Abstract: A page reception method for the multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) mobile communication device includes: determining whether one or more upcoming system information block (SIB) system frame numbers (SFNs) will overlap with a PICH occasion on a paging indicator channel (PICH) for a subscription; in response to determining that the one or more upcoming SIB SFNs will overlap with the PICH occasion, identifying a repetition period of the one or more upcoming SIB SFNs; determining whether the repetition period of the one or more upcoming SIB SFNs is not less than a discontinuous reception receive (DRx) cycle for the PICH occasion; and in response to determining that the repetition period of the one or more upcoming SIB SFNs is not less than the discontinuous reception cycle for the PICH occasion, preventing decoding of the one or more upcoming SIB SFNs that overlap with the PICH occasion.

Abstract: Methods for receiving emergency messages on a mobile communication device having a first subscription and a second subscription sharing a radio frequency (RF) resource may include prioritizing, by a processor of the mobile communication device, the first subscription for a predetermined time period in order to receive an emergency message, determining, by the processor, whether the first subscription should be de-prioritized before the predetermined time period expires based on a reception history of the first subscription during the predetermined time period, and tuning the RF resource to the second subscription before the predetermined time period expires in response to determining that the first subscription should be de-prioritized before the predetermined time period expires.