Maybe I missed the advice about Link bulbs, or maybe I am the only one having issues. My search did not have any relevant responses.
It seems like about once a week I have to reset my GE links somewhere. Kind of a PIA. So does anyone know if GE is backing these things up? I paid about $15 ea when I bought them a year or so ago. Maybe I am doing something wrong, but they just randomly stop working. Either they stay on and cannot be turned off or the dont come on unless they are reset. Should have just went for Z wave switches instead of bulbs I am guessing, unless maybe I am just not doing something correct. Any ideas?
Youāre not the only one. I got rid of ALL my GE Links (the 2700k ones) and swapped them for Cree. The GE Daylight Links work just fine, and I still have 2 of those.
Theyāre not, and thereās no firmware update available if I remember right.
Youāre not doing anything wrong. Itās a bulb problem.
Depending on where you have the bulbs, like in overhead lighting, youāre probably are better off with a smart switch. Personally thatās what Iād do. I only use bulbs in lamps. My family is so use to using Minimotes or Alexa to turn them on/off that theyāve forgotten about physically turning them on/off anymore.
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The GE link bulbs have significant problems, which is why they were never on the official āworks with SmartThingsā list. Itās just a firmware issue where they can lose contact with the network every two or three weeks. Extremely annoying, so much so that I replaced eight of them once the $15 Hue White bulbs came out, and Iāve never looked back. 
So itās a known issue, two years later thereās still no fix, and you either live with it or get a different brand.
BTW, there is a forum FAQ on this issue. If youāre going to keep yours, definitely read the FAQ for tips on how to reconnect them more quickly.
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Holy cow, I finally beat @JDRoberts to a reply! Thereās got to be a badge for that, right?
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If you want some company, you can count me in. I have 9 of those bulbs and itās become a weekly thing for me to reset one or two bulbs.
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Iāve connected all mine to dimmers. They dim beautifully.
Just saying
What did you search for? Sooo many people have had problems with these things dropping off the network. Welcome to the club 
Oh yeah, and just ditch these bulbs. There are smart bulbs that can work pretty well, or if you want z-wave switches thatās a great option too. But theses bulbs are just a headache.
Tired?!
No, I stopped being tired of them now that they are sitting in a box in the garage and are the reason why I never recommend smart lights to people.
I used to use 15 of them and they varyingly had the same issues. After moving to a new home, the count went to 10 by using more smart switches, but the issues remained. So, Iāve replaced all remaining10 with Cree bulbs and all my issues disappeared. Iāve heard of some problems if you go over 10 Cree bulbs. But at 10, Iāve not seen any issues yet.
Iām one of the few people who seems to never have had issues with them. I have had 4-6 of them in service for 3 years (starting with Wink) and theyāve been very solid for me.
I am another who got rid of them. I originally had them on Iris, and they wee very intermittent. When I switched to ST it was the same thing. I finally just got rid of of them.
I must be lucky. I loose one a few times a year.
I started out with a couple GE bulbs and one Cree.
The GE bulbs were returned within two weeks because they just would not stay connected. All my āwhiteā bulbs are now Cree. Iāve not had to reset any of them in many months.
I do not remember what words I used in my search, but apparently they were the wrong ones. I just searched again and found numerous post with problems. I guess I will be replacing link bulbs and going to zwave switches. The reason I chose to use the bulbs in the first place was due to ease, since the electricians that wired the house years ago used 12 ga wire and did not leave squat for wire in the boxes.
Lesson learned.
Thanks for all the replies and input.
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I havenāt been in the forum in a long time but since I was pulling off the little hair I have left with those GE link bulbs, I decided to come and visit again. Thank you guys for restoring my sanity: I will be adding a switch very soon for my kitchen island lights. The funny thing is that they worked flawlessly for over 2 years and suddenly stopped respondingā¦ Anyway, thank you all for the info.
I too have had 3 years of very good reliability but in the last 6 months I have been having singular light on all night after dropping off. I have since change all but 2 out with Sengled with no issues so far. I have one of the 2 left dropping off every so often so itās days are numbered soon.I missed the Amazon sale 2 weeks ago for the 4 pack 