Router recommendation for UK DSL line

[leondz]

My friend's address is xxx.dslgb.com, and he needs a new router. Which ISP is that and who makes good routers with matching chipsets?

[5M1L3Y]

MmMm, the government?....

[leondz]

No, that's his work address It's in Nottingham. His whois says.. (drum roll)


inetnum: 84.9.191.0 - 84.9.191.255
netname: BULLDOG-BSH
descr: Birmingham Static IP Assignments
country: GB
admin-c: BC419-RIPE
tech-c: BC419-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by: BDDSL-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '84.9.0.0/16AS25310'

route: 84.9.0.0/16
descr: Cable and Wireless Access Ltd
origin: AS25310
mnt-by: BDDSL-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '84.9.160.0/19AS25310'

route: 84.9.160.0/19
descr: Bulldog Communications
descr: North Ring
origin: AS25310
mnt-by: BDDSL-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '84.9.128.0/18AS25310'

route: 84.9.128.0/18
descr: Bulldog Communications
origin: AS25310
mnt-by: BDDSL-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered

[5M1L3Y]

So it belongs to BullDog!

[leondz]

Looks that way Iirc this is a pre-FUP customer who declined to leave or have their contract changed, if that sounds right. What chipsets do their DSLAMs take? Does that matter when picking a modem/router?