Qliver:
Thank you for the reply. At this point I have only planned to buy one smart bulb, in the future I might get another one or two. For the rest of the lights I will be using smart switches. This is the main reason why I don’t want ot spend on yet another device. Also it feels quite silly to have a Google Home for voice control, SmartThings for remote access etc. a Hue Bridge/TRÅDFRI Gateway for communication just to control a single bulb (!).
I’d rather not use Wi-Fi, so the only option seems to be Aeotec. By the way how severe is the issue with messages from other devices? Seems many people went that path?
It’s one of those things where one person might never have an issue and another person might find themselves going crazy because they think there’s a problem with their sensor when it’s actually a problem with the bulb losing the sensor’s messages. There are some workarounds. See the following FAQ,
I have 9 Osram Lightify Zigbee bulbs, Most are color. As it turns out the need for them to try to repeat the zingbee signal is cause them to lose connection make motion sensors not work right and turn on and off the bulbs randomly. I have a carp load of these things and not really anymore zingbee devices. So I have constant problems with my whole setup. It is not a small deployment. I have been using ST From the very beginning. So I really need this to work. To ditch the whole system is not an option. To ditch the Bulbs is not the greatest either because I do not have the cash to go out and buy Hue. So now what? Does anyone know a way to fix these crazy things. I have seen people use the Philips hue hub, the Wemo link hub, and the Osram hub. The hue works kind as does the Wemo( wemo doesnt…