Using Apple AirPort Express with my new iPhone

Hello! I recently purchased an iPhone, and I wanted to also buy AirPort Express to have a good WiFi connection. Right now, I have a DSL Modem that converts the phone line into an ethernet cable. I am confused on how I can use AirPort if I can't spit the ethernet port at the DSL Modem (it won't work if I do so) and I need it to still run my PC.
Can I just plug in AirPort Express and it has instant WiFi? If not, what are my solutions to getting an ethernet port to my AirPort?
Thanks in advance!
Ethan

To answer your questions directly:
1. Can I just plug in the AirPort Express and go ahead and connect, or does it need ethernet to run? Answer: the Airport Express must itself be connected to the internet in order to provide internet access to your iPhone. Therefore - the Airport Express must be cabled via ethernet to an internet connection.
2. How can I get ethernet to my AirPort Express without interrupting my DSL modem? Answer: you must use one of the two solutions I described above. Any solution you decide to use must somehow share your DSL modem connection with both your iPhone and your PC - and the the device required to do that job (like an Airport Express) must itself be directly connected to your DSL modem. Sharing the internet connection provided by a DSL modem is complicated (much more complicated than simply "splitting" the cable), and one of the many functions that can be performed by the Airport Express device is internet connection sharing but alas, only with wireless devices.

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