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Re:Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so th... by jhillyerd on Friday December 27, 2019 @07:21PM (#21896087)
Not true, Sonos works in a mesh, so all Sonos devices need to talk to each other, and to the controller app on phone or PC.
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Re:Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so th... by jiofih on Saturday December 28, 2019 @01:31AM (#21897513)
Absolutely doable over local network only.
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Re:Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so th... by jdnenej on Saturday December 28, 2019 @04:49AM (#21898094)
Local only doesn't allow Sonos to record everything you do and disable your device when they decide it's time for you to buy a new one.
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