Hi All
I have a very quick and simple question:
I am keen on using Sonos One connected to my Router via a Ethernet cable and also because I want to reduce the EMF Radiation in my Flat.
Thanks in advance
N
Several people making fun of the BT topic in this post - that seems unproductive to the question. The point is that many people want to have control over the WiFi and BT signals from their devices. Sonos made an improvement and provided the WiFi control but seems to have then taken a step back with their new devices support of BLE. Beam and SL have BLE and it is operating 24/7 (not simply during config). The Bluetooth footprint is over 6.00 V/m which is considered very high. Sonos has unfortunately now elevated themselves to the level of Samsung where they impose a technology that the end user cannot selectively turn off. From the end user perspective (the people who paid for the device) that is not okay. WiFi and BT should be controllable but unfortunately new gen Sonos devices are imposing a BT signal that cannot be managed. The original question on this post was asking if there was anyway around this issue. I believe the answer is no. If this is correct Sonos should reconsider the way they are using / imposing required BLE.
Bluetooth is only active when setting up. WiFi can be turned off in the settings menu:
Wrong. Bluetooth is always on even after setup
Hi All
I have a very quick and simple question:
I am keen on using Sonos One connected to my Router via a Ethernet cable and also because I want to reduce the EMF Radiation in my Flat.
Thanks in advance
N
Just disconnect the top cable, you lose the buttons, light and mic, but no BT signal any more 👍
BLE was 25 uW/m2…. 24/7 that’s a lot.
At what distance?
BTW I hope you don’t go outside, especially when it’s sunny, still less get on an aircraft.
2 meters, close by, 1500 +
going outside in the city is a problem.
bt is a different signal the WiFi and 4g.
it hops 1600 times per second, and that’s what se is feeling. Nasty signal.
+22
Make sure to wrap your flat in a Faraday cage to prevent everyone else’s BT and WiFi signals from getting in. And cellphone signals.
I just bought a new Sonos One. The bluetooth is still on after the setup and there is no way to disable it.
How can you tell that the Bluetooth is still on?
I just bought a new Sonos One. The bluetooth is still on after the setup and there is no way to disable it.
How can you tell that the Bluetooth is still on?
I have a device that can measure EMF radiation. And the WiFi is turned off in the speaker and it is still emitting radiation. My other Sonos One speaker dosen’t do that, so I assume that it is the bluetooth.
I just found out by accident that the Sonos One has Bluetooth enabled permanently (both speakers in my bedroom were found by my phone when I turned on Bluetooth and scanned for available devices) Although I’m not afraid of EMF, I don’t need 2 EMF emitting devices next to my bed. I replaced the Sonos One speakers with the Sonos Play:1 which I had no longer used.
In my opinion there is no need for an always on Bluetooth device in the Sonos One. I can control the speaker via voice or the Sonos desktop app on my PC or Mac. Even if I had Wifi turned on and wanted to control the speakers with my phone, I could do that via already available Wifi – no need to add more EMF sources.
I had decided to purchase the Sonos Ones because they were the only smart speakers which could be used with a wired connection and had Alexa Support. Had I known that Bluetooth is always enabled, I could have bought Amazon speakers for less money. Unlike Amazon’s or Apple’s speakers, from which is known up front that their devices work with WLAN only, I feel mislead by Sonos – no mentioning of always on Bluetooth on their web side’s product description or Amazons, where I bought the speakers. At least I didn’t see any notes.
I’m thinking about selling my 2 Sone Ones. And I think I will invest no additional money into Sonos products. Their rivals speakers are getting smarter and are cheaper. The Sonos USP is gone for me with always on Bluetooth.
I consider Sonos’ behavior in this matter disrespectful to their customers health. We simply don’t know yet how the long-term exposure to today’s massive EMF exposure will affect ones health over 50 or more years.
Can the Sonos One product owner/manager please comment on whether Bluetooth can be turned off in the future. Thanks.
I just found out by accident that the Sonos One has Bluetooth enabled permanently (both speakers in my bedroom were found by my phone when I turned on Bluetooth and scanned for available devices) Although I’m not afraid of EMF, I don’t need 2 EMF emitting devices next to my bed. I replaced the Sonos One speakers with the Sonos Play:1 which I had no longer used.
In my opinion there is no need for an always on Bluetooth device in the Sonos One. I can control the speaker via voice or the Sonos desktop app on my PC or Mac. Even if I had Wifi turned on and wanted to control the speakers with my phone, I could do that via already available Wifi – no need to add more EMF sources.
I had decided to purchase the Sonos Ones because they were the only smart speakers which could be used with a wired connection and had Alexa Support. Had I known that Bluetooth is always enabled, I could have bought Amazon speakers for less money. Unlike Amazon’s or Apple’s speakers, from which is known up front that their devices work with WLAN only, I feel mislead by Sonos – no mentioning of always on Bluetooth on their web side’s product description or Amazons, where I bought the speakers. At least I didn’t see any notes.
I’m thinking about selling my 2 Sone Ones. And I think I will invest no additional money into Sonos products. Their rivals speakers are getting smarter and are cheaper. The Sonos USP is gone for me with always on Bluetooth.
I consider Sonos’ behavior in this matter disrespectful to their customers health. We simply don’t know yet how the long-term exposure to today’s massive EMF exposure will affect ones health over 50 or more years.
Can the Sonos One product owner/manager please comment on whether Bluetooth can be turned off in the future. Thanks.
I agree. Unethical and unhealthy for Sonos to not allow bluetooth to be turned off. I will not buy another Sonos speaker again and will tell everyone that i know not to buy sonos speakers due to them being unhealthy. Why have an ethernet port if you can't turn off both the wifi and the bluetooth?
I also found that bluetooth is always on. I bought the Sonos One primarily because I wanted to avoid the EMF radiation of Wifi-only devices like the Echos. Sonos, please respond whether there is/will be a solution.
Agreed that bluetooth is always ON as measured with an RF meter emitting ~200uW/m2 continuously after initial setup which is totally unnecessary. The fact that it's bluetooth LE is irrelevant.
My workaround is to wrap my Beam with RF shielding metal thread material and it lowers the level to ~3uW/m2 which is acceptable to me. The bluetooth antenna seems to be in the middle of the Beam near the buttons. The issue with this is that you need to cover the touch buttons with the RF shielding.
I have some One’s outside wall mounted and it's not really practical to cover these.
Next, I plan to pull them apart and either a) cut the bluetooth antenna or b) shield internally. If anyone has circuit diagrams please yell out.
To SONOS product engineers, this is a simple fix in your next hardware build. Just add a physical on/off button for WiFi and bluetooth please, rather than driving a growing number of electrosensitive people away from your great products.
If you are worried about the harmful effects of non-ionizing EMF, WHY ARE YOU BUYING WiFI DEVICES AT ALL!!!???
I’m worried by the harmful effects of smoking. So I don’t smoke. Ever. Period.
And if I were worried about the harmful effects of non-ionizing EMF, I wouldn’t own a cell phone, or Sonos, or a WiFI router, or anything that uses WiFi. Ever. Period.
I wouldn’t expect Sonos to accommodate my wishes when, if my fears are founded, I shouldn’t even allow their product in my house.
Sonos already accommodated this by offering wired Ethernet connection and disabling the wifi. Yet the newer generation still has Bluetooth capabilities and can’t be disabled.
Purchase a frequency metre and see that these speakers put out the same amount of EMFs as your router… that’s frightening.
+17
Yes, you can use the feature - you use it when you set up the system. It is just not used for music.
You could buy a Gen 1 One or a Play:1 - bit speakers do without bluetooth.
Hi All
I have a very quick and simple question:
I am keen on using Sonos One connected to my Router via a Ethernet cable and also because I want to reduce the EMF Radiation in my Flat.
Thanks in advance
N
Just disconnect the top cable, you lose the buttons, light and mic, but no BT signal any more 👍
No warranty either.
Hi All
I have a very quick and simple question:
I am keen on using Sonos One connected to my Router via a Ethernet cable and also because I want to reduce the EMF Radiation in my Flat.
Thanks in advance
N
Just disconnect the top cable, you lose the buttons, light and mic, but no BT signal any more 👍
No warranty either.
Yep, I know.
Hi All
I have a very quick and simple question:
I am keen on using Sonos One connected to my Router via a Ethernet cable and also because I want to reduce the EMF Radiation in my Flat.
Thanks in advance
N
Just disconnect the top cable, you lose the buttons, light and mic, but no BT signal any more 👍
No warranty either.
Yep, I know.
Extreme, destructive measures for eliminating a tiny amount of RF energy (the clue is in the name ‘BLE’) when there’d doubtless be more from neighbour WiFi signals. And that’s assuming one doesn’t have WiFi of one’s own (which happens to be a Sonos system requirement).
Hi All
I have a very quick and simple question:
I am keen on using Sonos One connected to my Router via a Ethernet cable and also because I want to reduce the EMF Radiation in my Flat.
Thanks in advance
N
Just disconnect the top cable, you lose the buttons, light and mic, but no BT signal any more 👍
No warranty either.
Yep, I know.
Extreme, destructive measures for eliminating a tiny amount of RF energy (the clue is in the name ‘BLE’) when there’d doubtless be more from neighbour WiFi signals. And that’s assuming one doesn’t have WiFi of one’s own (which happens to be a Sonos system requirement).
Ask my girlfriend(tiny amount), se is glad that i solved it. only for installation wifi is required. 8 screws and a cable, that’s all, and reconnecting is easy.
The system is by cable connected.
We do not use WiFi or 4g.
And we use protection against WiFi from the neighbours and cellphone towers.
Now 0.8 uW/M2 in the living.
0.2 in bed.
BLE was 25 uW/m2…. 24/7 that’s a lot.
Agreed that bluetooth is always ON as measured with an RF meter emitting ~200uW/m2 continuously after initial setup which is totally unnecessary. The fact that it's bluetooth LE is irrelevant.
My workaround is to wrap my Beam with RF shielding metal thread material and it lowers the level to ~3uW/m2 which is acceptable to me. The bluetooth antenna seems to be in the middle of the Beam near the buttons. The issue with this is that you need to cover the touch buttons with the RF shielding.
I have some One’s outside wall mounted and it's not really practical to cover these.
Next, I plan to pull them apart and either a) cut the bluetooth antenna or b) shield internally. If anyone has circuit diagrams please yell out.
To SONOS product engineers, this is a simple fix in your next hardware build. Just add a physical on/off button for WiFi and bluetooth please, rather than driving a growing number of electrosensitive people away from your great products.
Just disconnect the top cable, you lose the buttons, light and mic, but no BT signal any more 👍
BLE was 25 uW/m2…. 24/7 that’s a lot.
At what distance?
BTW I hope you don’t go outside, especially when it’s sunny, still less get on an aircraft.
Good grief. 
At the same frequency?
The sun emits all frequencies that WiFi/Bluetooth/4G/5G does, and then some. It even emits x-rays and other forms of ionizing radiation, which are actually proven to be harmful, given a certain dose. Still, people go outside all the time.
sunlight carry’s no information like Bt.
So what? It’s still millions of times stronger than Bluetooth.
Unfortunately I know some people who can’t stand the sunlight, the wil burn alive.
the live in the night. And when the must go out at daylight then dress themselves like it’s winter.
Those people have a proven, recognized, and diagnosed condition - xeroderma pigmentosum. It is also extremely rare (1 in 1 million), so you knowing one person, never mind “some people” with that condition belies the odds.
i know this radiation subject is difficult to understand, but it’s a problem that is growing, perhaps you speak with a person with this problem, listen and try to understand.
myself, I’m helping a lot off people who are facing this problem.
with my tools and experience I’m helping them to make there live more easy.
“Problem”? There isn’t one scientific study where this “problem” was proven to exist. When blinded to the source, people are not able able to identify when they were being “irradiated” vs when the “radiation” was off. In the majority of cases studied using peer-reviewed science, the results lean heavily to the “problem” being wholly psychosomatic. I feel for these sufferers, I really do. However the help they need has nothing to do with eliminating EMF, and you offering affirmation or encouragement that it does is of no help at all.
Bluetooth is only active when setting up. WiFi can be turned off in the settings menu:
Make sure to wrap your flat in a Faraday cage to prevent everyone else’s BT and WiFi signals from getting in. And cellphone signals.
Don’t forget the solar radiation. Nasty stuff.
I just bought a new Sonos One. The bluetooth is still on after the setup and there is no way to disable it. Please make it possible to turn it off. I'm also concerned about EMF radiation. There are many studies that says it is harmfull. I think it will be our generation smoking problem. So please stop making lame jokes about it.
I have a to year old Sonos One with voice assistent, and there is no bluetooth in that speaker, so I was very surprised and dissapointed to see it in my new one. The new speaker is useless to me :-(
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