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Ben Bent
Contributor I
April 15, 2014
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network speed insufficient

  • April 15, 2014
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keep getting the message "network speed insufficient to maintain playback buffer" when i play music from library on pc, internet radio works fine
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    Gemsicle
    Lyricist I
    March 28, 2017
    Hi I get the same with our 2 play1 units but not the play 5. I've tried all 3 wireless channels and it still has buffering errors. This is with Spotify streaming and downloads and also tune in

    Diagnostic no is 7233261
    Ryan A
    Ryan A
    Sonos Employee
    April 8, 2017
    Can you fix your wifi channel to channel 6. The PLAY:1s show that they are almost out of reach of the wifi connection, this is either a distance issue or wireless interference. If it's a distance issue, try to switch over to the Sonosnet by wiring the PLAY:5 to the network.
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