a built-in 320 GB hard drive.

Contents of delivery

Recording Decoder with Hard Disk (Set-Top Box)
Multifunction remote control
RCA to RCA cable
HDMI to HDMI cable
Ethernet Switch
2 Ethernet cables
Subscriber's directory
Device Instructions

Having opened the Beeline TV box, the buyer will find everything necessary for connection, there is no need to purchase anything additional. 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 for connecting to a TV - HDMI and RCA (tulips). The complete set is maximum, there is nothing more to add to the kit.

Appearance and connection

The prefix 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 - you do not need to allocate a separate shelf for it. It is only necessary to remember the need to ensure a sufficient outflow of warm air, because during operation the attachment heats up slightly. The heating, however, is not strong, so there is no need to take special measures for cooling.

The manufacturer of the decoder is the world-famous leader in the production of network solutions - Cisco. By the way, we talked about how the company set up the production of these set-top boxes in our country not so long ago. At the same time, Anatoly Smorgonsky, VimpelCom Marketing Director of the Moscow Region, told that Beeline TV is one of the largest customers of this equipment in Russia.

The Cisco ISB-7031 is a flat form factor monoblock covered in a black metal casing with multiple ventilation holes. The front panel contains only the most necessary navigation elements. All keys are mechanical and they duplicate the main functions of the remote control in case the latter is not available. Here, in addition to the "Power" and "Menu" buttons, you will find only a four-position "joystick" with an OK key inscribed inside, confirming the information entered. But the “Back” function was completely forgotten here, so you can only navigate in one direction without the right to make a mistake. Otherwise, you will have to start your way through the menu items again. This is completely inconvenient, so it is recommended to control 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 indicate the operating modes of the system, as well as a USB input. However, it serves exclusively service purposes, which is clearly stated even in the instructions. So no external media can be connected to it. Neither the hard drive formatted in NTFS, nor the "flash drive" in FAT32 were read. Yes, in fact, the corresponding menu section, where you could select your files, also does not exist. The internal hard drive of the set-top box itself has a capacity of 320 GB in the Cisco ISB-7031 modification and is manufactured by Western Digital.

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

Ethernet - network port
USB - 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 will have to build a small cable system. To do this, using two complete patch cords and a switch, the signal branches in two directions and is fed both to the computer and to the receiver. After all, no one will lay a second Ethernet cable into the apartment specifically for TV. 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 receives two services at once via one cable. The only thing that can upset during the installation process 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 supplied connecting cables. If your TV is equipped with 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 rebooting can be done with a switch embedded in the power supply cord by turning the device off and on again. Everything is quite clear and quite logical - you can figure it out without instructions.

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 in a few clicks select the channels of interest by subject, 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. Sampling and searching can be done by a variety of characteristics from "hit" or "new" to a specific movie title, or even by broadcast format in normal or high definition. There was even a separate list of programs with a 3D image, but so far it is almost empty. The price of renting one film or program for a day varies from 50 to 100 rubles.

A separate menu item made the possibility of subscribing to series. In this section, for a fixed monthly fee, you can subscribe to series, programs and popular TV shows of three entertainment channels: STS, DTV and Home.

The section called "Interactive" is curious. It is of the greatest interest for 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 the posts of friends right while watching a movie or show in a separate window that opens. Right here you can “like” something, where would it be 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 the TV screen without having to look at the computer. In order to kill time, even an elementary game is provided here - Sea Battle.

View

When you turn on or switch channels for the first time, the TV screen displays the name of the TV channel and its number for a few seconds. By default, the channels themselves are numbered in a special sequence, where each hundred combines its own theme. There are also the 500th and even the 800th channel, 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.

While watching, you can press the INFO button and see a brief description of the broadcast, the start time of the broadcast and the time remaining until the end of the show. You can also change the language of the broadcast or subtitles from this menu. Here you can also select all related programs of the cycle or all series 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 turn on and conscientiously record each desired series day after day.

The second most important button on the remote control after Menu is GUIDE. Pressing it opens the TV guide window - a TV program for the week ahead, containing detailed information about all programs on all channels with their broadcast time and the ability to preview current ones. Clicking on any cell in this huge table will again open INFO and allow you to view information or immediately put an unaired program on a future record.

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

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

Returning, the user will be able to unpause, continue browsing 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 sharp moment during the broadcast of a football match. The maximum duration of a pause can be one and a half hours.

Recording and playback

Using the built-in video player, you can record up to four TV channels at the same time and at the same time view something else, such as an old recording. To start recording, simply press the RECORD button while watching. “Recording” will briefly appear at the top of the screen, and a red LED on the front of the set-top box itself will light up. Recording will stop automatically at the end of the current program, or you can stop it 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 duration of storage. If during the current recording the hard disk space runs out, the recording will still continue by deleting the oldest recordings. For records that are especially dear to the heart, the storage mode setting “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 an icon. Viewing records can be controlled by standard actions: Forward, Stop, Pause, Rewind.

Settings

The system settings menu is not too extensive, the way there is from the main menu. Here you can select the display style of the TV program in a grid or list view, change the audio language, select the appropriate picture display format 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 tools.

Connecting packages and tariffs

At the initial connection of the TV viewing service, it is necessary to choose one of the two main 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 now stands at 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 that are collected by subject: Children, Cinema, Music, 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, however, the prices for individual packages cannot be said to be 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, 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 a property, 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 one more interesting offer 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-blank and installed on the console. After the installation is completed, this console will be assigned its own GUID.

Do I need to say that when connecting the Xbox 360 as a set-top box, you must already be a Beeline Home Internet user? In other words, no one will extend an Ethernet cable to your apartment if you express a desire to watch Beeline TV through the Xbox 360. It will be extended only if you connect to the Internet, or when you purchase a Beeline TV set.

Results

During the testing of the Beeline Home Television service, no malfunctions in the operation of the equipment, as well as “slowdowns” or “scattering” of the picture, were never noticed - the quality of the signal does not cause any complaints. But the convenience of managing functions and navigating through menu items are implemented a little doubtfully. Here we can recall the English-language labels 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 relative high cost of individual thematic packages can be considered as a disadvantage, but their very presence and a fairly large variety are a definite plus. One thing remains quite obvious: if watching TV takes up a significant part of your life time, then no matter what digital TV you have in your apartment, it will undoubtedly outshine today's on-air TV in all respects. You just need to make your choice.

Digital TV from Beeline is a unique opportunity for subscribers to watch their favorite programs, shows and movies in high quality.

Easy to connect you need to leave an application on the site and wait when you will be contacted and agreed on the connection time. But before you decide to take this step, you should know what the subscriber will receive in the end.

At the moment, the main package is "Basic 2.1". This offer is the main one and its connection occurs by default, it includes 139 channels, which can be called the most rated and popular at the moment on the territory of the Russian Federation. It includes the entire list of federal channels, as well as commercial ones, which are very popular with viewers.

Additional offers

If you did not find what you need in the main offer from Beeline Digital Television, you can consider additional packages that are formed according to your interests. The most popular include:

Movie;
Sports;
Children's;
Informative.

"Movie"

This option focuses 25 channels, which will enable moviegoers to enjoy a variety of genres in cinema: thrillers, comedies, horror films and other genres that you love. More details can be found here https://mirbeeline.ru/tv#/p/channels-kino. The monthly payment will be 249 rubles(in addition to "Basic 2.1").

"Sports"

For sports fans, an excellent option would be to connect the "Sports" package. Here you can find broadcasts of events in any sport from classic to extreme. Detailed list - https://mirbeeline.ru/tv#/p/channels-sport, payment per month - 299 rub. (plus the standard).

"Children's"

Beeline also took care of young viewers, here are collected all the most interesting, exciting, bright and exciting children's programs that can not only interest the kids, but also be educational for them. Details - https://mirbeeline.ru/tv#/p/channels-child, monthly payment - 149 rubles. (+ to the standard offer).

"Informative"

For curious people seeking to expand their horizons. Details - https://mirbeeline.ru/tv#/p/channels_poznav, Subscription fee - 199 rubles per month to Basic 2.1.

Connection

On the website https://mirbeeline.ru/connect;
By phone 8 800 700 86 90 .

But first you need to find out if your house is included in the list connected to this service. You can do this here https://mirbeeline.ru/connect/adress.

You can connect the packages you like in your Personal Account or using the set-top box menu.

Digital TV Beeline is a convenient way to watch TV in high quality, while choosing only programs that are interesting to you, the choice of which you can coordinate yourself, connecting new ones and disconnecting those that are no longer interesting. The main and additional offers are formed taking into account the most diverse interests identified through careful monitoring conducted by the company's employees.

Watching TV channels of any quality and managing them, creating your own TV package or using the one ready from the operator will become possible with the installation of Beeline home television.

Clients will have access to:

5 thematic packages;
More than 250 TV channels;
HD versions;
TV program guide;
TV management;
Pause and skip ad functions;
Recording simultaneously 4 programs;
I will view them at the appropriate time;
Storing information on HDD TV set-top boxes.

Full construction

It's easy and simple to enjoy a realistic picture and surround sound. Connecting Beeline digital television will take a minimum amount of time if you follow a simple algorithm:

The equipment will be set up free of charge if you simultaneously connect the Internet and television to your home. There will be no extra wires, the signal to the Internet and television receiving devices passes through one cable. Watching TV is only possible with a TV set-top box.

Purchase options:

Free rental (simultaneous connection of Home Internet and Digital TV);
Purchase (the cost of the set-top box is 6995 rubles - information beeline39.nethouse.ru/tv);
Full rental.

The HD standard is supported by all set-top boxes. The Xbox 360 game console can also act in this capacity. TVs will fit any brand with HDMI or RCA connectors (tulips).

On one's own

You can buy a set of TV equipment and install it yourself without calling the wizard.

Proper connection and activation of the devices of the TV set is a guarantee of a successful start of Beeline TV. The actions are simple: go to the "Personal Account", the "Television" tab, the "Connect the service" link and follow the system prompts.

We exploit

One set-top box allows viewing on only one TV. Each subsequent TV will need to install its own set-top box and connect the Multiroom service, which will save the budget. Any tariff is connected to the main set-top box and automatically applies to all others. On another TV, you can watch the same channels and switch them yourself.

On the computer

The only possible access is through the set-top box. Home Internet subscribers can watch a number of TV channels for free on a computer using the VLC player program or its equivalent (terrestrial channels, educational and a number of channels of interesting content). To broadcast TV on your computer, you need to download and install VLC or IP-TV Player.

Why a USB port

For diagnostic purposes only. Through its connector connect special equipment. The port is not suitable for playing files, but you can charge your mobile.

Will always stay

The list of channels to which access will be retained during financial blocking is given:

First channel
Channel 5
TV Center
Carousel
Channel family Russia (1/2/24/K)
shopping live
Style and fashion

Beeline regional offices provide subscribers with a large number of tariff plans. Each region has its own list of tariffs for digital TV. The client has the opportunity to choose the number of channels, their subject or quality. The billing of all plans initially includes 26 on-air channels. Paying for additional TV packages increases their number to 250 (terrestrial, digital and HD).

The popular tariff plan "Thematic" (monthly subscription fee 290 rubles) can include from 1 to 5 TV packages:

Movie- 29 channels, a variety of collections of foreign, Russian and Soviet cinema in HD, and in normal quality. The most anticipated film premieres and TV series captivate all viewers! A unique opportunity to enjoy any genre of cinema - from action films and thrillers to melodrama and comedy. The cost is 174 rubles per month (the same for all thematic packages).
Sport— 19 channels, world championships, news blocks, live and recorded master classes of champions. Broadcasts of international tournaments in football, tennis and other sports in standard and HD format.
Mix— 78 channels, the package is designed for a family. You can immediately watch news, cartoons, fashion, music, sports, series and films. Each member of the family can choose the channel to their liking.
Children's- 11 channels, determines the age category of kids / teenagers. A wide range of entertainment, educational and educational TV shows. It is convenient for parents who are not indifferent to the TV addictions of their children.
Informative- 38 channels, historical facts, scientific discoveries, travel, wildlife and marine life, the secrets of space, cultures of different countries and continents - everything that will allow you to broaden your horizons.