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flydog said:

chadbag said:

What does this mean?

They also retain 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi compatibility, but won't function entirely on the 5GHz band.

Please explain the details when you write things like this.  Otherwise the article is basically fluff.  

You need someone to explain the English language? 

Your router cannot be 5ghz only. It must broadcast both 2.4ghz AND 5ghz. 

Flydog, no dude, you're incorrect. That doesn't make any sense. The article is extremely unspecific about what is meant, but your interpretation isn't correct. 

neverindoubt said:

But a non-WiFi, dead HD Time Capsule was still the easiest/cheapest way (via USB to the Time Capsule) to add a Western Digital drive to my network for more Time Capsule backups. Backup times seem to take about as long as when the original drive was working well. No need to open the Time Capsule up.

Thanks for this post Neverindoubt. I have a fully functioning Airport Time Capsule that I still use actively for backups and as my wifi router. Disappointing to hear I shouldn’t rely on it but helpful to know what you did is an option. One question: are you saying you plugged the Time Capsule into a different router via Ethernet? You mentioned “non-Wifi”. Thanks.