Using Sonos outside my home, with Wifi tethering from my phone

Hint? It's right there, under Advanced Settings/Wireless Setup.

I do something similar to this, when I go on holiday in the motorhome. I take a Play-1 speaker with me and set it up as though it was just another house. I sometimes use either a Huawei mifi device (E5776), or occasionally (instead) my iPhone, to broadcast a wifi network (hot-spot) signal.

I usually setup my iPad (controller) or my wife's iPhone (controller) to join that same wifi network as 'another house'.

I then connect (add Player/Sub setup) the Play-1 speaker to the same wifi hotspot (note: I reset the speaker to set it up on the new network) ... The controller simply adds the speaker in the usual way.

I just use a different email address to setup the other 'house' network.

I tend to reset the speaker again when I return home, but you can change things back in Advanced Settings/Wireless Setup instead if you want to, but I find it easier to just reset the device and add it back to my my home network.

It is true you cannot use one device as both the hotspot (router) and the controller ... So two separate devices are needed.

Thanks!, everyone thinking outside the box.

Hi RubiconCSL, usually if the dropdown is empty, it's because the networks in the area aren't readable by your Sonos player. Can you check that your wireless is on 2.4GHz and not n only?

If you're able to connect the player when wired into the network, can you submit a diagnostic from your Sonos system and reply back with your confirmation number?

It is probably a lot easier to just get a Bluetooth speaker to address these situations. They are quite good now, even when a lot smaller than the play 1, at about the same price point.

Agree that Bluetooth is going to be the easiest way. Although I can see where you may want more for camper or some use intended for days on end.

I thought about using a wifi range extender. It essentially could take a wife signal and output an Ethernet connection. Thus you could hardwire the sonos device into your network. However, I think the range extender would have similar setup issues as the sonos device.

I wonder if you could use a laptop? First setup your wifi network. Then connect the sonos device directly to the laptop. Use the laptop controller to setup wireless configuration for sonos. Then disconnect sonos from the laptop, setup the laptop on wifi, and then control sonos with the laptop. Not sure that would work, as I thought atleast one sonos device had to be hardwired.

Here's another thought, if you are using a sonos device with a line in. If you set the device to source from line in, take the device off the network and press the play on the device itself, will it play line in? I understand you wouldn't be able to control by phone, but if the device remembers that line in as it's source, it doesn't technically need a network to operate. I doubt that would work since that wasn't the original purpose.

But again, this is what Bluetooth is for.

Thanks for Sharing, Here in Manila we have pocket wifi devices, will definitely try to use that outdoor on my play1s.