A method for communication includes establishing a first connection between a wireless terminal and a base station of a long-range wireless data network, which operates in accordance with a first protocol that defines a sequence of time frames for transmission of data between the wireless terminal and the base station. A signal is sent from the wireless terminal to the base station identifying an interval including one or more of the time frames during which the wireless terminal will not receive data from the base station. During the interval, a second connection is established between the wireless terminal and an access point of a wireless local area network (WLAN) in accordance with a second protocol, different from the first protocol.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/772,167, filed Feb. 9, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference. This application is related to two other U.S. patent applications, filed Dec. 12, 2006: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/638,629, entitled, "Dual-Function Wireless Data Terminal," and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/638,265, entitled, "Scanning for Network Connections with Variable Scan Rate," both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
