A method and apparatus adapted to adjust threshold values for initiating HO measurements based on terminal or user equipment (UE) performance. The threshold values for initiating the HO measurements and for executing the HO may be determined by the network. Prior to determining whether to proceed with these procedures, the thresholds are adjusted, based on the actual UE performance. This adjustment is achieved by applying an offset in dB that captures the effective SIR improvement of the advanced receiver compared to the standard receiver used to set the thresholds. The offset depends on, among other things, the receiver type used, the number of receiver antennas, the multi-path channel profile, the number of active radio links, and the services/connection modes that are currently active in the UE.