General feedback and conversation

I have never identified with any of Sonos' marketing efforts. Each time I have peeked at the Sonos Blog I have not found anything interesting, other than vague company announcements. Just this past weekend I spent way too much time attempting to navigate the Sonos client app trying to find my favorite podcasts so I might use the app to play them instead of using my PC speakers and browser bookmarks. I'm not sure what TuneIn Radio is, what, if any, relationship it has with Sonos, but will say the categorization of podcasts is a burden to navigate and the client Search feature is almost invisible and very rudimentary. The well known shortcomings of the Sonos client app now make perfect sense. Sonos is out of touch with those that own Sonos products and those that would be interested in owning a Sonos product. I sincerely doubt the embarrassing commercial that aired during the Grammy telecast was intentionally bad in order to generate buzz. Even if so, I am now embarrassed to admit

Just posted a reply in the Ask a Question forum and received a message that the reply will be posted after review by moderators. Is this a "new" feature or just for me? or........?

No matter what I do, my userid is linked to the UK site. I set my location, I change the URL to en-us, I log in from a known US IP address, when it sees my login or cookie, it swtiches me back to the en-gb URL in the store or accounts pages. I think it started when I logged in from work, which sometimes connects me via a UK IP address, but now even when I use my iPad to connect over LTE or my home network, it *still* puts me in en-gb. Can someone there who runs the website reset whatever record is associated with my cookie?

over aggressive housekeeping? The last page of at least this thread has been redacted https://en.community.sonos.com/controllers-software-228995/sonos-are-you-reading-this-please-put-the-controller-queue-function-back-how-it-was-6739476/index9.html

I tried it. They let the phone ring one time and disconnected the call. I was sitting right by the phone and literally could not pick the phone up fast enough. Trying to fix the issue with exiting the beta program to correct the iTunes issue. Followed the steps, an now the upgrade/downgrade to the system kept failing. Error code 9, which I might add isn't listed anywhere on the support site. Come on Sonos we spend our money, say wonderful things about the products, can't you treat us a little bette than they do at Walmart???? 1 Playbar 1 Boost 2 Play 5 2 Play 3 Do I buy the other Player, 2 play 3's and sub I want?

Is the new community your idea of an improvement? It is anything but an improvement. Several important threads I started have lost content. When I try and type a response, I can't see the entire response I am creating--it only allows me to see a couple of lines at a time. I am a long-time Sonos user, and I feel that I have been slapped in the face. Sonos no longer has my endorsement.

So what do I win? 😃

Hasn't worked for a week now, get "This page is not available /go to home page". Bog standard Chrome on bog standard Galaxy S5. Yet another InSided issue, sigh.

Never, repeat never get any feedback. Nor is there ever any thanks. I'm done reporting posts. This latest Spam attack and the COMPLETE absence of any visible actions, NO user engagement apart from 1 thread (not even STICKYED), ignoring user suggestions, allowing Spam over the weekends and when America is asleep has pushed me over the edge. I am thoroughly sick of it now and it is just capped off bu being ignored when reporting posts or threads. Sonos benefits a tremendous amount by the troubleshooting it's USERs does on its behalf - I reckon we save you at least 1 full time support agent in each time zone. I can't be fucking arsed anymore - why should I if Sonos don't apparently care?

Would anyone agree that the system of badges and all the rest of it that has been introduced with the revamped forum is actually a huge mistake? Now that I have started reading the forum a little again (largely because I am experiencing some difficulties that I would like to sort out) I have noticed that the new system seems to actually invite responses so users can "up" their totals and "score" new badges and such. As a consequence the actual responses themselves sometimes leave something to be desired. Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to cause offence to any individuals and I am also well aware that forums like this one have a social dimension in addition to a primary function of being a "help center". My point and/or question is more that the introduction/elaboration of a scoring system can undercut this primary function. Perhaps we would be better off if we dumped the badges and just stuck to "likes"? What do you think?

Right So I have already participated in the survey so why is it every time I come onto the board after I look at a couple of threads my screen goes opaque and the blasted survey comes up again? I know you're trying to improve things but honestly what with the Spam that gets deleted whilst America is awake and this dratted survey............ SURVEY, Not Surbey!!!

I used to enjoy visiting this forum. But lately, when I log in it seems the forum has always undergone a huge change. It has kind of a minimalist, unfriendly look to it now. I doubt if I will bother coming back.

Are there any plans to add the audiobook service Storytel (storytel.com) for the Sonos system?

I believe that the idea of saving multiple wifi connections to a single Sonos speaker Play:1 would be a great benefit to many Sonos users, because I would like to move one of my speakers to alternative wifi networks from time to time.