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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
January 24, 2020

Who’s going to “brick” your PLAY:5? 

If you trade it in for the 30% discount on a new device, then no, it won’t work as a “dumb” speaker.

If you’re referring to the “legacy” change coming in the May time frame, it will continue to work exactly as it has been, there will just be fewer updates to it. But it won’t be “bricked”. 

Bruce
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jgatie
jgatie
April 30, 2020

The first announcement stated the legacy products WOULD NOT receive updates and would not work with new components.  Since that first announcement there was a wave of pushback that sonos reversed direction and said they would work with legacy products. Creating two systems. One legacy one new.

Some don't want to have two systems so they reluctantly upgraded, bricking speaker.

 

Those who didn’t want to have two systems could leave their system as is and it would work just fine.  No need to brick anything.

 

My problem is the waste.  A perfectly good speaker tossed because they wanted to add a mic for alexa capabilities. 

 

Then you must be thrilled that the “bricking” policy was very short lived and now you can keep your legacy devices operating just as before. 

 

Sonos gets an F for being green. 

 

The only real grade Sonos receives is sales, and they happened to have doubled their market share in 1st  Quarter 2020.

    stuj
    Enthusiast I
    April 30, 2020

    The first announcement stated the legacy products WOULD NOT receive updates and would not work with new components.  Since that first announcement there was a wave of pushback that sonos reversed direction and said they would work with legacy products. Creating two systems. One legacy one new.

    Some don't want to have two systems so they reluctantly upgraded, bricking speaker.

     

    Those who didn’t want to have two systems could leave their system as is and it would work just fine.  No need to brick anything.

     

    My problem is the waste.  A perfectly good speaker tossed because they wanted to add a mic for alexa capabilities. 

     

    Then you must be thrilled that the “bricking” policy was very short lived and now you can keep your legacy devices operating just as before. 

     

    Sonos gets an F for being green. 

     

    The only real grade Sonos receives is sales, and they happened to have doubled their market share in 1st  Quarter 2020.

    How can I confirm that I get to keep the original piece of kit? It isn’t written in the T&Cs and Sonos have not responded to my message confirming this.

    melvimbe
    melvimbe
    April 30, 2020

    How can I confirm that I get to keep the original piece of kit? It isn’t written in the T&Cs and Sonos have not responded to my message confirming this.

     

    The T&C were modified on March 9 so that they no longer include any statements about requiring recycling as they previously.  The absence of the legal language matters.

     

    For further confirmation, I have traded in my Connect:Amp and still use it today.  Others can chime and confirm that you can still use your original.

    Danny
    stuj
    Enthusiast I
    April 30, 2020

    How can I confirm that I get to keep the original piece of kit? It isn’t written in the T&Cs and Sonos have not responded to my message confirming this.

     

    The T&C were modified on March 9 so that they no longer include any statements about requiring recycling as they previously.  The absence of the legal language matters.

     

    For further confirmation, I have traded in my Connect:Amp and still use it today.  Others can chime and confirm that you can still use your original.

    Sweet. Thanks chap

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