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SonosNet future?

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My Boost has recently died, forcing everything onto my home wi-fi (it seems my Move will share it’s Wi-Fi settings with the rest of the system).

Before I realised my Boost was dead I have struggled for months with the Sonos system - every time I used it different speakers were missing and even the ones that did appear would rarely work correctly. Voice assistants have been awful.

Now I learn that new Sonos products like the Era 100 and Era 300 don’t use SonosNet!

Given the truly atrocious performance of my Sonos system on my home Wi-Fi I cannot believe that future Sonos products are not going to have the option to use SonosNet (mine was rock solid for over a decade - never any problems).

Is it possible that Sonos are going to drop the use of SonosNet entirely? If so, I’m afraid they have lost me as a customer.

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Pools-3015

Prodigy I

This is exactly my fear. Next time Sonos decide to sunset a load of older products I may be forced to move to their WiFi option. Not acceptable if past performance is the benchmark.

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/choose-between-a-wireless-and-wired-sonos-setup

Smilja

What would a Sonosnet v3 device bring us that you couldn't get from any quality Wi-Fi Access Point?

A router WiFi is a shared medium. If many people access it at the same time, it may quickly reach its capacity
The SonosNet is a full-fledged (“true”) mesh network

What Makes a True Mesh Network?

»And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)

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craigski

Local Superstar

This is exactly my fear. Next time Sonos decide to sunset a load of older products I may be forced to move to their WiFi option. Not acceptable if past performance is the benchmark.

What WiFi system are you using? If you are seeing issues, there maybe a small configuration change required to get Sonos working with your specific WiFi configuration as per @Stanley_4.

Your Wi-Fi issues sound like the ones many other folks see, usually fairly easy to fix and get the system stable.

ChunterAuthor

Avid Contributor I

What WiFi system are you using? If you are seeing issues, there maybe a small configuration change required to get Sonos working with your specific WiFi configuration as per @Stanley_4.

I’m on a SysLink and over the past 24 hours have read about all the many issues this has. Should I need to move my system to WiFi then I will definitely have to upgrade this first. Though I will probably opt for a completely separate network (inc hardware) just for the Sonos.

Its a bit of a shame that I will be required to do this. I would consider myself pretty technical and I’d be more than likely able to get it up and running properly. But I’m sure there are many casual Sonos users out there who will always and forever experience the issues I had with an “incompatible” WiFi network. Never even realising what the issues are and possibly not able to fix them if they did. It shouldn’t require in-depth knowledge of IT and specialist WiFi hardware.

This is Sonos’s problem to solve.

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craigski

Local Superstar

What WiFi system are you using? If you are seeing issues, there maybe a small configuration change required to get Sonos working with your specific WiFi configuration as per @Stanley_4.

I’m on a SysLink and over the past 24 hours have read about all the many issues this has.

‘SysLink’ or Linksys?

Pools-3015

Prodigy I

@Chunter, there is so much to say about your reply.

But, I will keep it short… if you really want to continue using Sonosnet, which seems to work with your network equipment, hardwire a speaker that is not a Sub or surround.. It does the same thing as a Boost or Bridge.

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

I don't know SysLink but there is a simple and not overly expensive option for folks with iffy Wi-Fi routers, put them in bridge/transparent mode, that disables all internal functions except the Ethernet pass-through. Add a router that is more compatible with Sonos, and likely has many other nice features and use it.

My old ISP had iffy modem/router/AP hardware and after a very brief fight with it that is what I did. My new ISP looks to have better gear but it offers less nice stuff than my router/AP setup so it went to transparent mode on day one.

It not paying attention to current offerings but see several very nice sounding mesh router/Wi-Fi devices mentioned.

ChunterAuthor

Avid Contributor I

What WiFi system are you using? If you are seeing issues, there maybe a small configuration change required to get Sonos working with your specific WiFi configuration as per @Stanley_4.

I’m on a SysLink and over the past 24 hours have read about all the many issues this has.

‘SysLink’ or Linksys?

Sorry - Linksys

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craigski

Local Superstar

What WiFi system are you using? If you are seeing issues, there maybe a small configuration change required to get Sonos working with your specific WiFi configuration as per @Stanley_4.

I’m on a SysLink and over the past 24 hours have read about all the many issues this has.

‘SysLink’ or Linksys?

Sorry - Linksys

Have you tried disabling ‘Express Forwarding’ feature:

https://support.linksys.com/kb/article/89-en/

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nik9669a

Senior Virtuoso

What WiFi system are you using? If you are seeing issues, there maybe a small configuration change required to get Sonos working with your specific WiFi configuration as per @Stanley_4.

I’m on a SysLink and over the past 24 hours have read about all the many issues this has. Should I need to move my system to WiFi then I will definitely have to upgrade this first. Though I will probably opt for a completely separate network (inc hardware) just for the Sonos.

It’s a bit of a shame that I will be required to do this. I would consider myself pretty technical and I’d be more than likely able to get it up and running properly.

The cost of a wifi router against a Boost is similar, if you are reconfiguring your hardware.

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