I bought the speaker offfline and I followed all the instructions and it says it can connect because it’s in recycle mode somehelp
Best answer by AjTrek1
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Best practices IMO...always check the Sonos sites below before going to any 3rd party source. Click to see current products offered:
Refurbished or Certified Refurbished
I’m not a lawyer, so maybe Sonos legal department already has this covered. However, this insert taken from the T&C’s of the Trade-Up Program may be the fly-in-the-ointment.

With no mention of a credit/discount being rescinded if the instructions are not followed it appears Sonos may have put the cart-before-the-horse. IMO the credit/discount should not be released until after the deactivated product is either received by Sonos or delivered to a certified electronics recycler. If the latter the recycler could issue a receipt that could be presented to Sonos as proof of compliance.
) I’m not sure that publishing MAC Addresses for disabled products would make a difference for a few reasons:
- Sonos has a way of making things like lists a bit hard to find for those who aren’t familiar with the Sonos website (i.e. Support and Community)
- Most people have no idea of what a Mac Address is; or it’s purpose
- Most are more likely to understand the meaning of a published Serial Number vs Mac Address
- Mac Address or Serial Number wouldn’t be known until after the deal is done; if the product is bought on-line. Although the buyer could ask and if the seller refuses to offer-up the information then there may be cause for concern.
For what it’s worth to help prevent situations like this IMHO Sonos should re-evaluate when the credit/discounts are made available and under what circumstances.
Cheers!