“I live in a rural area and cannot get normal WiFi, I have a hotspot for my home networking. How much will this effect the Sonos system? Is there any way to add bluetooth? Would I be better off going with the Bose 300? I want Sonos but isn't WiFi critical?”
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Sonos requires wifi.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes this ONLY works with WiFi!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It totally depends on how good the WiFi is coming out of your Hotspot device. And yes the Sonos ecosystem relies heavily (nay REQUIRES) WiFi, unless you have a wired setup, which also works. What you COULD do is pick up a Wireless Router that has a USB input that supports Hotspot devices. They make them. Basically your Hotspot plugs into the router and feeds an internet signal into it. Then you have "normal" WiFi in your home that all of your devices use at the same time. You'd have to do a little research to find the right one, but they are definitely out there. Personally, I would take the Sonos over the Bose. In the store demo, I thought it sounded a little better.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.wifi is critical to Sonos setup... but you can use your hotspot as the router for a local wifi network... (set up local wifi and connect from the wireless router to the hotsopt for internet connection.)
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.WiFi is not critical...you can always run Cat5/Cat6 cables and wire them together through a switch.
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