Listening on a cell of a wireless network is disclosed. Listening comprises: determining one or more available cells for a wireless device; determining one or more available networks based at least in part on the one or more available cells; selecting a network based at least in part on one or more network selection criteria; selecting a cell of the selected network; listening, using a listen mode, on the selected cell, wherein listening enables receiving a control channel information from the cell of the selected network without registering and without being in a standby mode with the selected network; and in the event that a registration condition is satisfied, registering the wireless device on the selected network using the control channel information.