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billybob 6
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Dec 20, 2016 9:25 PM UTC
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Sonos Connect with Alexa

This question probably has already been answered but can not find a specific answer to it. Can or will there be Sonos integration with Echo Dot using a Sonos CONNECT wireless streamer without using line in ( voice control through Alexa) I am not referring to Play speakers but Sonos Connect Device. Thanks
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    jgatie
    jgatie
    Dec 28, 2016 6:57 PM UTC
    So much for teasing! 🆒 Ok, will wait patiently & thanks for the quick response Ryan.

    Actually, I'm not Ryan. But I pretty much know what his answers will be. Actually, his answers are sometimes more obtuse than mine. 😉
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      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      Dec 28, 2016 7:19 PM UTC
      Yea Ryan is just a kindler gentler version of jgatie. 🙂
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      Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
      Ryan S
      Ryan S
      Retired Sonos Staff
      Dec 28, 2016 11:25 PM UTC
      Yea Ryan is just a kindler gentler version of jgatie. :)
      Haha! Jgatie has his soft spots too. We're all friendly at heart :)

      His answers are just about perfect on this one. I can't share much that hasn't already been said here on those points. As to the third, make sure you've signed up on your account page that you'd like to help with testing in general, but they can't guaranty any openings in a beta program that may or may not exist. When they go to select testers for any betas they usually start with that list. That is once it goes outside the company for the tester pool
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      dean76
      Trending Lyricist I
      Jan 3, 2017 12:31 PM UTC
      I'm a long term SONOS user and have been really looking forward to Alexa integration - I have 4 zones, 2 dots.
      Over the years my system has suffered a fair few 'drop outs' maybe the very thick wall and almost certainly the poor 3G signal. Since the local mast have upgraded to 4G double speed I think I've only had a few drop outs in 18 months. So SONOS really is now working extremely well - I'm very happy
      So I've been thinking how Alexia will integrate - will it only work with a SONOS wifi setup or will a SONOSnet setup also work.
      I dont want to change from SONOSnet as my understanding is the system is more stable, and my system has never worked so well.
      • Anyone know will it be wifi and SONOSnet compatable?
      • A clue maybe the new Spotify connect app can anyone tell me if Spotify connect works on SONOSnet?- I use Google Play Music - paid and Amazon Prime music - 'free'
      • I like many wont want to change from SONOSnet with a reliable system setup.
      thanks in advance
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      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      Jan 3, 2017 1:22 PM UTC
      Everything still works on sonosnet as always. Don't see that changing.
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      Respect the Queue (2)Move (3)Beam (1) Era100 (2)ARC (1)SonosOne (1)Playbar (4)Play5 (4)Play1 (3)Play3 (1)Port (2)Connect (1) Roam (2) Ace (1)Connect:Amp (4)Sonos Amp (1)Sub + (9) Echo + Smartthings; (2)Play)
      dean76
      Trending Lyricist I
      Jan 3, 2017 2:11 PM UTC
      Thanks for the reply
      Great news, really looking forward to Alexa - SONOS, hopefully GPM and other popular services are included in the inital launch - not just Spotify and amazon music.
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      johnnymumu
      johnnymumu
      Trending Lyricist I
      Jan 4, 2017 4:54 PM UTC
      I'm really looking forward to this... no one has any idea when it's coming, I assume?
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      upstatemike
      Jan 4, 2017 5:25 PM UTC
      Thanks for the reply
      Great news, really looking forward to Alexa - SONOS, hopefully GPM and other popular services are included in the inital launch - not just Spotify and amazon music.

      And local music too... would suck if voice control only worked with streaming services without an option to at least kick off local play lists.
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      dean76
      Trending Lyricist I
      Jan 4, 2017 6:30 PM UTC
      Yes, but I think GPM free 50,000 tracks 'locker' FREE I'm fairly sure works at present (not 100% as cant test due to subscribing - maybe someone can confirm?) but this maybe an option if local music isn't available.
      Hope it is though as I know a lot of SONOS users do store locally.
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      dean76
      Trending Lyricist I
      Jan 4, 2017 6:32 PM UTC
      ...GPM is 320 kbps so some may not want to use GPM if they have lossless etc
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