UK Area Code information for 01189

Reading Area Code Allocation

Ofcom has allocated the 01189 area code to service Reading and the surrounding area on at least 10 exchanges.

The Residential Area of Reading

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Reading comprises postcodes covering roughly 83,748km2 containing 5,699 commercial properties and 126,843 domestic properties.

Reading Exchange Information

Arborfield Cross THAFD

The Arborfield Cross exchange has 66 commercial and 1,622 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M
Fixed Rate

Reading Central THRG

The Reading Central exchange has 1,913 commercial and 22,855 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M

Reading South THS

The Reading South exchange has 781 commercial and 18,408 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Fttc Range A (Clean)
Fttp On Demand
Fttc Range B (Impacted)
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M

Wokingham THWM

The Wokingham exchange has 966 commercial and 16,959 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M

Theale THTH

The Theale exchange has 278 commercial and 1,625 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M

Woodley THWDY

The Woodley exchange has 306 commercial and 9,068 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Fttc Range A (Clean)
Fttp On Demand
Fttc Range B (Impacted)
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M

Caversham THCV

The Caversham exchange has 295 commercial and 13,591 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M

Reading Tilehurst THTT

The Reading Tilehurst exchange has 353 commercial and 19,298 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Fttc Range A (Clean)
Fttp On Demand
Fttc Range B (Impacted)
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M

Crowthorne THCW

The Crowthorne exchange has 351 commercial and 9,668 domestic properties.

Reading Earley THEAR

The Reading Earley exchange has 390 commercial and 13,749 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M

Companies Operating 01189 Numbers

The following list of companies have been licensed by Ofcom to operate geogrpahic numbers in Reading. It is worth noting that most, although not all, providers other than BT (or possibly Virgin, Kingston Telecom, et al) are are likely not operating fixed line services to this locale and, as such, should not be seen as providing a legitimate fixed line geogrpahic service to Reading;

Affiniti Integrated Solutions Ltd
BT
Colt Technology Services
Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd
Invade International Ltd
Level 3 Communications Uk Ltd
Nextec (Uk) Ltd
Redcentric Solutions Ltd
Served Up Ltd.
Simwood Esms Ltd
Spitfire Network Services Ltd
Talktalk Communications Ltd
Teledesign Ltd
Verizon Uk Ltd
Virgin Media Ltd
Vodafone Ltd


Broadband Connectivity Type Definitions

Different telephone exchanges have different broadband connectivity depending on their geographic location, the consumers they serve (demand and composition of those consumers) and the competative landscape in that locale. As a result there is a mix of services and related performance which BT classify as follows;

Fixed Rate

There for three fixed rate lines; 512Kbps, 1Mbps and 2Mbps. As with IPStream 500, 1000 and 2000, these have an upstream capped at 288Kbps. Note that all of the other WBC products apart from these are strictly rate adaptive (like ADSL Max).

WBC Fixed Rate

Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) offers high-speed, high-performance broadband services.

ADSL Max

BT's original ADSL2+ wholesale product with an option of an upstream cap at 448Kbps or no cap at all. ADSL2+ can achieve up to 1Mbps upstream.

WBC ADSL 2+

ADSL2+ (also known as 21CN (21st Century Network) and WBC (Wholesale Broadband Connect) is a high speed broadband service which offers download speeds of up to 24Mbs and upload speeds of up to 1Mbs.

WBC ADSL 2+ Annex M

ADSL2+ Annex M offers up to 2.5Mbps upstream in the UK. This product is used by many businesses who could previously only find this level of upstream bandwidth with SDSL. Note that there is no option for a capped upstream with this product.

FTTC Range A (Clean)

FTTC Range A is a range where the circuits are deemed to be free of any copper line faults, and any local wiring issues (in a customer's premises). This range is often very wide for both upload and download, and does beg the question of why a copper line fault may exist without being fixed.

FTTC Range B (Impacted)

FTTC Range B is a range where circuits may have copper faults and/or internal wiring issues at a customer's site. The term impacted could be useful, as sometimes crosstalk is mentioned as something that impacts on line speeds, but there is no official word from BT on whether either Range A or Range B take into account the effects of crosstalk.

FTTP On Demand

Fiber to the home (FTTH), also called "fiber to the premises" (FTTP), is the installation and use of optical fiber from a central point directly to individual buildings such as residences, apartment buildings and businesses to provide unprecedented high-speed Internet access. FTTH dramatically increases the connection speeds available to computer users compared with technologies now used in most places.