What a dud!

I bought a Time Capsule and fired it up using Time Machine. This is the first product from Apple that I thought was a complete dud.
I experienced "preparing" messages that lasted for days, numerous "failed" messages, and several instances where the MacBookPro couldn't connect with the Time Capsule.
Is my experience unique?

There are a number of possible issues and we'll need more information to help. Being an experienced Mac user and in the IT business, I took my time as I tested one of these puppies. I also made a discovery which I've seen others mention as well. Finally, I think this product really needs a good paper manual with lots of hand holding instructions, examples, and best practices. Having said all that, here's a few things I learned along the way:
The first thing to do is make sure that you are getting a reliable connection with a good connect speed. I didn't even begin trying to use it for Time Machine backups until I knew it was integrated into our network. "Obvious" (not the quotes, because it wasn't obvious at first) realization number 1: if you have more than one base station in your network, make TC your main station and others bridge. You don't want your backup to pass from one wireless station to another. (Can you say slow??)
Now that you are staying connected and have good throughput, connect your computer to the TC via ethernet for its first backup. My MacBook has 84BG of data on it - think about how long this would take to back up at wireless speeds! I set it up in the evening and the following morning it was fully backed up and had a couple hour backups as well. I followed this same procedure with the other computers in the shop.
Now all of us back up regularly and typically an incremental backup for me takes only about 3-10 minutes, depending on how much data I've changed and how long its been since I was last in the shop with my MacBook. (The testing took place at the Apple reseller where I work part time.) This mirrors the experience I've had with my AEBS with a hard drive connected to it, BTW.

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