A method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), at least a first UE identity assigned to the user equipment for a wireless network, the first UE identity associated with a first paging timing; and receiving, by the user equipment, a second UE identity that has been assigned to the user equipment at least for paging purposes that adjusts a paging timing from a first paging timing associated with the first UE identity to a second paging timing associated with the second UE identity, wherein the second paging timing is different from the first paging timing.