Access terminals are adapted to facilitate reception of overhead messages. According to one example, an access terminal can determine whether it is at least substantially stationary. The access terminal may receive one or more sequence numbers corresponding to a subsequent overhead message. In response to being at least substantially stationary, the access terminal can ignore the subsequent overhead message when the corresponding sequence numbers are the same as stored sequence numbers corresponding to a previously obtained overhead message, even when the previously obtained overhead message is more than six hundred seconds old. According to another example, a network node may transmit an overhead message including a corresponding sector indicator and sequence numbers. When the sector indicator and the sequence numbers are the same as a previously received and stored sector indicator and sequence numbers, the access terminal can ignore the overhead message. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.