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haileskContributor I
asked in Owners café
Using the SONOS discount code

I tried to use the 15 year discount code on the SONOS site at checkout but it did not accept it. Is there a probem

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Stuart_W
7 years ago
ruff
ruffContributor I
asked in General feedback and conversation
Wrong username

Hello! So here i was last night tired as a sleeping dinosaur making this account and i wrote the username. I've never done anything like that before. Is it impossible to change it? ?

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7 years ago
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MartinLHWContributor I
asked in Owners café
15% Discount

Hi Sonos, Been a Sonos customer since 2006 and my last purchase for additional equipment came in 2013 so when I heard that Sonos were doing 15% off and I didn't get an email/discount code I was very disheartened. Is there anyway that one can be sent to my inbox before the offer ends? Thanks

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Airgetlam
7 years ago
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jimderyContributor I
posted in Owners café
Privacy statement concern

Am I the only one that finds the new privacy statement disturbing? I cannot recall ever being told when I bought my seven products over a period of time that Sonos had the right to threaten disabling my property if I didn't pass over personal information. Does anyone in the UK know if, by law, they can blackmail consumers in this way, post-purchase?

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jgatie
7 years ago
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flyfisher53Contributor I
posted in Owners café
Sonos vs. Amazon Echo

Does anyone know how to make the sonos system operate with voice commands similar to the Amazon Echo?

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chicks
7 years ago
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neilandjanChromatic Producer I
asked in Owners café
What if Sonos disappeared?

There has been a bit of conjecture recently that Sonos could cease trading due to competition, and not catering for the latest and greatest audio formats. If this happened, where would that leave all their existing customers, regarding the Sonos App and the music streaming services? Just asking as I am thinking of a new system, and hope that Sonos will survive the stiff competition.

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7 years ago
Airgetlam
Airgetlam
posted in Owners café
Paving the way for an Amazon powered Sonos?

In light of Sonos' current effort in integrating the Amazon Echo/Alexa system as a control device, I wonder if this announcement might add some opportunity in the future to have it integrated inside the speaker as well. https://9to5mac.com/2017/04/13/amazon-alexa-growth-hardware-software-dev-kit/

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7 years ago
biffta
bifftaHeadliner I
posted in Owners café
And after Alexa? What then for Sonos?

Just to play Devil's advocate, having followed the great Alexa debate over the past months, I wonder what could happen if at some time in the near or medium future, another similar product is introduced which may be generally considered superior over the current Amazon offering? Say the wake work of the new product is "Corina", will there then follow months of posts asking "when is Corina coming to Sonos"? What an exciting prospect.

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7 years ago
BCM
BCM
asked in General feedback and conversation
Unread threads no longer in bold?

Unread threads are no longer showing in bold. All threads show the same unbold header on the search page whether they are read or not. Happened in the past week or two. Is there a setting that changed and I missed the memo?

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Stanley_4
7 years ago
Airgetlam
Airgetlam
posted in General feedback and conversation
Forum Software not marking items as "read"

It's 7:30PM PDT, and I'm doing a run through of unread posts from today. Unfortunately, the software isn't marking them as read when I've actually read them. A few days ago, I ran into an issue similar to this where a day later I was getting posts marked as unread that were older than my last pass through. I'm wondering if there's a possibility of a corruption of the db that stores the data associated with my user name and forum post data.

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Airgetlam
7 years ago
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Sherri 351Contributor I
asked in Owners café
Amazon Echo

When will Sonos release the Amazon Echo app they have been talking about since August 2016???

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7 years ago
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davylacyContributor I
posted in Owners café
SONOS "outdoor speaker"

Any chance of Sonos introducing an outdoor speaker? Would love to have Sonos in the garden but afraid of the Irish weather killing my sounds!

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melvimbe
7 years ago
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mjollContributor I
posted in Owners café
Ditching Sonos if voice control takes much longer

Tired of waiting for Sonos to incorporate Echo voice control Was promised as early2017 and then postponed to "later this year." I am ready to dump if this company doesn't provide an accurate and reasonable solution in the near term.

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7 years ago
melvimbe
melvimbe
posted in Owners café
Echo integrated to Firetv...incite into Sonos integration

Yes, another Alexa topic. I thought about adding this to one of them, but I thought it would get buried and was worthy as a separate point. A couple days again, Amazon setup an integration between Echo and FireTV. That may be a little confusing since both use Alexa, but the idea is that you can give a command to an Echo to perform an action on a FireTv. Here are the basics of the new feature. -Setup requires that you pair a specific named echo device to a specific firetv. I would assume that would typically be where you have both tv and echo in the same room. You can use certain devices that use Alexa, like an fire tablet, app, or another firetv, to control firetv. Makes senses as it would add complications and defeat the main value of the integration. - Basic commands are to search, play, pause, resume, and launch an app. Additionally features are there for the Element TV with firetv built in. - You don't need to denote your command to firetv. In other words, if

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melvimbe
7 years ago
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Johnnie WalkerProminent Collaborator I
asked in Owners café
Amazon Echo integration w/ third party app

After previously posting about a streaming solution to enable Amazon Alexa voice control for my Sonos speakers I've discovered a much simpler solution that works. It requires a Mac, an Echo and an App! It literally takes two minutes to setup and you can play any Amazon Echo compatible music source to your Sonos speakers using your voice. Hope this helps others wanting to control their Sonos speakers with their Amazon Echo 🙂

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Andy B
7 years ago
brotherundercover
brotherundercoverContributor I
posted in Owners café
Smart Homes, Digital Assistants, and Future Proofing with Sonos - Is it Possible? (WWDC 2017 Ponderings)

After seeing the new Siri Home Speaker launch today, one of my chief concerns with my Sonos setup is about future proofing. My curiosity started with my other research in the Sonos forums; I found interesting discussions on the whole DTS/ Dolby 5.1 compatibility as far as the streaming pass through (like Netflix shows with surround sound), as well as physical media (like Blu-Rays, which I rarely use). This got me thinking about whether Sonos would consider patches or firmware updates that allow future compatibility. Soon after, I started thinking about my "smart home" setup. As of today, I have the following devices: Master bedroom - Amazon Echo Dot (which will soon be releasing the Sonos voice-control update), 40" Flat Screen with Chromecast attached Sonos Play 5 Sonos CONNECT Amp attached to vintage Pioneer record player. Not directly related, I also have the Philips Hue Gen 3 in by bedroom, controlled by the Echo Dot. Living room: Acer Projector Playstation 4

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7 years ago
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Kumar
posted in Owners café
Excellent radio station for Jazz: The Jazz Group

Recent discovery, a rare listener supported radio station that streams excellent laid back jazz : http://www.jazzgroove.org Available on Sonos via Tune in. For the genre, as good as a similarly supported Radio Paradise. :@I have erred in the thread title and don't know how to correct the last word to Groove.

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BCM
7 years ago
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Rob LawsonContributor II
asked in Owners café
Darlite

Hey guys, I was on Facebook today and came across a pretty cool gizmo name Darlite. They have a Kickstarter page. In a nutshell, it's a little device that allows you to play any type of music .https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darlite/darlite-the-limitless-sonos-experience?ref=3n1r7h That is their Kickstarter page. My question is do you think Sonos will be coming out with this feature anytime soon. I could do without the lights that Darlight has. I just want to be able to play anything that is on my phone via my Sonos Speakers.

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7 years ago
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fonch02Contributor I
posted in Owners café
Setup Sonos with Amazon Echo

I created a video on how to setup voice control using Amazon Echo/Alexa with Logitech Harmony and I just want to share it. I am still waiting for Sonos to release the new firmware to allow direct integration with Amazon Echo. https://youtu.be/zz7c6VxczPI

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7 years ago
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MemphisBillContributor I
posted in Owners café
Amazon Echo

Over One Year

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bockersjv
7 years ago
Stuart_W
Stuart_WWorld-Class Superstar
posted in Owners café
Packaging Improvement request

My cats like to play with boxes. So naturally they wanted to get into a Play 1 box. However the box is too small! https://youtu.be/mSnA0ZTkqaw Please consider making the Play 1 box bigger. For the sake of my cats!

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7 years ago
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TheLateAvengerContributor I
posted in Owners café
Please Please PLEASE integrate within Apple Music / AirPlay 2

As recent posts have been touching upon, in regards to Apple's WWDC this year, I am worried about being left behind. With the current marketing and branding techniques, Sonos feels like a user friendly and harmonious ecosystem such as Apple. There is even a specific page on the Sonos website dedicated to the Apple Music service. Myself, being an AVID Apple user since the beginning, was hoping these were signs that Sonos and Apple would become harmonious. I chose Sonos over Bose because I believe in their approach to audio consumption for my household. But Sonos needs to recognize that without the BIGGEST pioneer of music distribution, they will fail. They will lose their customer base. For God's sake.. Please tell me there will be some good news in the wake of the massive diss Apple made towards Sonos on that stage this past Monday. Please tell me I didn't spend thousands of dollars and my pride on a speaker company that will try to compete with a company that a majority of their co

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7 years ago
Stuart_W
Stuart_WWorld-Class Superstar
posted in General feedback and conversation
Netherlands and France forum gone

I note from the main forum list that the Netherlands and France sub-forums are no longer shown. What has happened to them? I speak reasonable French and sometimes like to help on that forum. Does Sonos not think English speakers can converse in more than 1 language?

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7 years ago
Temperamental
TemperamentalTrending Lyricist I
posted in Owners café
Why haven't SONOS been acquired by Apple?

I don't have any particular insight to offer hence my question. If you understand the dynamics at play, please post up. The people I polled replied with arguments ranging from SONOS are not interested in being acquired to Apple don't need SONOS. The recent WWDC obviously revived this curiosity of mine.

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7 years ago
Cazualchatter
CazualchatterEnthusiast I
posted in Owners café
Amazon surpassed Sonos to become leader in Wi-Fi speaker sales ahead of Apple’s HomePod

Is this a wake up call to Sonos? read the article here https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/19/amazon-echo-sonos-google-home-wifi-smart-speaker-sales-apple-homepod/

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melvimbe
7 years ago
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