BTW, we should also mention that many Wi-Fi routers have a limit on the number of devices that can be attached to them and some people do hit this limit when they are using a lot of Wi-Fi bulbs. There’s no comparable limit for zigbee bulbs.
TLDR
Warning Contains Spoilers: I have a lot of LIFX bulbs. As I added more they became less reliable. I figured it out, it was painful. I like color bulbs better than white ones. I have a lot of LIFX bulbs. During the Hue issues over the past week my lights worked fine.
Preface
I tell this story because I have had a lot of fun times and hard times with my LIFX bulbs, this story will be about my path to happiness / success / working lights which might help others who have gone as crazy has I have.
Like many, the real catalyst of me getting hardcore into home automation was the Amazon Echo. I put off getting an Echo for a long time as I knew it would lead to me sending a lot of money. I actually got a launch Echo and sold it to someone as I didn’t trust myself. Prior to the echo …