To just want to use a fucking light switch

[Iwrotethelyricstoaxlf]

We’ve had Alexa bulbs (other smart bulbs available) for the last few years.

Alexa is getting more stubborn at turning the bloody things on.

Would I be unreasonable to ding the whole
fucking lot out and just use the bloody switch instead.

Its honestly driving me nuts.

Same with our sound bar. It has no buttons-wtf?

Ditch them. It’s just another over complicated thing to go wrong.

My friend had them fitted but soon realised “Alexa, turn on living room light” took longer than using a switch. Great for disabled people maybe but on the whole, not worth it for most of us.

Yes, get rid!!! We had them and I hated them. Even tech-loving DH now agrees they were a stupid idea! Having to ask Alexa 10 times to turn the lights on before she would listen, just ridiculous!!

I like it. I've got it set to routines where I just say Alexa morning, or goodnight and everything comes on or switches off. Just shorten the commands.

You can control them from your phone too though. I like being able to dim individual bulbs or turn off individual bulbs if we want it darker or lighter for movies etc, or if i only want the bay window spotlights on and and not all the spotlights. Its handy! Never ask alexa to do it as it takes too long.

Our bathroom lights up every time you enter.
Even at 3am !!!!!!

I would never have them. How many people who own them, have put them on a separate SSID with client isolation?

How many people on this thread will also attack me in ignorance and say “nothing will ever happen” etc?

Yeah the Alexa lights annoy me but my boyfriend loves them. So I tolerate them.

Although, he didn’t love them so much the other night when he fell asleep with the bedroom light on. When I came to bed I asked it to turn them off, to which it boomed out “BEDROOM IS NOT RESPONDING. CHECK YOUR CONNECTION AND TRY AGAIN”

When all the apps become obsolete because the companies no longer have an incentive to maintain their old products.... your light switch will still be working just fine.

I with you

I don't know what can happen but it would never occur to me to have this stuff

@Iwrotethelyricstoaxlf use a fucking switch then. Most of us do and it works well.

I'd hate that!

We have hue bulbs, which I love BUT they have light switches so best of both worlds!

My DP is obsessed with apps ,light bulbs etc -Alexa is the OW 😁love him ❤️

It must be annoying to have paid for a thing that you can shout at to do something & it doesn’t, so yes, just push the switch with your finger.

Yes we have. If anything ever happens to DH, I will have to get rid of the lot as he has all sorts set up that I have no idea how to ever undo.

Mine does that when I turn the light on too… isn’t that how lights are meant to work? 🤔

Good luck getting Alexa to light the candles if there's ever a power cut!

Tech overload

I work in the industry.

A lot of it is adding complexity to life not reducing it

It’s my turn to do Christmas dinner next year & it won’t be punctuated by increasingly loud demands for ‘Alexa! play Christmas music!’

We have them in our lamps and find them really handy as the switches aren’t easily accessible behind furniture etc. It also means I can set up a routine to switch on bedroom lamp which casts enough light for me to get ready for bed and is more ambient

We went for philips hue, control from your phone or the remotes.

We have them too plus heaters and boiler on Alexa and a few plug in stuff . She is a bit of a moo at times nd makes me repeat stuff but works great 98% of the time

Can you use a phone app to do it?

It's a sensor. It detects movement and switches on. I find it annoying during the night.