TC wireless speed issue.

I performed a hard reset due to connection issues. Kept losing the connection which I thought was Comcast but appears to be TC.
I have my laptop setup via ethernet to the modem and speed test is returning 24 & 4 for down/up loads.. My desktop is upstairs and connect wireless with the speed test results coming in at 1 & 4. Any idea why the download speed would be so bad and is there anything I can do to improve other than moving modem upstairs?

So it appears that it is related to the distance from the TC to the other computer.
It is much more likely that the problem is related to obstructions in the signal path....not distance. The TC wireless will easily go up to 150-160 feet or about 50 meters with no obstructions in the signal path.
But, a typical wall of sheetrock or wallboard and 2 x 4s in a home will absorb, on average about 15-25% of the signal. A ceiling is typically about 3 times the density of a wall, so anywhere from 60-70% of the signal is not going to make it through.
If the signal must pass through a few walls and a ceiling, there just isn't much left of the signal....even if it only travels a distance of 20-25 feet. So distance is not the issue.....obstructions are.
Adding an AirPort Express may help. But, adding it in the wrong location will not. If it is located too close to the TC, then not enough signal reaches the upstairs area. If the Express is located too far from the TC, then it receives a very weak signal....and it can only "extend" what it receives.
You could try locating the Express at different locations to see if you can find one that works satisfactorily, but ultimately, you may need to think about running an Ethernet cable upstairs and connecting another AirPort there to give you the wireless signal coverage that you need.
If you cannot run the Ethernet cable, you might want to consider using a pair of Homeplug Ethernet powerline adapters to possibly send the signal over the existing AC power lines in your home. The theory here is that you already have the wiring in place....you just need the adapters.
The reality is that these devices do not always work well in every situation. So, if you decide to try them, it would be a good idea to understand the stores' return policy in advance in case you need to try other models...or powerline adapters simply do not work in your situation.

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garrman wrote:
Hi Jibjib,
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dpnowak wrote:
This suggestion did not work. I tried to isolate the problem by optimizing the router's wireless settings. I used the 2.4GHz, set the radio band to standard 20Mhz then set the standard channel to 9. The laptop had the same slow wireless speeds as the iPad did.
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BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
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43 MB Finder
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thanks,
Steve

No, usually, you dont have to wait. You do have to log into the router and go in and release the IP, but most of the time this is all you have to do.
Once in a while it wont release properly, in which case you do have to wait a couple of hours. But most of the time it will release just fine.
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Homw Hub 1` broadband speed issues

My current wireless speeds are download 450kbps, upload 250kpbs.
I am expecting speeds far greater than this. Should be getting download speeds up to 5mb. Is this down to the home hub 1 or other issues??
Any help greatly appreciated

can you post the adsl stats from your router may need to show detail to get all stats (if hub enter 192.168.1.254 in your browser and navigate to adsl or use a-z) and run btspeedtester http://speedtester.bt.com and post the results. Someone may then be able to offer assistance
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BT Inifinity Speed issue

Hi BT,
I have been raising this issue and seems no one is willing to help...so not sure i will get help here either!
I have BT Infinity Option 2 with speed upto 80mb. However, I only get 20mb if am lucky..otherwise is below that. I have continously highlighted this to BT but no one seems to care. See examples 7th May and 12th May
I am thinking of leaving very soon...i can be paying for services i don't receive...£50 per month is a lot of money for very very poor services
Please can you help?
Let me know the details you require
Thanks,

Your IP profile is very good so there is not a problem with DLM slowing you down.
If it is only wireless speeds that are the problem the first thing to try is turning off "Smart Set Up" on the Homehub
See link how to do that.
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/44328/~/switching-smart-setup-on-and-off-on-the-bt-ho...

Network speed issues with TC

I have a couple gig of music in apple lossless format that I moved to shared drive on TC. The task took 20 hours for 4 gig. How can I speed up this network? If I burn a CD directly to the TC it is taking almost a hour per CD. I have an imac, mac mini, a mac notebook on the network plus a toshiba notebook and two squeeze boxes. Any advice? I figure with the toshiba off everything should be n speed.

I'm having similar issues. For months now, I have had super fast wireless speeds! 6, 7 + Meg per second. Now, suddenly, I'm barely getting 2 or 3. I thought, it might have been my ISP, so I tested my desktop, it was still getting info at speeds around 10 Meg. So then I checked out the trouble shooting guide in the users manual. It had a ton of suggestions on where to place the time capsule for optimum performance. I thought, well it always worked fine here before, but for arguments sake I'll try it. So I moved the time capsule to a location that was much more ideal according to the users manual, and... nothing... still 2 Meg speeds. It's really ******* me off, because when I go to purchase or rent a movie on my AppleTV it takes FOREVER to download, and sometimes I'll start a movie, and it stops half way through because my playback has caught up to the end of the download. This NEVER happened before, so if anyone has any suggestions... please help.

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