Product review (1 stars): Anti-customer practices, will never buy from GE again.
+1 to all the other anger/ire at GE for their blatant anti-customer approach to these filters.  Imagine a car that would not let you use the air conditioner after six months unless you paid the car manufacturer $60 to replace a $5 in-cabin air-filter.
If I'd known about this nonsense before buying my fridge, I'd have gone with a different manufacturer.  Until I replace it, I'm going to be quite vocal and warn all my friends away from GE.  I will also be using RPWF filters with the bypass RFID transplated.  Filtered water still, just as good but 1/6th the price.  This is pure evil, doesn't benefit the customer what-so-ever.