Below a small size is my opinion of this provider.
I connected myself a few months ago a wonderful service for a home user - home Internet by optical fiber MGTS, GPON. This was preceded by the forced transfer of the home phone to digital (the district PBX is served by the same MGTS). Both the Internet and the landline phone work from one GPON modem, so I didn’t even get confused, I just connected the Internet to myself from my personal account, in addition to the phone, and brought the patch cord from the modem to the router.
Before MGTS voluntarily-compulsorily came to my house, I used OnLime-Rostelecom 100100 Mbps for 700 rubles. And I liked it, I can’t say anything particularly bad, except that for the year a total of 3-4 days of downtime accumulated. The problem with online and almost all other providers is that they got stuck at the beginning of the 2000s in the approach to building the “last mile” - i.e. home equipment for organizing your Internet. As soon as 100 Mbps is no longer enough for you (and it happens) and you start looking for how to connect more, a funny fact is revealed. Online deliberately compresses your final wire into the apartment so that it connects only 100 Mbps to the home router. I didn’t check it, but for sure the router itself in the attic no longer knows how (or the speed has been specially reduced). That is, it's time to look for another provider, do not jump higher.
At that time (2014), there were only two companies in Moscow providing 1Gbps connection to a home router and tariffs over 100Mbps - 2KOM and MGTS with his GPON. 2KOM doesn't have great coverage, and my house wasn't in their network. MGTS I was just starting my optical procession around the city, and my house was in the plans for connection, but I have to wait a few more months. Tariffs, of course, are also impressive. As with all the "coolest", you have to overpay quite significantly, MGTS offers a maximum of 500 Mbps for 1700 rubles per month. So I left this question until late, although I often remembered it when working with large amounts of data on the network.
So I connected myself 200 Mbps MGTS GPON and have been using it for 8 months at the time of writing. Today this tariff costs 1000 rubles a month. I won't say anything bad at all. Not a single blackout for all this time and no subsidence of speed. Of course, you need to include a little realism in yourself and understand that not all resources on the Internet can give you at least all 100Mbps. The services of Yandex, Google, Microsoft are definitely capable of high speeds. One of these days I will connect 350 Mbits, I will unsubscribe how the result will be.
To date, the market for the provision of Internet connection services is provided by several dozen providers. different sizes. Among the major ones are Rostelecom and MGTS. Which provider is the best?
Provider Features
Each of the providers has its own characteristics, strengths and weak sides:
⦁ Monopoly. MGTS is a monopolist in the capital, therefore, in addition to standard billing, it includes a fee for maintaining a telephone line in the cost of using the Internet. Rostelecom does not take additional funds for the maintenance of its cables, it is immediately included in the cost of providing services.
⦁ Technology. Both providers use PON technology, which is distinguished by its efficiency, high speed access, and also has a lot of other advantages that positively affect the quality of communication and facilitate maintenance.
⦁ Cost. MGTS, as a monopoly, does not seek to significantly reduce the cost of its services to the end user. Rostelecom, in turn, is doing everything possible to make their services as accessible as possible, thereby becoming a serious competitor to MGTS. The cost of Internet access at Rostelecom is much lower than that of MGTS.
⦁ Additional services. Both telecom operators, in addition to the Internet, provide customers with various additional paid services, for example, television and other interactive services. At the same time, the number of services offered by Rostelecom is much larger.
⦁ Customization. Rostelecom's Internet connection settings system is much more flexible. You can carry them out without leaving your home using a personal computer.
⦁ Coverage area. If MGTS is focused mainly on the capital and occupies more than 80% of the Moscow market, then Rostelecom is focused on providing services throughout Russia and is gradually stepping on the heels of a competitor, systematically winning back a part of the market even in the capital.
On the this moment Rostelecom is one of the main competitors of MGTS and, according to experts, can win over the majority of the monopolist's audience.
You can find out about the possibility of connecting to the Internet in a particular city and at a specific address on the website rt-podkluchit.ru, where actual information, as well as a special form in which data about the place of connection is entered. The system independently analyzes the data and notifies the user about the possibility of connection.
A Moscow telephone number without a subscription fee and even without a telephone wire? "Home Phone" from "OnLime" is not only a city number in the code 499/495, but also all the possibilities of modern digital telephony.
Many have already come across such concepts as IP telephony, Internet telephony, VoIP or SIP telephony - one of the varieties of IP telephony. We will not delve deeply into the essence of these concepts. It is only important to understand that IP telephony is the same telephone connection, but instead of a telephone line - a dedicated copper pair - a data transmission network is used, for example, the one through which you access the Internet.
Why pay more?
In these difficult times, many are already thinking about how to abandon the traditional landline phone. Some are tired of endless advertising calls, others have long switched to using a mobile phone. And why pay for a telephone line that you do not use when there is a mobile connection and the Internet? But not everything is so simple. In a number of situations - when obtaining a loan from a bank, making an appointment with a doctor, etc. - you may be required to have a home number, not a mobile phone number. Yes, and your grandmother is accustomed to the traditional device, she will never learn how to manage a mobile phone.Moscow phone number without monthly fee. Is it possible? Quite. And there is. Consider the simplest one, when you don’t need to bother with buying equipment - everything will be provided by the provider. And even the old analog phone will not need to be changed if it is dear to you as a memory. The device will work as before. And even better when it comes to sound quality and features.
This opportunity is available to OnLime (Rostelecom) users, who can activate the Home Phone service for free and, as a result, receive a Moscow number and a starter kit as a free addition to the Internet. What do we get as a result? City number (it is provided in the code 499 or 495), city, mobile, long-distance and international telephone communication by favorable rates (low prices to outgoing calls), free services (Caller Identifier - Caller ID, call hold, call forwarding), the ability to connect additional services (anti-Caller ID, number change, favorite direction).
All this without paying for a subscriber line and any additional mandatory monthly payments. Only calls are paid. And no upfront costs. Everything is free: connection, equipment, number selection, caller ID. You need to pay only for calls, and the tariffs are quite moderate and cheaper than similar services of competitors.
Local calls from the home phone "OnLime" are charged at 50 kopecks. for 1 minute of connection with subscribers of city telephony in Moscow and 1.5 rubles. for 1 minute of connection with mobile phones Moscow and Moscow region. For long distance and international calls, there are three tariff plan and several options for directions. The options make it possible to make calls to selected regions of Russia (to selected foreign countries) at a low price, and the Option "Zero within the network" makes it possible to make free calls to Rostelecom subscribers throughout Russia (100 minutes per day).
Always with you
Such a home phone has another huge plus. When you move to a new Moscow apartment, the telephone number - a direct number in the code 499/495 - will remain with you. This is especially convenient for those who rent housing. However, it will not be possible to transfer the MGTS telephone number to OnLime: for fixed-line networks, the law on porting numbers does not yet work, although technically such a possibility exists.Just like in MGTS, to use a landline phone, you need to connect to the operator's network (in our case, to the OnLime network). And if the electricity is cut off, then the phone does not work if you do not have an uninterruptible power supply. However, it will also not work for GPON users from MGTS. Perhaps these are the only drawbacks.
How to connect?
The procedure for connecting the Home Phone service is simple. You apply through Personal Area, they call you back and specify the address and a convenient installation time. When ordering the service, you will be offered a choice of five rooms in three categories. The Standard category room is provided free of charge, when choosing from the Silver and Gold categories, with “beautiful” rooms, you will have to pay a little extra.At the appointed time, the master comes, connects the VoIP gateway, which receives all the settings over the network, and connects the phone. Connection takes 10-15 minutes. VoIP-gateway - a small box that is provided for free rent. In the future, you will not need to configure this gateway or manage it. The gateway works just like a phone adapter. This option is suitable for those who do not want to give up their old phone. Only the home number will change, or rather, the number in OnLime will be given a new one, the number from MGTS will remain with you on the old wire.
The wizard connects the gateway to your router with a standard Ethernet cable, or if there is no router, the gateway will be connected to the OnLime wire in front of your computer. Further, any push-button or radiotelephone is connected via a standard telephone cable with RJ11 connectors. The gateway has a corresponding port for this (FXS port). Advanced router models, also available to OnLime subscribers, are already equipped with this port and do not require a VoIP gateway at all - this is a built-in function. So those users who do not want to install extra devices can choose such a "premium" wifi router(aka router).
Another option is suitable for owners of IP phones - they can be connected with an Ethernet cable directly to the router. Now OnLime is simplifying the procedure for connecting Gigaset IP-series phones - it will become automatic, the user will only need to enter an activation code (10 digits). So far, customization templates are used.
That, in fact, is all. After that, you can make calls in the usual way.
The subscriber voice gateway is designed to transmit voice and fax messages over IP networks (VoIP) and supports the SIP control protocol. Using the most advanced algorithms for voice compression (G.711 codec) and quality of service, the VoIP gateway provides high quality speech transmission.
According to user feedback, the sound quality in Home Phone is very good, and the volume is higher than usual, so for those who do not have hearing impairments, you can turn the speaker volume down to a minimum.
Calls without a home phone?
In addition to connecting a standard home phone, OnLime allows you to use any of your devices for calls - a smartphone, tablet, laptop. To do this, you need to install a special software(SIP software), and they must also be connected to the Internet "OnLime". You don't even need to call technical specialists- the provider explains in detail how to set up mobile devices on its website in the Help - Landline phone section, there are also recommended SIP telephony applications for various operating systems. You can set up mobile devices both instead of a regular landline phone, and together with it - this will save you from having to run to the handset: incoming call delivered directly to your connected device.However, you can call from the OnLime number only from a specific place, that is, from an apartment - the provider is obliged to limit the field of telephone communication by law. That is, even if you use a SIP client on your smartphone, then in normal mode you can only make calls from it within the coverage area of your home Wi-Fi network.
How does SIP work?
When making an outgoing call from a SIP phone or from a regular phone through a VoIP gateway, the request goes through the Internet to the VoIP provider. It receives information about where you are calling and sends a request over the Internet to the local provider of this service, which makes a call to the recipient. In the case of OnLime Home Phone, the situation is somewhat different - local calls are transmitted over the Rostelecom network, so the provider has the ability to control the quality of communication by prioritizing voice and signaling. This distinguishes Rostelecom from IP-telephony providers that provide the service on foreign networks without traffic prioritization.In OnLime, the call goes from the apartment to the provider's telephone switchboard, that is, they do not go to the Internet. As a switch, the provider uses SoftSwitch category 5 (carrier class) from Huawei. So if there is demand from consumers, including corporate users, the provider can set up a variety of additional functions. However, private subscribers and users of the SOHO segment do not need extensive functionality.
Phone or SIP client?
What telephone set to choose for "Home phone"? There are many possibilities - from the old analog wired device to hybrid DECT radiotelephones. The hybrid phone can work both with a landline and with IP-telephony. It has two ports for this. This option is suitable for those who do not want to give up their old phone number. You can get by with a program for a computer or smartphone.For example, in latest versions Android has a built-in SIP client. Or you can download it from the "app store". If you have an iPhone, iPad - open App Store, enter SIP or VoIP in the search and choose according to your taste. Now Rostelecom is developing its own special application for IP-telephony. Such a "communicator", unlike Skype or Viber, will enable users to get a real city phone number to call other phone numbers. Subscribers will be able to bind their home number to the application and receive calls through it away from home, even abroad.
But in any case, it is better to think about buying a telephone set - convenient and functional. The task is facilitated by the presence of instructions for setting up phones and SIP clients on the OnLime website. For those who like to do everything with their own hands, there are also instructions for setting up routers.
Phone Gigaset C530IP. It is connected to the city line and the Internet.
How reliable is it?
From the subscriber to the switch goes twisted pair, switches are connected by optical rings: access level, aggregation and DWDM backbone optical network.
Thus, the entire optical network, up to the house switch, is backed up. In case of any single accident in the ring, connectivity is not lost. Only the line from the subscriber to the house switch is not reserved. The fanless switch is housed in a vandal-resistant cabinet and can operate in extreme temperature conditions. SoftSwitch itself is reserved according to the N + 1 scheme. And the phone will work even if the money on the subscriber's personal account runs out,
Summing up
So, telephone communication from OnLime is a landline telephone in Moscow, city, mobile, long-distance and international telephone communications at competitive rates, no subscriber line fees, free services (CALL), call hold, forwarding.Additional paid services- "Favorite intercity", "Call other countries", anti-caller ID, "Zero within the network." The first one makes it possible to call telephone numbers all over Russia in one or more long-distance destinations chosen at a low price. International calling service "Call to other countries" allows you to make inexpensive calls to telephone numbers in selected countries. "Zero within the network" - these are free calls to other numbers of Rostelecom subscribers throughout Russia. By connecting, the subscriber will receive 100 free minutes of calls. Of course, Rostelecom offers IP-telephony services not only for home, but also for the office - a virtual number and a virtual PBX. But that's a completely different story.
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- SIP telephony
As for providers, it is interesting that so far only the Internet is required, everything has been very cool for a long time, but one has only to become interested in television - then hell begins. And we are talking about the Central Administrative District (Basmanny District). Parents are more interested first of all, of course, TV, and it is better of course in HD / FullHD quality, but the Internet, of course, is also needed. So, over the past few years, I have already changed three providers for absolutely the same reasons: everything starts with the disgusting quality of the TV signal (the image regularly breaks into squares or just freezes), then interruptions begin - the signal may not be from an hour to several days (I'm not exaggerating ). Support in both the first and second cases absolutely can / does not want to do anything. The first provider that was abandoned was Akado - its equipment was covered twice in two years and both times it had to wait several days for its replacement! Moreover, in these few days, the money continued to be debited, like if you don’t want to be debited, come to the office and write a statement!
Ok, after the second case they were abandoned and switched to Online. Exactly a month later, almost the same hell began: squares, "freezing" of the picture and the complete inability of technical support to do anything. The master comes strictly from 9 to 18 and cannot do anything. After 8 months, the TV signal "disappeared" altogether. And the master was ready to come only after 6 days. Parents are people accustomed to TV and its presence is important to them. Refused online.
Beeline was next. The circus with him began from the moment of connection. it makes no sense to retell all the rudeness of this (I have never heard such a thing in any support, when the user is "put with the device" even before connecting), I will give just one example. The master connects only from 9 to 18. Ok, one of the parents takes time off from work and is waiting for the master. The appointed time interval passes (and this is 3 hours for a minute!), There is no master, no call. We call Beeline and find out that yes, the master will not be able to come today. Think! so what, that did not even warn - nonsense! He's busy!
In general, I talked closely with Beeline support and I can say that their service is the worst I have ever met. The formula is something like this: “We don’t know anything, fly to yuh!”. Everything is in the "best soviet traditions".
The rest of the well-known providers (all sorts of quarters, city committees and others) or in general are not present in the parental home or do not provide TV services there.
Of course, I always communicated with them extremely politely, but persistently (in Beeline I reached the head of support in Moscow - in fact, after that I only managed to call the master at a time convenient for my parents and, most importantly, this time the master arrived).
And, of course, after a short time, pictures, squares, and so on began to freeze.
In general, although it seems impossible for one particular house and three, albeit large, but still only three providers to draw conclusions about the quality of services, I will still do it: with TV, so far, apparently, everything is very, very sad, but with the service and at all complete seams.
For an objective comparison, go to https://mgts.info/ and https://onlime.site/ to choose an ISP to connect to Internet MGTS or OnLime, having decided on a more suitable one.
Since it is difficult to compare modern providers in terms of technical parameters, we will use the basic criteria:
- speed;
- reliability;
- good responsiveness;
- availability of rates.
So, let's take a closer look at the features of the provision of services.
According to tariffs, which Internet is better - OnLime or MGTS
Tariff plans will be considered from different points of view. It is important to find out the most optimal prices with positive and negative sides.
OnLime offers to connect to global network starting from 300 rubles/month for 15 Mbps, while MGTS ("Moscow City Telephone Network") starts from 100 rubles per month. for 100 Mbps. But it must be taken into account that the tariffs are promotional, not including the purchase / rental of equipment, additional services, and the price is temporary. So, after 60 days, the price of the Moscow network will increase for base rate- up to 450 rubles, while the competitor provides Wi-Fi for a fee - 69 rubles / month.
MGTS or OnLime, which is better - it’s impossible to say for sure. You should look at individual tariffs with options that will not be superfluous, or at promotions:
- "Express 100" (499 rubles / month for 100 Mbit with a free router and 100 GB cloud storage) from OnLime;
- 200 Mbps for 490 rubles/month from the Moscow network.
Analyzing all the offers, the tariff line of the Moscow network is noticeably more profitable, however, the top tariffs of OnLime are more interesting both in terms of cost and bonus games: WoT, Warface and projects from Fogeym.
MGTS or OnLime - which is better in terms of speed and stability
You should not judge operators only by the stability of the connection, because companies use in their arsenal: ADSL ( telephone line), Ethernet (twisted pair), GPON (optical fiber) and other technologies. Less reliable ADSL, tk. communication depends on many characteristics and on the distance from the communication node. Ethernet is strongly associated with connection points (switches). An optical connection is considered the most stable and fastest, but even here there is no guarantee that cable breaks will not occur somewhere.
Reviews from the Internet about the quality do not inspire confidence, because most of them are fake, and those that are real are often biased. In addition, there is no "foolproof" on the part of the users themselves. Nevertheless, OnLime, owned by Rostelecom, provides support faster, but this is a deeply subjective opinion.
When choosing MGTS or OnLime, it is more logical to give preference to optics or Ethernet, unless, of course, there is a technical possibility. Both providers keep their networks up to date, and also comply with the speed regimes provided for by the tariffs.
MGTS or OnLime for games and entertainment
For relatively little money, you can also connect television to the Internet. By combining several services, operators reduce prices for each separately. For example, OnLime attracts customers with the “2 in 1 Year of Cinema 60” tariff, which includes 61 SD channels with a 60 Mbps network. At the Moscow network, the set looks more tempting - at 90 Mbps, 117 channels are delivered, and 14 of them are in HD. As a rule, there is extended content in the form of films and series.
Today the Internet is inconceivable without network battles. And the main thing in them is ping (response time). To play comfortably, it takes a maximum of 30 ms, or even lower. Being the successor of Rostelecom, OnLime adopted all its advantages. It has fewer intermediate nodes and more high-speed servers. In addition, the provider has a good set of gaming services.
The best provider - MGTS or OnLime?
When answering the question which Internet is better - OnLime or MGTS, it is necessary to take into account the user's hobbies. If speeds above 100 Mbps and watching TV are more important, then it is recommended to stop at MGTS. For a gamer, OnLime is great.
In any case, it is fairer to evaluate the quality yourself. Firstly, when you connect, you do not lose anything, but on the contrary, you win. Secondly, these providers are in the top lists of ratings.
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