Setup my AirPort Time Capsule to work with Spectrum modem in 2025
I used to use my AirPort Time Capsule with a modem from Spectrum many years ago. Then their rates went up a lot for internet service so I switched to a modem from AT&T for many years but now their rates went up a lot and Spectrum is offering low monthly rates so I am trying to switch to a modem from Spectrum again.
This time, when I switch my AirPort Time Capsule LAN wire from the AT&T modem to the Spectrum modem, the green light on my AirPort Time Capsule never comes on. The amber light just blinks on and off. I have turned everything off and back on and that did not work. I called Spectrum for support and they say they can see their modem and my AirPort Time Capsule they called a router and they said I should have an Internet connection but I do not. They said I should call Apple for support and Apple says they no longer make the AirPort Time Capsule and they no longer support it. They sent a link to this community and so far nothing I have read or tried works.
Does anyone have any ideas about this or am I just out of luck? Spectrum tells me they can lease me a WiFi modem for $10 a month. I would prefer not to do that because I would like to keep backing up our Apple devices to the AirPort Time Capsule using Apples Time Machine software via WiFi that has served us well for a very long time.
I would appreciate any replies from people who have had this problem switching to Spectrum using an AirPort Time Capsule if they have gotten it to work. Specific details about how I should do this would really help and if I need to use the WiFi Settings or the Airport Utility, please be specific as to how I should change these and navigate to where I need to go to make this work.
If it is not possible to get these devices to work together then it would be nice to know how I can connect our Apple AirPort Time Capsule to a Spectrum WiFi router should I have to go in that direction because I would like to keep using the Time Capsule for Time Machine backups. I cannot afford to pay the high service prices for iCloud storage as I have 1 TB on one device and 2 TB on other devices. Perhaps it is time I start to think about switching from Apple to Alphabet Chrome devices. I made the switch from Microsoft devices in 2007 to Apple devices and they have served me well for all that time but the cost of those devices and the cost to operate them it becoming too much for my budget with these internet service providers jacking up their prices and using equipment that is not universally compatible. I suppose I am expecting too much from all of these so called magnificent companies that think so highly of themselves and so lowly about us customers out here. C'est la vie, such is life.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone has to offer.
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