A method for managing power consumption of a wireless device supporting multiple types of wireless technologies, comprising: communicating, by the wireless device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500), with a first base station using a first wireless technology; detecting, by the wireless device, availability of a second base station using a second wireless technology; receiving, by the wireless device, a transmission power level indicator of a first communication signal of the first technology; selecting, by the wireless device, an acceptable transmission power level of a second communication signal of the second technology based on the transmission power level indicator; and determining, by the wireless device, a requested transmission power level of the second communication signal based on a request from the first or second base station (120, 130); characterized by estimating, by the wireless device, a link quality between the wireless device and the second base station; providing, by the wireless device, a modified link quality representation to the second base station, the modified link quality representation including an indication representing a power offset between a maximum transmitting power and a current transmitting power of the wireless device to indicate how much additional transmission power can be used by the wireless device, when the requested power level is greater than the acceptable transmission power level; de-activating, by the wireless device, communication with the first base station and activating communication with the second base station, when the quality of the estimated link quality is above a predetermined threshold; selecting, by the second base station, a modulation and coding scheme for the wireless device based on the modified link quality representation provided by the wireless device; and communicating, by the wireless device, with the second base station through the second wireless link using the second technology at the acceptable transmission power level. communicating, by the wireless device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500), with a first base station using a first wireless technology; detecting, by the wireless device, availability of a second base station using a second wireless technology; receiving, by the wireless device, a transmission power level indicator of a first communication signal of the first technology; selecting, by the wireless device, an acceptable transmission power level of a second communication signal of the second technology based on the transmission power level indicator; and determining, by the wireless device, a requested transmission power level of the second communication signal based on a request from the first or second base station (120, 130); characterized by estimating, by the wireless device, a link quality between the wireless device and the second base station; providing, by the wireless device, a modified link quality representation to the second base station, the modified link quality representation including an indication representing a power offset between a maximum transmitting power and a current transmitting power of the wireless device to indicate how much additional transmission power can be used by the wireless device, when the requested power level is greater than the acceptable transmission power level; de-activating, by the wireless device, communication with the first base station and activating communication with the second base station, when the quality of the estimated link quality is above a predetermined threshold; selecting, by the second base station, a modulation and coding scheme for the wireless device based on the modified link quality representation provided by the wireless device; and communicating, by the wireless device, with the second base station through the second wireless link using the second technology at the acceptable transmission power level.