Airport Express To Replace My 3Bb Router

[McGregor21]

Hello all,

Looking for some advice as i have absolutely no tech sense.

Ok, i have 3bb internet in the house, the line comes from the phone socket on the wall to my 3BB supplied wifi router.

Can i replace this with an airport express? I am guessing that the apple box will work faster and i want to have airplay in the house.

Thanks

[negreanu]

No.

If you want to use a Apple Router. You would need an AirPort Extreme. And a ADSL modem or router in bridge mode.

[nikster]

You could probably just plug it into the Ethernet port of your 3BB router and it would work. I don't think it would be any "faster" but AirPlay would work.

Friends of mine had this setup in the USA, they had their Airport Express in the living room connected to the stereo system, and their whatever router / DSL modem in the basement. I am not sure they were able to extend their WiFi network with the Airport Extreme, or they ran an ethernet cable but they did make it work.

Airport Extreme didn't use to support Airplay but I see it does now... bridge mode and these things are iffy, would not recommend.

Edited November 16, 2012 by nikster

[negreanu]

Nothing iffy about bridge mode. All bridge mode is basically disables the routing aspect of a router/modem combo. And the router just acts as a cable or DSL "dumb" modem.

Never had a problem using bridge mode with AirPort Extreme since they were launched.

[trajan]

just to test my Apple Airport Express (which I normally use when travelling if a hotel room only has a LAN cable but no wifi access)...I plugged the Apple Airport Express into an electric socket and connected it by LAN cable to my Asus DSL-N55U modem router...it (the Express) works fine as another wifi access point ...

[McGregor21]

Ok, thanks everyone.

So to increase speed i need to by a decent modem/router, and if i want airplay(which i do want to my TV) then i buy airport express and add it to my router.

I know this is a bit of an add on question, but would it make any sense to buy apple tv instead of the airport express. I could get one next time i am out of Thailand on business??

Thanks alot.