according to a disclosed embodiment , a first plurality of pilot signals of a first polarization is received and ranked . subsequently , a second plurality of pilot signals of a second polarization is received and ranked . following , a pilot signal from the first and second pluralities of pilot signals is selected based on a signal quality measurement such as a signal to interference ratio . moreover , a system can be constructed comprising antennas configured to receive pilot signals of a first and a second polarization . the system further comprises a receiver configured to demodulate the pilot signals and a cpu configured to rank the pilot signals and to select a pilot signal based on a signal quality measurement . communication quality is improved by communicating with the base transceiver station transmitting the pilot signal providing the highest signal quality measurement .