Patent ID: 7826875

Claim:
In a mobile communication device that is capable of communicating with a second system over a first communication path comprising a first set of one or more independent communication networks and communicating with the second system over a second communication path comprising a second set of one or more independent communication networks, at least a portion of the second set different from the first set, a method for retrieving one or more messages from the second system, the method comprising: in the mobile communication device: exiting from a power-save mode of operation, in which the mobile communication device does not receive messages from the second system; and after said exiting from the power-save mode of operation: determining to establish communication with the second system over the second communication path instead of over the first communication path to retrieve messages from the second system; establishing communication with the second system over the second communication path; and retrieving one or more messages from the second system over the second communication path.