Reducing switching between networks to conserve power and reduce costs

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for determining a context of data use of a first wireless network to which a wireless communications device is connected;
• means for determining a time delay associated with performing a switch from the first wireless network to a second wireless network when at least one performance indicator of the first wireless network is below a threshold performance level needed to support the context of data use;
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• means for performing a switch from the first wireless network to the second wireless network in response to the time delay expiring while the at least one performance indicator remains below the threshold performance level.

A device for wireless communication, comprising:

• a data use detector to determine a context of data use of a first wireless network to which a wireless communications device is connected;
• a time delay module to determine a time delay associated with performing a switch from the first wireless network to a second wireless network when at least one performance indicator of the first wireless network is below a threshold performance level needed to support the context of data use;
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• a switch manager to perform a switch from the first wireless network to the second wireless network in response to the time delay expiring while the at least one performance indicator remains below the threshold performance level.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code for wireless communication, the code executable by a processor to:

• determine a context of data use of a first wireless network to which a wireless communications device is connected;
• determine a time delay associated with performing a switch from the first wireless network to a second wireless network when at least one performance indicator of the first wireless network is below a threshold performance level needed to support the context of data use;
• and
• perform a switch to a second wireless network in response to the time delay expiring while the at least one performance indicator remains below the threshold performance level.