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plasmamusic
Contributor I
September 23, 2019
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SiriusXM not on list of Music Services

Newbie here, based in UK
Just installed a SonosAmp.
Cannot see SiriusXM in the list of available Music Services.
Does Sonos block visibility/access to Sirius if outside US I wonder?
If so how can I add Sirius to Music Services?
Thanks
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    controlav
    controlavAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    September 25, 2019
    Music service availability is keyed to the country your Sonos account is declared to be in, so if you change that to US then Sirius should show up. However, if Sirius do any geo-blocking based on IP address etc then you may not be able to playback anything.
    Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
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    jgatie
    jgatie
    September 23, 2019
    SiriusXM is only available in the USA (and its territories), and Canada.

    https://support.sonos.com/s/article/110?language=en_US
    plasmamusicAuthor
    Contributor I
    September 23, 2019
    Thanks
    I should have explained that I already receive SiriusXM in the UK on my SiriusTTR1 radio, as I also have a US billing address.
    So if I can receive SiriusXM on my radio, why can't I see SiriusXM in the list of Music Services?
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      September 23, 2019
      Sonos isn’t responsible for geo-blocking, Sirius XM is. You may want to contact them directly. I don’t happen to know whether they’re doing a simple IP address check, which might be defeated by a VPN, or something more (or less) complex.
      Bruce
      plasmamusicAuthor
      Contributor I
      September 23, 2019
      Sonos isn’t responsible for geo-blocking, Sirius XM is. You may want to contact them directly. I don’t happen to know whether they’re doing a simple IP address check, which might be defeated by a VPN, or something more (or less) complex.

      Thats what I expected to hear (ie its Sirius that somehow blocks geo access to its streaming) although I can stream Sirius to my internet radio here in UK using my US Sirius account.
      But although I can stream here, I can't see Sirius XM as a 'Music Service' on Sonos.
      Can someone in US confirm if Sirius XM is an available 'Music Service' on Sonos?
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      September 23, 2019
      SiriusXM is available as a Music Service on Sonos in the US.
      Bruce
        controlav
        controlavAnswer
        Lead Maestro
        September 25, 2019
        Music service availability is keyed to the country your Sonos account is declared to be in, so if you change that to US then Sirius should show up. However, if Sirius do any geo-blocking based on IP address etc then you may not be able to playback anything.
        Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
        plasmamusicAuthor
        Contributor I
        September 25, 2019
        Thanks for the tip controlav - I now have Sirius Music Service!
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