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epelle
Contributor I
September 22, 2024

LTE router and Sonos Move 2/Roam 2

  • September 22, 2024
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Hello everyone,

I'll try to be clear (although English is not my native language).

My internet connection is via an LTE router (unfortunately I have no choice), which is not supported by Sonos.

The idea would be to connect a Sonos Era 100 with an ethernet cable to the LTE router, so this Sonos Era 100 will create a dedicated wireless network specifically for my Sonos system.

But I only want to connect "portable" Sonos to this system

Question:

Will this dedicated wireless network allow "portable" Sonos (Move 2 or Roam 2) to work properly?

Or on the contrary, are "portable" Sonos definitely excluded from a wired configuration anyway?

I haven't been able to find a clear answer, and I thank you for your help.

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nik9669a
Senior Virtuoso
September 22, 2024

Hello everyone,

I'll try to be clear (although English is not my native language).

My internet connection is via an LTE router (unfortunately I have no choice), which is not supported by Sonos.

The idea would be to connect a Sonos Era 100 with an ethernet cable to the LTE router, so this Sonos Era 100 will create a dedicated wireless network specifically for my Sonos system.

But I only want to connect "portable" Sonos to this system

Question:

Will this dedicated wireless network allow "portable" Sonos (Move 2 or Roam 2) to work properly?

Or on the contrary, are "portable" Sonos definitely excluded from a wired configuration anyway?

I haven't been able to find a clear answer, and I thank you for your help.

Do you mean SonosNet when you say “so this Sonos Era 100 will create a dedicated wireless network specifically for my Sonos system”? If so, no: the Era 100 and 300 will not work on SonosNet  

I think you’ll need to buy a router, plug it into the LTE one, and then set up your own wifi on your router  Then connect your Sonos devices to that.
 

Move2 and Roam2 can connect on wifi. They don’t need a non-portable speaker on the network as well as that portable speaker or speakers.

 

Au fait, ton anglais est bien meilleur que mon français.

 

 

    epelleAuthor
    Contributor I
    September 22, 2024

    Thank you.

     

    I was talking about this solution

     

    But I wonder if portable Sonos are supported.

    nik9669a
    Senior Virtuoso
    September 22, 2024

    That is a diagram to explain how Sonosnet works. Eras are not compatible with Sonosnet. I think Move2 and Roam2 are also incompatible with SonosNet.   

     

      epelleAuthor
      Contributor I
      September 22, 2024

      Thank you.

      So the only solution would be to connect a router to the LTE router ?

      nik9669a
      Senior Virtuoso
      September 22, 2024

      Thank you.

      So the only solution would be to connect a router to the LTE router ?

      I think so, yes. (But cheaper than buying the Era if you only planned to use it to create SonosNet.) 

      Hold off for a bit though and see if anyone has other suggestions. 

      John B
      September 22, 2024

      Have you actually tried just using the LTE router?  I have done this in the past.  “Not supported” does not mean “will not work”.  There is no reason in principle why the nature of the connection to the internet should affect the ability to use Sonos, provided the link is stable and fast enough.

      What will be your sources for audio, e.g. radio, streamed music, local storage?

        epelleAuthor
        Contributor I
        September 22, 2024

        Thank you.

        So the only solution would be to connect a router to the LTE router ?

        I think so, yes. (But cheaper than buying the Era if you only planned to use it to create SonosNet.) 

        Hold off for a bit though and see if anyone has other suggestions. 

         

        Thanks a lot !

        John B
        September 22, 2024

        In fact, noting your location, I have used an LTE router in France.  I think it was a TP-Link.  Sonos worked fine.

        Edit…. or maybe it was Netgear….

          epelleAuthor
          Contributor I
          September 22, 2024

          Have you actually tried just using the LTE router?  I have done this in the past.  “Not supported” does not mean “will not work”.  There is no reason in principle why the nature of the connection to the internet should affect the ability to use Sonos, provided the link is stable and fast enough.

          What will be your sources for audio, e.g. radio, streamed music, local storage?

          Yes, I tried. I managed to connect a Sonos Move 2. But then it disconnects, and the system no longer exists. I tried resetting it several times and recreating a new system, but it's the same every time. I thought I could get around the problem by connecting a speaker to this damn LTE router via an ethernet cable...

          epelleAuthor
          Contributor I
          September 22, 2024

          In fact, noting your location, I have used an LTE router in France.  I think it was a TP-Link.  Sonos worked fine.

          Edit…. or maybe it was Netgear….

          This second house is in Greece (where I can have sun, but no wired connections…). My internet connection is with this Vodafone GigaCube HH500V router.

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