Selective use of antenna diversity in mtc devices

A wireless device comprising:

• a first antenna;
• a second antenna;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:
• initiate a traffic call with a wireless network;
• activate the first antenna to be used to communicate with the wireless network upon initiating the traffic call;
• and
• selectively activate the second antenna, when initiating the traffic call, based at least in part on a usage of the second antenna during a previous traffic call.

A wireless device, comprising:

• means for initiating a traffic call with a wireless network;
• means for activating a first antenna of the wireless device to be used to communicate with the wireless network upon initiating the traffic call;
• and
• means for selectively activating a second antenna of the wireless device, when initiating the traffic call, based at least in part on a usage of the second antenna during a previous traffic call.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

• initiate a traffic call with a wireless network;
• activate a first antenna of the wireless device to be used to communicate with the wireless network upon initiating the traffic call;
• and
• selectively activate a second antenna of the wireless device, when initiating the traffic call, based at least in part on a usage of the second antenna during a previous traffic call.