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Enthusiast I
Feb 17, 2022 9:55 AM UTC
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wifi is down can i ethernet cable my sonos speakers to a link station *hub

the link station or hub will have no wi fi connection

...can i then use a phone cable to the 5;s and play

spoitfy is that possible or a similar solution if your

internet is down and will be down for some time

but your phone is still on

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John BAnswer
Feb 17, 2022 10:46 AM UTC

Do you mean WiFi is down  or do you mean internet?  To play locally stoerd content only a LAN is needed, not an internet connection.

But in any case you could connect your phone to line in and play any audio source from the phone, using the Pley:5 as a standalone speaker.  You have to set up line-in Autoplay first.

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4837?language=en_US

Your phone should remain active for calls, but I think you would have to detach it to use it in practice.  It will depend on the phone.

It won’t be a phone cable or Ethernet cable.  The line-in is a 3.5mm stereo jack.

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John BAnswer
Feb 17, 2022 10:46 AM UTC

Do you mean WiFi is down  or do you mean internet?  To play locally stoerd content only a LAN is needed, not an internet connection.

But in any case you could connect your phone to line in and play any audio source from the phone, using the Pley:5 as a standalone speaker.  You have to set up line-in Autoplay first.

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/4837?language=en_US

Your phone should remain active for calls, but I think you would have to detach it to use it in practice.  It will depend on the phone.

It won’t be a phone cable or Ethernet cable.  The line-in is a 3.5mm stereo jack.

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