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> In true HN fashion, first-mover / market-leader Sonos isn't even mentioned yet. I bought my first Sonos device last year, the Roam. Using it as a bluetooth s
by darrenf 5y ago
> In true HN fashion, first-mover / market-leader Sonos isn't even mentioned yet.
I bought my first Sonos device last year, the Roam. Using it as a bluetooth speaker is fine and I love the sound and portability, but oh boy do I hate the experience of trying to use Sonos services over wifi.
Nine times out of ten, perhaps even more often, the iOS app says it can't connect and "let's fix it". If I go through the slow reconnection wizard it invariably ends up telling me to reboot my router(!?). I learned to either switch the Roam on/off a bunch of times, or kill and restart the app a bunch of times, before the app eventually decides yes, it can find the device ... only to then fail again when half hour later I want to add something else to the queue or switch station.
- phlipski 5y agoInteresting. My experience with the Sonos app has been a revelation in GOOD audio networking experiences. It just works. I download the app - connect to a play 1/3/5 near me and stream music. All in the space of about 2 minutes. Nothing else I've tried comes close to this experience.
- hedora 5y agoI've had a (S1) sonos for many years. That only happens to me if the speakers (or phone) are repeatedly falling off the WiFi network. Try plugging into Ethernet, or placing it close to your router. If that fixes it, then you have a root cause.
- darrenf 5y agoThe roam has no Ethernet port. It holding a wifi signal has never been a problem (if I set it playing something, I can’t recall it ever having stopped) Someone else has contacted me privately and recommended I switch off private MAC address on my phone. That seems to have improved things.