For those of us who still like to wear a watch, but cannot bring a Bluetooth or wifi device into our classified work centers, it would be nice to shut off the signals so we can still count our steps and still check the time during the work day - rather than switching between watches or switching to another brand of pedometer altogether.
Since Bluetooth is always turned on, my Ionic is not allowed in my company's building, and I have to leave the device in my car. From 7am - 4pm, Mon-Fri, none of my steps get counted, and I have since had to buy a dumb watch to wear at work.
I have been wearing fitbit products for 10 years, so it is extremely disappointing to find out I cannot wear them at my new job since fitbit doesn't offer a feature that would enable us to do so. By the way, there are THOUSANDS of us in the same predicament. Some people sneak them into the building illegally (risking their jobs by doing so), but most of us choose to stop participating in the walk challenges we used to do with our friends, and instead, basically wear it for just a sleep tracker. My supervisor wears a Garmin smart watch and he says he can turn off Bluetooth. Perhaps that will be what the rest of us have to switch to... like you recommended to all of fitbit's otherwise loyal customers, "you should stop using it and find something better suited to your needs."
