A method for receiving data in a wireless equipment in a heterogeneous network cellular communication system, comprising the steps of: - receiving a single frequency network, SFN, pilot signal; said SFN pilot signal being a pilot signal transmitted by all radio units of said heterogeneous network cell; - estimating a channel response associated with said detected SFN pilot signal; - receiving a control channel signal; - demodulating said control channel signal; said demodulating said control channel signal comprises using said channel response associated with said received SFN pilot signal, and - receiving a data channel signal associated with said received control channel signal, characterized by the further steps of: - receiving configuration information about non-SFN pilot signals in a cell to which said wireless equipment is connected; non-SFN pilot signals being pilot signals transmitted by less than all radio units of said heterogeneous network cell; - receiving a said non-SFN pilot signal, said step of receiving a said non-SFN pilot signal comprises estimating a channel response associated with said received non-SFN pilot signal and - monitoring said received control channel signal using said received non-SFN pilot signal as reference, said step of monitoring said received control channel signal comprises demodulating said control channel signal using said channel response associated with said detected non-SFN pilot signal; whereby said step of monitoring comprises checking if said demodulated control channel signal obtained by using said channel response associated with said detected non-SFN pilot signal is correctly demodulated; and - demodulating said data channel signal using said channel response associated with said received SFN pilot signal or said channel response associated with said received non-SFN pilot signal in dependence of a demodulation result of at least one of said demodulated control channel signal obtained by using said channel response associated with said detected non-SFN pilot signal and said demodulated control channel signal obtained by using said channel response associated with said detected SFN pilot signal. - receiving a single frequency network, SFN, pilot signal; said SFN pilot signal being a pilot signal transmitted by all radio units of said heterogeneous network cell; - estimating a channel response associated with said detected SFN pilot signal; - receiving a control channel signal; - demodulating said control channel signal; said demodulating said control channel signal comprises using said channel response associated with said received SFN pilot signal, and - receiving a data channel signal associated with said received control channel signal, - receiving configuration information about non-SFN pilot signals in a cell to which said wireless equipment is connected; non-SFN pilot signals being pilot signals transmitted by less than all radio units of said heterogeneous network cell; - receiving a said non-SFN pilot signal, said step of receiving a said non-SFN pilot signal comprises estimating a channel response associated with said received non-SFN pilot signal and - monitoring said received control channel signal using said received non-SFN pilot signal as reference, said step of monitoring said received control channel signal comprises demodulating said control channel signal using said channel response associated with said detected non-SFN pilot signal; whereby said step of monitoring comprises checking if said demodulated control channel signal obtained by using said channel response associated with said detected non-SFN pilot signal is correctly demodulated; and - demodulating said data channel signal using said channel response associated with said received SFN pilot signal or said channel response associated with said received non-SFN pilot signal in dependence of a demodulation result of at least one of said demodulated control channel signal obtained by using said channel response associated with said detected non-SFN pilot signal and said demodulated control channel signal obtained by using said channel response associated with said detected SFN pilot signal.