Time capsule drops connections!

[yth]

I bought a 2TB time capsule and set it up. Getting the thing to work was one thing, but luckily I figured it out.

The problem is, it drops my internet connection every couple of minutes. The internet cuts out for ~5 seconds, then goes back to normal.

Anyone have any ideas? I can't take it back to the Apple Store for 2 weeks, so I either need to fix it myself, or have really bad internet for 2 weeks. Thanks!

 

[darster]

What devices are losing internet connection?

 

[yth]

basically everything i own with an internet connection

macbook pro retina
macbook pro 2008
netflix / apple tv

 

[darster]

basically everything i own with an internet connection

macbook pro retina
macbook pro 2008
netflix / apple tv

Try unplugging your apple tv and then see if your internet connection is stable.

 

[hashholly]

Try unplugging your apple tv and then see if your internet connection is stable.

Why the Apple TV? Is it known to take down internet connections?

 

[whsbuss]

Is it just the internet access? Can you talk to local lan devices when this happens? Had similar issues when I had mine last week (before I returned it) when wireless was still connected to my devices but no traffic would get through.

 

[yth]

Firmware update took care of this

but come on, apple... i bought a $300 router, it took 3 hours to set up (plug and play? haha), and it completely obliterated my internet. i buy apple products to AVOID these problems. apple needs to do more testing before they ship a product to market