Routers and lightbulbs!

DJ85 · 6 Feb 2021 at 15:45

Not sure if this is the correct section but I'm trying to find some smart bulbs that work with Google home and is 5ghz.
I have a BT home hub which only does 5Ghz and every bulb that I have bought bought tried has been 2.4Ghz and I can't get any of them to work.
Do I need a new router or are there bulbs to suit.
Thanks

DJ85 · 6 Feb 2021 at 15:48

I have the home hub 2 and it isn't dual band if I'm correct......so possibly goes with the pain In the arse part

DJ85 · 6 Feb 2021 at 17:45

I just looked on the BT app its a smart hub 2...

After looking in the router admin menus you are right you can't split them.

DJ85 · 6 Feb 2021 at 23:19

I haven't tried putting it into mode 2, I've also returned the bulbs that I couldn't get to work I've tried a few different types, all seem to be 2.4ghz.
Haven't looked into AP's as initially thought I'd just buy the bulbs, plug them in and off I go. I remember being able to split bands on my sky router but I'm BT now and they just don't seem to connect at all.

To start with I'm looking for 3 x bayonet bulbs and 3 x GU10, I don't know if you get G9's? Most of my rooms have those.

DJ85 · 7 Feb 2021 at 11:47

So far it has been just random ones from ebay that say they work with Google home because a lot of them are unclear.
Yes the small capsule G9 I don't think you get smart ones? If not ill just go LED because because I have about 15 in the house and every month or so there one or 2 go and need replacing. LED should solve that.

DJ85 · 17 Feb 2021 at 00:36

To be honest the main lights in our livingroom are rarely on, we have 2 big lamps (bayonet) that I want to control through the nest / google home app