Airport Time Capsules and new Fiber network
Hello all, I hope the Apple Hive Mind can help me.
I recently switched to a new ISP (US Internet in Minneapolis) and their fiber network. I am paying for a 300 Mbps connection, but I am only getting 80 with my current set up. That set up includes using two Airport Time Capsules 802.1ac (one extending the 5ghz network of the other). I have a 2.4 and a 5GHz network running with WPA2 Personal security on it.
I have two devices that can’t run on the 5GHz network. They should be connected to the 2.4 one. But because I have my Apple ID on them, one might be switching to the 5GHz network due to that “feature” of wireless network syncing with the Apple ID.
When I connect a CAT6 cable to my Mac mini to the ISPs provided modem, I get 300Mbps. When I do a speed test right next to the Airport (a foot away) with my iPhone, I get 130Mbps. I normally get 80 when I am on the first floor, as all the equipment is in the basement. When I ping my Airports from the first floor I get speeds of 500Mbps.
My questions! The AC Time Capsule should be able to give me these 300GHz speeds, correct? What should I be doing to get closer to the speeds I get when I connect a cable? My ISP tells me I should get new WAPs, but I feel these Time Capsules should work and I don’t want to lose the Time Machine features of these things. What else can I try?
Thanks in advance!