Does AirPort Express require better Internet than Ethernet?

Wondering since I was having intermittent problems w my Linksys router & trouble updating it so thought switching to Airport Express would give me a simple way to get things working.
Very disappointed that noes it's worse than before. Yesterday after a # of tries I did get it partly set up & although amber blinking lights, I was able to use Internet.
Called Set up AppleCare call online to resolve amber light issue. She had me reset modem & when we were done, I again had green light on Airport BUT NO INTERNET CONNECTION. She said to call my ISP cox.
I did try after a reset to connect MacbookPro directly to Ethernet & got it to connect. Then I unplugged Ethernet from Mac & plugged into airport & no connection again.
So instead of Airport Express making things better, they are worse. I'm typing this on my iPhone 4S which for some reason has really slowed down.
I learned that my old Motorola Surfboard modem is Docsis 2.0 & cox is switching to 3.0.
But it was working better, although frequent brief loss of connection.
So does Airport require a better modem or better connection than just Ethernet or via my Linksys E1200?
Not happy also that functionally worse off after calling AppleCare. I know she didn't cause the issue but her suggestion while standard tipped it over to not be connecting.
& typing all this on my iPhone is not fun although it did just now get back temporarily there for just a bit to its usual speed but now back to having to wait for it.

Well I did the power down reset. But I think you missed the import of my question.
I'm talking about an older modem that may be marginal. Not positive about the 2 Ethernet cables I have used either.
So yes if the modem is working as it should I guess it should make a difference.
But something is weird when I can can next via Ethernet & then I just unplug the the rent from my Mac & plug it into the wan port on the AirPort Express & no connection.
To look at the modem & Airport across the room the lights make it look like they are fine.
I just done have Internet connection to my Mac. I did yesterday w the amber lights flashing.
& I was connecting w the Linksys but had frequent loss of connection.
So wondering if maybe Airport has slightly greater requirements that act as a tipping point so it connected without it but doesn't connect w it. But the green light supposedly shows its working fine.
Well I did put out a wanted request on FreeOC for a compatible Docsis 3.0 cable modem. Supposedly they work better & that might just make the difference.
Don't really want to buy a new modem when I'm about to move to a new area where requirements might be different.

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