Methods and apparatus of wireless communication at a user equipment comprise compressing an uplink data packet. The methods and apparatus further comprise transmitting the uplink data packet on an uplink dedicated transport channel (DCH) to a network entity a plurality of times within a time duration allowed for transmission of the uncompressed uplink data packet. Moreover, the methods and apparatus comprise receiving a downlink acknowledgement message from the network entity corresponding to the uplink data packet. Additionally, the methods and apparatus comprise terminating transmission of the uplink DCH by transmitting bits of zero power for a remainder of the time duration on the DCH based on receiving the downlink acknowledgement message.