In case this might help @Applesauce 451; forgive me if it’s been mentioned as I haven’t read this thread through.
I recently switched to T Mobile “cell” internet (which bangs), with the, new, white gateway.
Loooooooooong story later... I could not get the Arc, sub3 and OneSL pair to connect. Finally, I connected a OneSL via ethernet to the main, switched network (automatically picks, 2.4 or 5), with WPA3. It took a few hours, but finally, after several factory resets of all speakers the system connected.
Just upgraded to a pair of Era 300s. Same thing, a few hours of going around in circles (having tried Sonos support in 2021, when I became a customer, I knew better than to call in.)
I was surprised to see the ERAs did not have ethernet port, as I was planning just connecting one of the pair as I did the OneSLs, and leaving it, as I did with the OneSLs. I now see I could probably have disconnected ethernet’d OneSL, but didn’t want to chance it, having put in so much time setting up the darn system, lol.
After an hour of futzing around, and several factory resets of all speakers, I connected the Arc via ethernet to the switched network (automatically picks, 2.4 or 5), with WPA3. I did not use the 2.4 and 5 individual networks I had created.
It all finally connected, but because the Arc in not near my gateway, I disconnected the ethernet cord after my TV session last night, fully expecting to have to start all over today, probably moving the gateway to be near the Arc.
To my surprise, the ethernet’d network, was now all wifi, and everything is connected with full functionality and this happened automatically, after having disconnected the ethernet cord last night (Again, I now understand the ethernet’s aid in initially setting up the network, which will then function via wifi, subsequently).
I love this Sonos system. However, I will never buy any subsequent Sonos products.
It’s not just Sonos - I am finding too many companies, in all kinds of different verticals cannot service their varied product lines, and the scale of how many customers they have.
K-sera, I’m over getting angry about it. It’s clearly time, for sanity’s sake, to start living with less tech, less products, less interactions with large corporations, less everything and to focus on becoming as self sufficient as possible with the services and systems that are important to one, regardless of one’s income.
My hope for us all, is the ship continues to sink slowly, and does not capsize...❤️
