2 TB Time Capsule - 100MB Virgin Media Broadband

I've seen that Virgin Media are upgrading to a new wireless router with modem build into it. This is going to cause me some massive conflicts with my time capsule tho.
http://shop.virginmedia.com/broadband/broadband-extras/wireless-routers.html
At the moment.. I have a 50mb modem that came with my 50mb broadband... Downstairs... and my wireless time capsule upstairs for easy of use connected VIR RJ45 cable.
I think that my current modem could possibly handle the 100MB speeds but I would need to check with Virgin Media first.
I've just done a speed test and got 49.96MB download speed over wireless!!
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1098123263.png
While running, Skype, and many other apps, including a PC connected to the network!
My main question is how will the time capsule work if I have to upgrade my modem to this new router? because I removed my old wireless router and replaced it with the Time Capsule.
Also does anyone have any ideas if the Time Capsule is able to pump out 100MB wireless speeds?
Thanks
Simon

Simon,
You have MB and mb confused. Internet and network connection speeds are normally stated in terms of Mbps or Mb.
You have a 50 Mbps modem now. There is no reason to replace this with a new modem/router unless you really need the higher speed 100 Mbps device. If you elect to do this, all that you need do is replace the modem you have now with the new modem/router. Your Time Capsule will continue to work the same way it does now. You simply would not use the wireless capability of the new modem/router, or you could turn it off since you are using the Time Capsule for that capability.
Also does anyone have any ideas if the Time Capsule is able to pump out 100MB wireless speeds?
It's 100 Mbps, not 100 MB. The Time Capsule supports up to 1000 Mbps connections using ethernet. The fastest attainable speed over wireless is about 300 Mbps, so your Time Capsule will continue to be much faster than the new modem/router if you choose to go with the new device. In other words, your wireless speed will be limited by your Internet connection, not by the Time Capsule.
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im having a problem connecting my time capsule up to my fibre optic Virgin media service..... Everything is connected up correctly but all i get is a flashing amber light, and the only solution that the time capsule comes up with is to check my LAN cable, which i have done and everything is fine with it.
Im guessing that some where along the lines i have some settings wrong.....
CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP

tidyboyuk wrote:
im having a problem connecting my time capsule up to my fibre optic Virgin media service..... Everything is connected up correctly but all i get is a flashing amber light, and the only solution that the time capsule comes up with is to check my LAN cable, which i have done and everything is fine with it.
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
Here are some things to check:
1) Is your Time capsule connected to the fibre optic unit via its WAN port?
2) Do you see a tiny green light next to the WAN port on the Time Capsule?
3) Have you powered down the fibre optic unit and the Time Capsule for a few minutes, then powered them back on? This can sometimes be needed to convince a broadband modem to work with a "new" device.

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Hi there...I'm having issues with my brand new macbook pro and virgin media broadband wireless.
I share an internet connection with 4 people wirelessly in a house..We have 20MB broadband, and have been supplied by Virgin with a netgear wireless n router (WNR2000).
My internet connection drops randomly, and I mean really randomly. Sometimes it is fine for a whole day. It is generally slower than my old laptop (Windows platform, hewlett packard) but the thing that bothers me mainly is that the connection drops. Today it has dropped loads, not helpful when having a long skype conversation.
I have rang virgin and they are completely useless, refuse to help because the other 3 computers (all windows based) run fine and they say it is a problem with the macbook pro. However, I have tested this very laptop with another virgin connection/router and its been fine. Also when my friend brings his macbook pro to mine he has the same problem - slow internet and connection drops.
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cheers

Hi there
Do the other people sharing the Broadband find that their connection is dropping.
You could try a router reset or check if there are any firmware updates. Failing that try a different router, I have a Linksys router WRT150N.
Just thought of something else, how far away from router are you. Wall composition is quite important, so is the positioning of the router to get best coverage.
thats about the best suggestions i can come up with. Hope it helps.

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The Time Capsule was designed for Time Machine backups and that is the recommended use for the device.
If you have plenty of space on the drive, there is probably no harm in using the drive for other data, but as space becomes tight, there is going to be struggle between Time Machine and other files regarding space allocation.
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Can we somehow use TC as a media server so that my PS3 picks up TC as media server and is able to stream all my digital files stored on my external HDD (connected to TC) to my PS3?
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Time Capsule and Virgin 50 MB Broadband

Hi Guys
Well its me again turning to you for advise.
Today Virgin Media came and upgrade my 20MB broadband to 50MB by installing a new modem.
(Spec: EuroDOCSIS 3.0/DOCSIS 3.0 Operation
EuroDOCSIS/DOCSIS 1.0/1.1/2.0 Compatible
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Its working fine and I have just checked the speed 46MB, however the installation guy said I need a special designed router from them to be able to get max power of 50MB.
I think that my Time Capsule doesnt need it anything as it can handle it really well, but as you can imagine when I mention Apple Mac to the Virgin guy he had already panic in his eyes. He doesnt know. he even gave me a leaflet how to download speed optimizer for Windows. Fool. Obviously my 24inch iMac is not big big enough to see I dont use Windows. Da!
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Is Time Capsule N router itself? I am sorry I am not good with all that jargon.

It's not the router that they say isn't compatible, it's the Wireless-N USB adaptor!
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Plugged the supplied Netgear router in (WNR2000) and it worked straight off...
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Hence you can store whatever you like on it.. as plain files. With no backups as the TC is too dumb to be able to back itself up. Just create a new directory under the root of the TC to store your media.. drag and drop the files to it.. and hope for the best. (Keep a backup, as TC is not that reliable).
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