TV is an integral element of every modern home. Near him passes most of the time of every Russian. But the channels provided by free television cannot satisfy the modern consumer. Now created a lot of interesting paid projects. But before choosing the right package or service, you should definitely get acquainted with the opinions of users and read their reviews. “Telecard” at the moment is one of the most responsible and affordable providers.
Satellite TV in Russia
According to foreign and domestic research companies, the digital television market in our country is constantly and steadily growing. Today it is represented by the cable, satellite and ordinary analog segment. But the overall market structure is constantly changing towards IPTV. Moreover, part of the paid segment is already more than 64%. Telekart, Tricolov-TV, Orion-Express, etc. are developing well and receiving positive reviews.
Most widespread satellite television has received in the central and southern districts. Least of all, about 40%, such technologies are common in Siberia and the North Caucasus District.
Such popularity of paid satellite television is due to several factors:
- Excellent data transfer quality.
- A variety of satellite packages.
- Good coverage and prevalence.
- Affordable price and installation, etc.
The most popular pay-TV operators in Russia
Today, in the era of innovative technologies and business freedom, any entrepreneur who has the means and capabilities can become a provider. Therefore, there are a lot of those who are involved in the installation and tuning of satellite television. But not every operator can boast of respect and popularity among users. In 2013, several leaders in the paid satellite television market were identified in Russia, among them:
- Rostelecom. This is a federal satellite operator.
- Telecard. Satellite TV of the new generation.
- Tricolor TV. One of the most advertised providers.
- MTS This telecommunications company is starting to conquer the satellite TV market.
Telecard: what is it
The appearance of this satellite television in 2010 was due to the market situation in the Russian and Ukrainian TV markets and the commissioning of another American satellite.
Telecard is a new partnership project of the current Russian operator Continent TV. Moreover, the equipment is leased from the Orion Express project.
Initially, the subscribers of the "Telecard" were users of the special package "Transitional" from "Continent TV". For all other customers, the opportunity to purchase and install new equipment was implemented. If you read reviews about the Telekart satellite dishes, you can find out that the encoding has changed. With the more expensive Irdeto, the company switched to Conax. This allowed us to significantly reduce the purchase and connection costs for both the project itself and for new customers.
The essence of the project
To date, the operator of affordable and affordable digital television is precisely this project. This is confirmed by reviews. "Telecard" is a provider whose quality of service fully meets the cost.
All channels are broadcast from the latest American satellite Intelsat 15. Already more than nine rays from it cover almost the entire territory of vast Russia. At the same time, for different regions, you can install various-sized satellite dishes that will receive the signal as well. This item will be useful to those who live in crowded cities, where everything is laden with third-party equipment.
All relevant details of interest to the operator itself or about specific features or settings can be found around the clock on the official website of Telecard. Satellite TV".
Equipment used when connecting
As for any other operator, standard tools are used to install the “Telecards”. It is not necessary to connect branded equipment, for example, an expensive receiver with an integrated card, as for Tricolor TV. Any, even inexpensive repeater is suitable. The main thing is that there should be a special Conax decoder.
Also, the list of equipment used includes such standard elements:
- Smart card. For starters, a one-year subscription is established. This is done in order to transfer the subscriber to a more favorable tariff from the second year.
- Satellite antenna. At the same time, plates with a large diameter, for example, 0.8 m, are used for remote areas. This makes the reception more qualitative. In other cases, antennas with a diameter of 0.6 m are used.
- Mounts for antenna. The most commonly used brackets.
- Satellite Converter. This is a special electronic device located on the antenna itself. It serves as a converter and frequency amplifier.
- Coaxial cable. Only 15 meters is enough for installation.
- Two special connectors for the antenna.
All these elements make up the standard Telecard satellite package. User reviews speak of its quality and quite affordable price.
Connection Order
The Telecard project is easy to install and configure. To get high-quality pay TV, it’s enough to take just a few successive steps:
- Purchase the necessary satellite equipment. To do this, you can buy a new kit from the operator or partially use the old one.
- Tune the antenna to a specific frequency of the Intelsat 15 satellite. In this case, you need to set the specified symbol speed, polarization and format.
- Insert the purchased "Telecard" into the receiver. For free daily viewing 18 channels are included. Next, those that are present in the selected package work.
- Register a card within 24 hours. This can be done by the number of a specific hotline, through an online application on the official website and using text SMS.
As a result, after the sequential execution of the instructions, the user receives a satellite TV "Telecard". Reviews about the service are left both on the representative website and on special thematic forums.
Basic television packages
The beauty of paid satellite TV is in the quality of the image, as well as in the ability to select your favorite channels. In addition to the free 18 standard programs, the Telecard project provides subscribers with the ability to connect several basic packages:
- "Start". This package provides for connecting 35 channels. Among them are Russian and foreign programs. This favorite TNT, STS, RenTV, and cognitive Discovery, Universal, and various children's, sports, music and film channels.
- "Standard". Contains 45 programs. These are the main and well-known channels that the Telecard plate catches. User reviews say that this project is ideal for those who first started using pay-TV. These programs cover the whole range of life and possible interests of users. There are channels for the whole family: Sport 1, Favorite movie, Amedia, Disney, etc.
- "Telecard HD". This is a relatively new package. It contains 70 and 140 channels in excellent quality HD and MPEG-4.
News and promotions of the operator "Telecard"
This is a solid and popular project that values its subscribers. Therefore, there are many promotions and
loyalty programs, both in tariffs and in the number of channels.
Regularly in the news feed from "Telecard" you can see the start dates of various projects. For example, preferential connection or switching to a suitable tariff. Recently, an HD-recorder and a Telecard antenna were installed in standard equipment. Feedback on promotions and offers left on the site or special forums is positive. Also very often new thematic channels are added to existing packages.
Advantages of the Telecard project
Of course, before choosing a satellite operator, you need to weigh all the existing pros and cons. First you need to read the reviews. "Telecard" is a relatively young, but very promising project. Therefore, it has a number of undeniable advantages:
- New subscribers can purchase cheaper equipment than other companies. And existing users save on the cost of packages.
- After the purchase, you do not need to wait for the activation of the card. It only needs to be registered during the first day using one of several available methods.
- Customers can immediately access 18 standard free channels.
- Protection against bureaucracy. This project is in line with D. Medvedev's special modernization program. It provides for an almost complete transition to electronic communications and relationships. All applications and connections are done online through the website or SMS.
- The ability to connect a special function "Multitrum". This means that with the help of one satellite dish, two televisions can simultaneously work simultaneously independently of each other.
Differences of "Telecards" from other satellite operators
Taking into account all the advantages of this project, several individual features can be distinguished. They distinguish it among similar operators. For example, you can compare the most popular paid satellite TV projects: Tricolor or Telecard. Customer reviews indicate several significant differences:
- Equipment for Telekarta is not necessary to buy from an authorized dealer of the installation company, such as from Tricolor TV and NTV. You can use cheaper and more affordable counterparts or a suitable old kit.
- The process of registering a card with Telecard does not require a personal connection with the operator. At the same time, it is activated immediately after installation.
- Telecard does not provide for the signing of an offer contract, as in Tricolor TV. This reduces the level of bureaucracy.