Makes sense that in a rental situation you wouldn't want to spend a lot of money for installation and such and in any case, you would have to first get permission and all that. Not sure why you don't find Hue products on Amazon.ca, there are dozens and all you have to do is search for "Philips Hue". Anyways, below is one particular light bulb, at $59.99 it's also more expensive, but apparently it can be controlled bia Bluetooth and you don't need the Hue Bridge which is what we have and what has to be connected to your router with an ethernet cable. It says you can control up to 10 bulbs with the Hue Bluetooth app and this might be all you need if you just want 2 or 3 bulbs. But I'd check out the starter kits, if you buy 3 bulbs for $60 that is also $180 and you can probably buy a starter kit with a bridge and 2 bulbs for not much more and then you can buy much less expensive bulbs. I also assume that Bluetooth controlled bulbs limit you to Bluetooth range whereas if you have the Hue bridge you can control your lights from anywhere even if you are not at home.
https://www.amazon.ca/Hue-Ambiance-Bluetooth-compatible-activated/dp/B07RNFZ47M/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Philips+Hue&qid=1598848332&sr=8-6 From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Fazil Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2020 1:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Smart Bulbs With Alexa? Thanks much, Sieghard, for this detailed answer. I do appreciate for that I am a tenant and I don’t want to spend money on smart switches and electrician but smart bulb is a vible option at this time for me. I tried to find Flip Hue bulbs on Amazon but I couldn’t find those. Do you think that you can find for me and send me link? I am looking four-pack. Thanks again! From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2020 10:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Smart Bulbs With Alexa? Yes to all 3 questions is correct, but keep in mind that if your mechanical switch is turned off the smart bulb will not work. We have Philips Hue bulbs and lights throughout our house. For my wife and myself this is no problem, all our switches are usually turned on and we just ask Alexa or our Google Assistant or SIRI (Philips Hue works with all 3) to turn off whichever light. However, when we have visitors they are often confused, so let's say they walk into the bathroom and press the decora wall switch which is in the on position, but the light is turned off via the smart bulb, then of course nothing happens because they just turned off the light. Then they usually press the switch again the other way and of course the light now comes on. When they leave the room the turn it off again and at that point my wife or I first would have to go around the house and turn on all the switches when the visitor or visitors are gone and then carry on with using voice controls to turn off the lights. I bought most of the Philips Hue bulbs years ago when there were not as many options available, but if I had to do it over I would not buy smart bulbs but rather smart switches. Yes, you have to get an electrician to install them and depending on how old the place is there is a small chance they may not work because they require a third "neutral" wire" which in some older installations is not there, but if it is there I would absolutely go for smart switches instead because they work regardless whether somebody just pushed them to turn off the lights. The switches from Meross are quite good, they are not as expensive and work with Alexa and Google Assistant, also very good are the ones from TP Linka nd Lutron. I just did a huge renovation on a new building I bought for my retail business and I chose to spend $1,000 on Leviton smart switches. I bought the main switches for $54.99 Canadian from a company called Aartech Canada, the nice thing is that for $29.99 you can buy what basically is a remote control switch for 3-way or 4-way installations. These are switches which communicate via Z-Wave so they are not Wi-Fi, but Leviton also makes a Wi-Fi version of the switch. I bought these because I have an alarm system from Alarm.com and these switches communicate via Z-Wave with the alarm panel and I can use the Alarm.com app to control the lights, I think you can also set up SIRI shortcuts and possibly Alexa and google Assistant integration, havent Really explored this yet. I am pretty sure the Wi-Fi version of the switch is compatible with SIRI, Alexa and google Assistant. These are basicallyu decora-type in-wall switches and they are of very good quality and look nice. A Smart bulb is cheaper especially if you don't get the ones which support colours and for Fasil if he just wants 2 or 3 bulbs this may still be the better way to go, but in any larger application or a new house I'd never put anything but actual smart switches. Best regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Kenny Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 12:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Smart Bulbs With Alexa? Yes too all three of your questions. A smart light-bulb can only work with a mechanical On/Off switch. You obviously need to leave the switch on after setting one up for it to work with Lady A. On 8/29/2020 1:32 AM, Fazil wrote: Hi, list. I do apologize if admins think that this is not directly related to iPhone. I live in an older apartment building in Vancouver, Canada. I got Echo Dot and installed Alexa from the App-Store. 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