Interactive TV and Digital TV, also known as IPTV and DVB-C, have much in common, for example, they allow you to watch modern television in excellent quality. At the same time, they are different services, designed for different audiences and providing a different approach to watching TV. In this article we will look at both services and talk about how they work, what they have in common and what distinguishes them.
How to connect
In order to obtain the service, select the method that suits you from the following:
- Calling on the phone
- In the sales and service office
- On the website online.ru
In the first two options, you need to call or come to the office and leave a request, your details and personal phone number. A company specialist will contact you within 3 business days and agree on the date and time of connection.
How to connect interactive TV on the onlime website?
For residents of Moscow, Rostelecom provides telecommunications services and interactive TV through the onlime brand. Therefore, TV connection can be made on the website https://www.onlime.ru Go to the website and click on the “Television” tab in the navigation panel and in the pop-up window select a service from the three categories presented.
Using “Interactive TV” as an example, click on the “Tariffs” button.
Check out all the offers and click "Select". For example, consider the “YOUR Maximum” tariff.
ATTENTION! To see the full list of TV channels, just click on the circle with the quantity opposite the name of the tariff.
Next, if necessary, add additional packages and services by clicking on the button on the right or checking the box.
At the very bottom of the site page, you will see the total cost of all connected services and add-ons, where you can also expand the line with all selected items.
Next, click on the “Check Address” button and enter the information where you live. Information will be displayed whether your home is connected or not.
Enter your street and house number
If the verification is successful, in the total amount line at the bottom of the page, click the “Continue” button
Enter your contact information in the form provided and submit your application by confirming your consent.
Upon completion, the connection request number will appear on the screen. All you have to do is wait for the manager to call.
TV tariffs from Online, as we have already said, are presented in three categories, let's look at them in detail.
Online Rostelecom
Digital television Online Rostelecom and interactive television Rostelecom, what is the difference?
As already mentioned, the difference is in the connection method. Rostelecom onlime digital television is connected to an antenna network, and interactive television is connected to a computer network. The differences between Online and Rostelecom Interactive Television are summarized in a table, and the connection to a modern TV that has a slot for a conditional access card and a high-speed video HDMI channel port is considered. Table: Comparison of Interactive TV and Online TV from Rostelecom
| Online Rostelecom Onlime | Interactive TV Rostelecom | Digital TV Online |
| About 200 digital channels | Yes | Yes |
| Watching HD channels | Yes | Yes |
| Connection without a set-top box | No | Yes |
| View Control | Yes | No |
| Social media | Yes | No |
| Control from TV remote control | No | Yes |
| Video rental | Yes | No |
| Karaoke | Yes | No |
| Parental control | Yes | Yes |
As in the case of the Rostelecom Online set-top box, connecting Interactive Digital Television also requires the availability of space for installing an additional unit and cables; An absolute inconvenience is the presence of two remote controls. But, digital television of the Rostelecom network does not have the functions of recording a program and delayed viewing; it is impossible to order a movie of your choice, connect karaoke or access Facebook.
Digital TV Rostelecom
In order to connect Rostelecom digital TV with onlime telecard, you must first check the technical possibility of connecting at your address. Almost all residential premises, including those in housing cooperatives and homeowners associations, have this opportunity. Next, you need to select a Rostelecom digital TV connection tariff. In 2021, the line of tariffs is presented in four options with payment costs from 320 to 1,700 rubles per month. The next step is choosing equipment. Onlime telecard with a conditional access card will cost 3,000 rubles.
Rostelecom TV tariffs online
All tariff plans include national television channels.
- Starter — 320 rubles/month 117 online television channels
- Optimal - 450 rubles/month Starter package plus 19 Rostelecom TV channels online with music, sports broadcasts and children's programs.
- Advanced — 520 rub/month “Optimal” package plus 17 movie channels
- Maximum — 1,700 rubles/month “Advanced” package plus additional channels. The total number of Rostelecom TV online channels in the “Maximum” package is 202 channels.
Digital TV
As we see, everything is simple, here are the names of TV packages, the number of channels and the cost of the service per month.
The last package YOUR Maximum includes all additional packages that are included in the price. On all other tariff plans, additional packages are paid separately.
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List of main channels provided by OnLime TV
TV viewers who choose digital TV from Online are provided with 2 types of channels: general and specialized. General ones are included in most packages; specialized ones are available at special rates or can be connected separately. To access channels, you must first purchase an OnLime TeleCARD, receiver or set-top box, then select a TV tariff.
In total, Online TV provides up to 250 channels (from 58 to 240 channels depending on the selected channel package).
General television channels with Online TV (tariffs “Your Optimal”, “Your Starter”): Channel One, Russia 1, TV Center, NTV, Russia K, Match TV, Channel 5, STS, Ren-TV, TNT, Domashny, TV 3 , MTV Russia, Yu TV, Karusel, Russia 24, RBC, etc.
Interactive TV 2.0
This category presents 4 amazing fares that will not leave any big screen fan indifferent. And so we look!
Additional packages
For those who do not have enough prepaid channels, the company has specially selected a line of interesting entertainment TV channels. Let's meet!
What are the packages, in more detail: TVOE Cinema includes an additional 22 channels for 200 rubles per month. The package speaks for itself and includes exclusively TV channels with films. Suitable for fans of different genres, both foreign and domestic. If you like to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of cinema and enjoy high quality images, then this package is definitely for you. YOUR Ideal HD includes 19 channels. The first 3 months of the package are provided free of charge, starting from the 3rd month 299 rubles per month. Enjoy superior picture and sound quality on your TV in High Definition. The package includes Channel One HD, Russia HD, Eurosport HD, National Geographic HD and others - more than 20 additional cable television channels in high definition format, dedicated to a wide variety of topics.
Viasat Premium HD includes an additional 5 channels for 299 rubles per month. A unique offer that combines a package of terrestrial high-definition TV channels and the ability to watch films and programs in the “Video Rental” of Interactive TV and on any mobile device using the TV1000Play service. The Viasat Premium HD channel package includes movies, popular TV channels TV1000 Premium HD, TV1000 Megahit HD, TV1000 Comedy HD, sports channels Viasat Sport HD and Viasat Golf HD; educational Viasat Nature HD/Viasat History HD. BONUS for Viasat Premium HD subscribers: opportunity for 0 rub. watch 50 films with weekly updates in the TV1000Play subscription in the “Video rental” section
Amedia Premium includes 3 channels. 3 months free, starting from month 3 199 rubles per month. Amedia Premium is a new premium package of digital terrestrial television channels specializing in showing the world's best TV series. Three TV channels - Amedia Premium HD, AMEDIA HIT and Amedia 1 HD - offer new episodes every day. Watch the brightest new seasons of “Game of Thrones”, “House of Cards”, “Reign”, “Lovers”, “True Detective” and other series on the digital channels of the Amedia Premium TV package, as well as cult series recognized as world classics of their genre.
Amedia+Viasat Premium HD , as the name suggests, it includes a combination of Amedia Premium and Viasat Premium HD packages. The cost of the package is 0 rubles. Amedia+Viasat Premium HD is a real gift for lovers of the best films and TV series. The package includes additional Amedia Premium and Viasat Premium HD TV packages, as well as TV1000 Play and Amedia Premium Video Rental subscriptions. In addition, with the Amedia+Viasat Premium HD package, you can go through a simple registration procedure on the sites https://tv1000play.ru/partner and https://promo.amediateka.ru/rt/ and get full access to films and TV series on mobile TV1000 Play and Amediateka applications. Amedia+Viasat Premium HD – watch only what you love and pay only for what you watch!
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Our football package includes 1 channel for 219 rubles per month. Package for fans of Russian football. “Our Football” is the best domestic channel about Russian football. Live broadcasts of the most anticipated matches, the best moments of games that have already become history, interviews with players and coaches and much more.
MATCH! FOOTBALL additional 3 channels with a subscription fee of 380 rubles per month. The “PLUS FOOTBALL” package is the most complete offer of the best world football in Russia. All matches of the Champions League and Europa League. Championships of England, Germany, Spain and Italy.
And this list closes with one of the most interesting packages exclusively for adults, which is why it is called that. Adult includes 4 erotic channels with a subscription fee of only 200 rubles per month.
The “Adult” package includes 4 of the best erotic television cable channels - Blue Hustler, Russian Night and others. With the channels of the “Adult” package, you can forget about sleep.
Setting up OnLime TV channels
There are several ways to activate television from the OnLime TV provider. To gain access to IPTV TV, you will need special equipment in the form of a set-top box. The connection can also be made using a PLC adapter or OnLime TeleCard.
Users who decide to become subscribers of a popular metropolitan provider can order activation of the service by making a phone call to the company's representative office or by creating an application on the telecom operator's website. After selecting the package you are interested in, you will need to leave your contact information, and after a while one of the company’s operators will contact the subscriber.
After concluding the contract, the user will be provided with the necessary equipment and a technician will be sent to his address to complete the connection. Once the service is activated, you will need to configure the channels.
An easier way is to select automatic search. Using the remote control, you need to start the “Menu” mode and find the “Auto search” command. In the window that opens, you need to select the “Cable TV” tab, and then alternately the “Cable TV preset” and “Full” commands. In the search options, it is recommended to check the “Digital only” tab. Otherwise, the TV receiver will search for all available analogue TV channels.
Options
You won’t be bored, not only watching your favorite shows and movies, but also taking part in creating your own free time pastime.
- Viewing control (record, rewind, pause)
- Weather forecast, exchange rate, social networks
- Archive of programs
- Video rental
- Multiroom (access to viewing on all your devices connected in one group)
- Multiscreen
- Karaoke
- Parental control
That is, you will have the opportunity not only to watch TV shows in high quality, but also to manage them, record them, watch them from any moment, order different films and generally take full part in choosing and controlling what you want to watch. Agree, this is very convenient when you create your own entertainment schedule, and don’t wait for the day off to watch a movie or your favorite show, and even half with advertising.
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About the provider
- What are the advantages of connecting to the OnLime home internet tariff?
- What is the speed of OnLime home Internet?
- How to connect home Internet and OnLime TV at a discount and promotion?
- What additional services and options does the OnLime provider have?
- What Internet access technology is provided by the OnLime provider?
- What equipment is needed to connect to the Internet, TV, Wi-Fi Online?
- FAQ
OnLime (onlime.ru) is a telecommunications brand of PJSC Rostelecom and provides Internet access services and digital television via the Internet at high speeds - up to 100 Mbit/second. The provider has developed a flexible and affordable system of tariff plans, allowing you to choose the conditions that suit you.
What Internet access technology is provided by the OnLime provider?
Internet access technology: optical fiber to the building and twisted pair cable to the subscriber’s apartment.
Technology advantage:
- Internet access speed up to 890 Mbit/sec;
- connection occurs by connecting a cable to a PC or wi-fi router;
- When connecting to the Internet, a modem is not required;
- When connecting, you must have a network card/network adapter. (in most cases the hardware is built into the motherboard).
