Which AirPort for me (if any)?

Hello and thank you if you can help and sorry if my terminology is wrong however hopefully you know what I mean...
I have finally found a mediocre internet provider, quite an achievement given the fact that I live in the UK where they are all pathetic.
However it comes with a single box (BrightBox) that does the job of collecting the internet from the ISP and making it into a WiFi service.
The range of the WiFi is unacceptable - I am wondering if I can use an AirPort product to take this job away from the BrightBox whilst obviously still letting the BrightBox get my internet from the ISP. In other words I want to use a wire to connect the BrightBox to the AirPort device and let this device transmit the WiFi signal. Is this what it is for?
Also, will it extend my range considering the BrightBox WiFi slows down after moving about 2 rooms away?
And finally which device would you recommend for a medium sized house with a lot of other WiFi networks and other inteference (out of my control) nearby?
Thanks very much!!

Most ISPs supply the cheapest possible junk they can find. Any of Apple's AirPort Base Stations are likely to be much more capable.
http://www.apple.com/compare-wifi-models/
In other words I want to use a wire to connect the BrightBox to the AirPort device and let this device transmit the WiFi signal. Is this what it is for?
Yes.
Also, will it extend my range considering the BrightBox WiFi slows down after moving about 2 rooms away?
Perhaps. Predictions regarding Wi-Fi performance are impossible to make without knowledge of one's particular wireless environment.

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