As discussed above, the act of setting the channel-quality threshold to the value selected based on one or more operational circumstances of the UE could involve setting the channel-quality threshold to a value selected based on a type of communication in which the UE engages. For instance, this could involve (i) making a determination of whether the type of communication is uplink-heavy or rather uplink-light, (ii) if the determination is that the type of communication is uplink-heavy rather than uplink-light, then, based on the determination, selecting as the channel-quality threshold a first channel-quality threshold rather than a second channel-quality threshold based on the first channel-quality threshold being lower than the second channel-quality threshold, and (iii) if the determination is that the type of communication is uplink-light rather than uplink-heavy, then, based on the determination, selecting as the channel-quality threshold the second channel-quality threshold rather than a first channel-quality threshold based on the second channel-quality threshold being higher than the first channel-quality threshold.

Further, as discussed above, the act of setting the channel-quality threshold to the value selected based on the type of communication in which the UE engages comprises (i) operating with the channel-quality threshold set to a default (e.g., initially set) value, (ii) making a determination of whether the type of communication is uplink-heavy rather than uplink-light, and (iii) responsive to the determination being affirmative, transitioning from operating with the channel-quality threshold set to the default value to operating instead with the channel-quality threshold set to a value lower than the default value.