At $3 each this is the cheapest I've ever found these bulbs. These work flawlessly with my Hue bridge. I used to have a Wink Hub but stopped using it when they started charging a monthly fee.
I already ordered and received my 12 bulbs before posting this deal. Mine came as 6 starter packs with two bulbs each and a crappy mini Wink hub. I have no idea what I'll do with the little hubs.
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There were definitely periodic disconnection issues with the Wink hub and I needed to re-pair them every so often but they've been rock solid since switching to Home Assistant.
I like the aesthetic of them, but they definitely have a different look than your average lightbulb, and are fairly heavy. They also turn on/turn off instantly rather than fading on/off like many others.
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so do they work with Amazon Alexa / Google?
Problems you may face:
As was mentioned earlier, condensation. I've been rocking these for 4-5 years, and there's probably a teaspoon or more hanging in each one. Major flaw.
Some of these GE bulbs are controlled by Zigbee ZHA and others by Zigbee ZLL libraries. I'm not sure how to tell the difference without connecting it to a system. I'm not really familiar with either one, but what I do know is that out-of-the-box, ZHA is universally more easily controlled, and ZLL is not. What I mean by this is that either one will pair fine with most zigbee radios, but other functions (like unpairing) requires instructions specific to that library. As a result, ZHA is more widely used by smarthub equipment manufacturers - and you'll need a hub or special remote to reset the ZLLs (like you would a Philips Hue bulb - also ZLL).
Finally - your smarthome hub may not have Zigbee. You'll either need to find a way to get it, find a way to pair a bridge like the Hue Bridge or a GE bridge (do they still make them?), or look for a different bulb.