Patent ID: 8472969

Claim:
A method comprising: a radio access network (RAN) receiving user ratings of call quality per coverage area; the RAN using the received user ratings as a basis to select a coverage area in which a given mobile station should operate; and the RAN causing the given mobile station to operate in the selected coverage area; wherein the method further comprises, prior to the RAN using the received user ratings as a basis to select a coverage area in which the given mobile station should operate: (i) the RAN receiving from the mobile station a call-origination message in a first coverage area; and (ii) the RAN receiving from the mobile station a mobile-environment report, wherein the mobile-environment report indicates suitable coverage areas in which the mobile station could operate; wherein the RAN using the received user ratings as a basis to select a coverage area in which the given mobile station should operate comprises the RAN selecting from the suitable coverage areas the coverage area in which the given mobile station should operate.