C by GE - Soft White Direct Connect Light Bulbs (4 A19 Smart LED Light Bulbs), 60W Replacement - White

Excellent they are really bright for a 2700K. I have to dim the lights to 25% because they too bright at 800 lumens. They are easy to install by screening them in the light socket and then download the C By Ge App via Google play or Apple Store. Make sure you have internet and Bluetooth before starting the installation to setup C By Ge App. The best thing is that you are not required to purchase extra hardware for them to install and work flawlessly. Now, if you outside of your home they be controlled via the internet wiith Amazon Alexa, Google Voice, Google Nest Hub or My Home (Apple Apps). Enjoy.

Got them $14.99. Even at the regular price is worth it. Easy setup and able to control them via Alexa or Google. Nice %5 to 100%. Most of the time have them %50. 800 lumens.

Bought this on sale $14.99. Love the easy set up. The brightness and dimming is perfect.

I'm obsessed with using wifi bulbs now. It seems like a lot to purchase a light bulb (I only purchase the ones on sale), but they are so convenient and fun to arrange the lighting just how you want it. The reason I gave it only four stars is because this particular product's app is testy. I always shows the devices not connected, even when they are, so I'm constantly using the reload(?) feature or pulling the screen down to reload the screen to reset it. That usually works and then it shows my active devices. I also have a Sengled brand light bulb (it was free with a different purchase). That app and programming functionality are great and user friendly! I actually recommend that brand over C by GE. Nevertheless, most of my bulbs are C by GE and their app gives you the option to allow others to control the lighting as well.

Easy set up via CbyGE app (iOS) but required doing it two to three times as process failed to complete a couple of times for each bulb. I am very familiar and experienced with CbyGE detection protocol as I have over 40 of the hardwired dimmers in my home and 5 of the plugs. Once the bulbs were recognized, it was an easy matter to get them recognized by Alexa. Response of bulbs is virtually instantaneous when using the CbyGE App (although I rarely use it as it is very clunky and the whole purpose in my case was integration with Alexa voice control...I only use the CbyGE App to enroll my devices then to test whether any lag is due to GE or Hubitat or Alexa). When controlling via Alexa voice control or Hubitat HE automation, I am experiencing about a 3 second lag between command and execution (turning light on or off). I am using the bulb as a pantry light triggered by opening or closing of the pantry door. Other than the slight lag, bulb seems to work fine. I thought price was good (paid $19.99 for 4 bulbs, ordered last night and picked up via curbside delivery this morning). When I looked up the item again (the same day of pickup), I see the price is now $14.99! An even better deal, although it does not help me at all. Oh well!

The bulbs work well, but there is an installation/setup step. You need to download the app, install it create yet another account. Then you can install the bulb, discover it, configure it to use your wifi router, name it, assign it to a room, update the bulb firmware(!), then you're able to use it. Finally, if you want to use voice control, you can link your account with Alexa or Google Home. Once all that is done, it's not hard to operate the bulbs by remote control using the app (or voice control, if you've linked it). These bulbs are white light, and can be dimmed. You can also set up automated routines like turning the light on at dusk and off at midnight.

C by GE soft white smart bulbs were my second experience with smart bulbs. My first were Phillips Hue. These C by GE are good priced and they don't need a hub to work. After downloading the app, it was easy to set up. Also I used Alexa to control and automation. When setting up, make sure your smartphone is on the same WiFi network you are going to put the bulbs on and your Bluetooth is turned on. There are a few issues after use. Sometimes the bulbs don't respond to Alexa and it says light bulbs are not responsive. The GE app says that the server is not responding. I tried logging using website on my browser, and the website was down. Another issue with the app is that you have to log on almost every time with email address and password, when you want to make adjustments to brightness. Reseting the bulbs was a pain. I had to search the Internet for instructions on how to. The steps are repeating turning on and off with so many secs of wait and hold. After a few hiccups these bulbs have been working with Alexa and the GE app. I am able to adjust the brightness and schedule with a routine. The GE app needs some improvement or further development.

I purchased these on sale, so for the price they have been great so far. Setting them up was fairly easy with the C by GE app, being able to control them over WiFi over bluetooth is a nice option to have as well. Reliability wise, there have been some with GE's API so on some occasions I was unable to control them over WiFi, or when I was able to, there was a horrendous amount of lag, luckily the option to control them over bluetooth is always there so it wasn't a huge deal. When everything is working well, the bulbs respond quickly to being switched on and off or dimmed which is great. I've yet to have the bulbs actually lose connection from my router so overlooking the API issue, everything has been working quite smoothly.