As our family continues to reduce our use of Wi-Fi in the home, we have now connected our favorite devices to the Ethernet. Here’s how!
Why reduce wireless technology?
I have become increasingly aware of the overlooked science that shows a clear connection between health and wireless technology. The high frequencies utilized by cellular phones, cordless phones, baby monitors, and smart meters create an unnatural stress on the body.
After investing in a Cornet Electrosmog Meter, I was able to see for myself the dramatic difference in emitted frequencies between the wireless vs. wired status in the house.
Transitioning from wireless to wired has been a year-long process. Our most recent success has been grounding our iPad, iPod, and iPhone. With a little ingenuity and a few supplies, you’ll be able to enjoy your Apple devices without the added burden of wireless frequencies.
(For Android devices the BobjGear USB adaptor may do the trick. Find it here. You may also need a USB-OTG cable which changes your mini-USB port into a full-size USB port. Find it here. We have Apple devices so I have not experimented with this, but these products should help get you started.)
Required Accessories for Most Apple Devices
- Lightning to USB Camera Adaptor – like this
- USB Ethernet Adaptor – like this
- Powered USB 2.0 Hub – like this (*Make sure the hub is powered.)
- Ethernet Cable – like this
*You need a powered USB hub because the USB Ethernet Adaptor needs more power than the Lightning Adaptor Cable provides. You’ll get a notice on your device saying it cannot power the adaptor. When you see this notice, press OK.
Directions for Connecting Your Device to the Ethernet
1. Plug in power supply cable to the back of the hub. (This comes with the powered hub.)
2. Plug in USB Ethernet Adaptor to the front of the box.
3. Plug in the black USB cable into the back of the box. (This comes with the powered hub.)
4. Plug in the Lightning USB Camera Adaptor to the USB cable.
5. Plug in the Lightning USB Camera Adaptor to your device.
6. With your device in airplane mode, connect all of the above. You will get a notice on your device saying it cannot power the adaptor. When you see this notice, disregard it and press OK. If you’re not getting the Internet, refresh the page or open a new window.
This video shows exactly how to have a wired connection for your iPad and/or iPod. *Be sure to disable the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions once you have connected to the Ethernet. Otherwise, the device will continue to emit these fields.
For more tips on reducing your use of wireless technology:
Yes, and that is why classrooms should never have wireless technology.
I couldn’t agree more, Diane.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge, I have been looking for this solution a long time ago.
Btw, although I would like to ban wifi out of my house and get wired again, my husband keeps on complaining “How could you possible even think of banning wifi from our house when we are surrounded by the neighbours’ wifi”.
He has a point of course, how can we avoid that? (Still, I’m convinced of “in order to improve the world, you need to start with yourself”)
Distance matters when it comes to wireless radiation. While the world is saturated with it, it will still help greatly to get wireless out of the home. Especially when sleeping. There are ways to test your environment to show the level of radiation you’re getting from your neighbors but I suspect it will be less if yours is turned off. I understand what he’s saying, though. It feels like a losing battle. But it’s not. Thanks for the question, Eva.
Thank you so much for this information! We are going all wired and just got ipads for the reason they can be wired as well. I can’t find any other tablet that can be wired to internet. We are also lucky that there isnt wifi in range of our new house. Here, we are surrounded by not only wifi because the homes are so close together but also smart meters.
Good for you for going down this road, Lyn. I really appreciate hearing about your journey.
Lyn,
I am about to un-WiFi my ipads thanks to this page, however almost all other tablets can be run from cable – My ASUS Nexus 7 works fine with just the USB to Ethernet adaptor (you do need a specific one from Amazon) but its pretty much only apple that forces you to use WiFi..
Thanks for chiming in, Pete. I appreciate it.
Hello, I have been really concerned about the levels of EMF we are saturated with since learning about this issue several month ago and am happy to report my work is getting wired ( mostly because the wireless is less reliable and very slow at times) but I’ll take it! The only hurdle is the 3 apple ipads! Two ipads have the 30 connection which I’m still working to find and adaptor so I can connect to the Lightning to USB Camera Adaptor to them 🙁 Also, the other one I trialed today using all of the adaptors/ connections you suggested above, but noted that the ipad was losing power/ not being charged 🙁 is there an easy solution for this?
Thank you!
Great question, Priscilla. I’m hoping someone chimes in. I will ask my kids (they are the ones using this set up.)
* ^30 pin connection ( the same one used by iphones 4/4s) whereas the Iphones 5/ 6 have the 8 pin connection for charging the phone
I assume you will need a separate powered USB hub for each device you want to connect, correct?
The hub has multiple inputs, but you’ll need the accessories for each device. So if you have those extra cords, you can use the same hub as I understand it, Brandon. My kids just switch out devices and it seems to work fine that way.
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I appreciate your input!
Can amazonbasics adapters (certified to be compatible) be substituted for Apple?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B010S9M3L6/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Sam,
This looks like a great option! I will buy one and make sure and then add it to the post!
I wanted to comment on the person’s message who said it doesn’t matter if you get wifi out of your house because all the neighbours have it. The most damaging aspect of the EMF is the devices signal not the routers. The ipod, ipad, iphone and laptop give off a pulsing signal when accessing the wireless router. By getting rid of that signal you eliminate the most damaging part of the wireless emf. This is a great idea.
Thanks for your input, Josh!
Your welcome. I have one question. Is there a way to connect the older iphone 4s this way ? They have a wider plug than the ipods and ipads.
I would think there is some type of adapter but haven’t researched this, Josh. Let me know if you find one!
Hello
the wired ethernet is no more working in my iphone 5S nor Ipad Air 2 since iOS 10.0!
Even 10.1 does not work!
Any help?
Kind regadrs
Max
I wish I knew more. Perhaps another reader will know, Max.
thank you for this great idea. Can you still get phone calls and texts?
No, not while in airplane mode. This would be for the internet.
Hi Andrea,
Does this string of devices above then plug into a router or switchbox, or is it just running off the powered hub itself? (Reason I ask is because Sam Milham warned about ethernet over powerlines).
Thanks.
Helen
It’s running off the powered hub.
Hei – I don´t understand why one needs the “Lightning to USB Camera Adaptor”. Is this specifically for photos/cameras, or is it necessary for everyone when working plugged into the ethernet instead of using wi-fi?
Thanks for helping
Thanks for this step-by-step guide. I purchased all of f the necessary ingredients (except a slightly different powered hub (TP-Link 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch | Desktop Ethernet Splitter | Ethernet Hub | Plug and Play | Fanless Quite | Unmanaged (TL-SF1005D) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FNFSPY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_S-UoAbZF1FXZN) and am getter an error message that the connected device requires too much power and won’t connect.
Any suggestions? I’m desperate to make this work!
Thanks again
I wish I could help. If you figure this out, I’d love to hear what you learn.
I am so glad to have found this info. I do have a question. Will these cords work when wanting to connect an IPAD to a Microsoft based computer that my husband built? Or is this only for apple to apple products. If not, do you have any recommendations on how to connect the two? Thanks.
I believe there are non-Apple adaptations, but not sure of the specifics, Letisha.
Thank you for such an awesome explanation!
I can’t wait to get the cords and get started.
One correction, I think: the Ethernet cable link is incorrect; it takes you to a cassette adaptor.
Has anyone come up with a way to send and receive texts via ethernet?
Thanks,
Elizabeth
I just connected my computer and iPhone to ethernet and turned off my wifi. I also had a specialist come to my house and do many EMF and magnetic field readings and make recommendations. The simplest is when I go to sleep, I turn off all the circuit breakers except the one for the fridge.
I love it!
My question for you: With my phone connected to ethernet, I turned off phone wifi and bluetooth. II tried putting it on Airplane mode but that overpowered the ethernet connection so phone wouldn’t make or receive calls. How can I be sure phone is still not emitting radiation searching for towers?
Thank you for your reply.
Richard
This is a great question, Richard. As I understand it, the phone will not make or receive calls in airplane mode. Voice Over Internet Protocol is the best way to make calls. Here’s a bit more on it: https://www.fcc.gov/general/voice-over-internet-protocol-voip. Not sure if that helps.
Wondering if plugging a Lightning to USB Camera Adaptor into a powered USB hub then plugging that into a USB printer will actually allow an IPad to use USB printing also?
I mean the following
Lightning to USB Camera Adaptor > Powered USB hub
Powered USB hub > USB printer cable
Usb printer cable > Printer
Not sure!! Good question. If you find out, let me know!
I got everything hooked up great and it works for internet, but I need to still use my cell phone as a phone so I cannot leave it in airplane mode. When I turn off Wifi and Bluetooth but leave cell service on, I can make calls but I cannot receive calls. I am wondering if this is because our cell service is spotty here. Is there any work around for this? We want to lower our EMF exposure but if I have to leave the router on WiFi just so I can have Wifi Calling doesn’t that defeat the purpose, and if my phone won’t work when all this is hooked up, it seems like I just wasted a lot of money on something that I can’t really use. 🙁 Help!
Your cell phone really has nothing to do with WiFi in the home. My husband has an iPhone and receives calls just fine. Perhaps switching phone providers could help.
HI there, this is great. I am going to do this! Just wanted to check if you still followed the same procedures with the same accessories or have up changed/updated anything since this article was first written. Thank you!
Good question, Maddie. We still follow the same.
Awesome! Thanks for responding!
Back again, one more question :). Just to double check. You are able to use the browser on the phone but not the apps? Thanks!!!