摘要 |
A system and method for operating a mobile station in two modes, voice mode and page mode. A mobile station and a base station are provided. The mobile station is capable of operating in a first mode suitable for receiving telephone calls and in which the mobile station scans portions of a channel at a first rate. The mobile station is capable of operating in a second mode suitable for receiving pages only and in which the mobile station scans portions of the channel at a second rate. The first rate is higher than the second rate and the mobile station is capable of switching between the two modes at the option of the user thereof. |