On my 2nd Time Capsule-- worst product EVER

After buying a time capsule when it first came out and having nothing but problems to the point I had to throw the device out after taking it to an Apple store and they also threw up their hands (3 hours and 2 different "geniuses"), I can't believe I actually went out and bought the newer ones, the ones with supposed "dual band". Ha. I am an idiot for buying the same cruddy product twice. (Apple will most likely remove this post in order to hide the fact that Time Capsules and Apple routers are generally the WORST ON THE MARKET. It violate their prescious user agreement to disagree with them. This is why I'm posting this also on my flame blog.
Problem: The set up alone comes with so many different problems you want to kill other humans before you're done. It took me 2 hours to finally get my 3 computers and 1 iPhone to actually access internet via this terrible product.
Once I finally got it to work, it didn't work right. It certainly creates two different networks, one for our family and one guest network. But if you choose to operate a guest network, you can't access you family network (the one with a password) with an iPhone. The iPhone will only use the Guest Network. Is that safe? Sure doesn't seem like it to me. The iPhone will alternate seeing either network, but if you have a guest network allowed, but try to log into the family network (password)it won't let you in, even tho you enter the password correctly. It's a glitch for sure, on a brand new product. If I eliminate the guest network, the devices will work (haven't even gotten to the back-up stuff which didn't work at all on my first waste-of-money Time Capsule), or if I ignore the passworded network it will work. But to operate two networks, family and guest, at the same time? IMPOSSIBLE.
This ratty piece of technology has just cost me my entire Saturday to set up. All my equipment is new within the last 18 months too.
I went Apple with 2 computers, an iPhone, and 2 cruddy router-back-up devices. Never again Apple, you've ripped your last dollar out of me. I don't care how pretty your devices are, I'm thru. Tell that to your "just works" engineers. Just works? nah, JUST SnCKS.

The port is under powered.. this is often the experience people have.. you need to use a powered hub to get things to work. Why they worked on Gen1 and not Gen4 no idea.. but your experience is not unusual.
The TC is also pretty picky when it comes to hubs.. so not everything works even then.
Are you running SL as per your info..? That should be no problem but for Lion you need to download airport utility 5.6 to even see what is connected. There also could well be some issues in 7.6 firmware for the TC.

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    Apple - Time Capsule - Feedback

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  • 2nd time capsule

    I am considering getting a second time capsule - both to extend my wireless network, and to use for time machine backup on a new macbook pro. The airport documentation suggests that extending the wireless network is straightforward. Does anyone have experience with that.

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