Does BT Homehub work with Airport Express

I recently purchased a new Airport Express to allow me stream music wirelessly from my iMac to my existing hi-fi.  I currently have a Huawei Echolife HG532 router from my ISP (TalkTalk).  I have been trying to set up the AE as an extension to my existing wireless network.  I can get it set up initially, but after about 20 to 30 mins of inactivity, the AE appears to drop off the network, even when it is situated just a few feet from the wireless router. I cannot get the AE to reconnect without doing a complete re-set and going through the set-up process again.  I have even tried setting up the AE as a separate network, but I get exactly the same problem.  I have tried changing the channels settings on my router, but this makes things even worse as I cannot connect at all to the AE. I have trawled through various forums and discovered that it may be a problem with my router.  I am currently out of contract with TalkTalk, so am considering switching to BT.  However, I have read on some forums that the BT Homehub router has similar problems.  Can anyone out there confirm if their BT Homehub works with the new AE please?  If not, can anyone confirm which wireless router will work.
I am also having similar drop off problems with a new Airplay Speaker, the Philips Fidelio AD7000W.  I keep having to power down and re-start it for it to be "found" by i-tunes.  I have read the instruction manual for the Fidelio and it makes reference to ensuring the Bonjour service is switched on in Safari.  However, I cannot seem to find the Bonjour service anywhere on my iMac.  How do I find this? 
Also, when I try to stream music from my iphone 4 to either the Fidelio or the AE, the Airplay icon in the Music app does not always appear.  I was really looking forward to streaming music from my i-tunes library to my hi-fi via AE and also to my new Fidelio speaker.  However, all I have done is spend hours on the internet trying to fix these problems.  Can anyone hel please!

The AirPort Express will work with the Homehub if you establish a permanent Ethernet connection from one of the LAN <-> ports on the Homehub to the WAN "O" port on the AirPort Express.
The AirPort Express will not work if you are planning to connect the Express to the Homehub wirelessly to extend the network.

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