diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 2678e6d..1af4474 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ var errDeadlineReached = &deadlineErr{}
 
 // Dial opens a new WebSocket connection. It will block until the connection is
 // established or fails to connect.
-func Dial(url string) (*Conn, error) {
+func Dial(url string) (net.Conn, error) {
 	ws, err := New(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	conn := &Conn{
+	conn := &conn{
 		WebSocket: ws,
 		ch:        make(chan *messageEvent, 1),
 	}
@@ -105,11 +105,8 @@ func Dial(url string) (*Conn, error) {
 	return conn, nil
 }
 
-// Conn is a high-level wrapper around WebSocket. It is intended to satisfy the
-// net.Conn interface.
-//
-// To create a Conn, use Dial. Instantiating Conn without Dial will not work.
-type Conn struct {
+// conn is a high-level wrapper around WebSocket. It implements net.Conn interface.
+type conn struct {
 	*WebSocket
 
 	ch      chan *messageEvent
@@ -123,13 +120,13 @@ type messageEvent struct {
 	Data *js.Object `js:"data"`
 }
 
-func (c *Conn) onMessage(event *js.Object) {
+func (c *conn) onMessage(event *js.Object) {
 	go func() {
 		c.ch <- &messageEvent{Object: event}
 	}()
 }
 
-func (c *Conn) onClose(event *js.Object) {
+func (c *conn) onClose(event *js.Object) {
 	go func() {
 		// We queue nil to the end so that any messages received prior to
 		// closing get handled first.
@@ -137,10 +134,10 @@ func (c *Conn) onClose(event *js.Object) {
 	}()
 }
 
-// initialize adds all of the event handlers necessary for a Conn to function.
+// initialize adds all of the event handlers necessary for a conn to function.
 // It should never be called more than once and is already called if Dial was
-// used to create the Conn.
-func (c *Conn) initialize() {
+// used to create the conn.
+func (c *conn) initialize() {
 	// We need this so that received binary data is in ArrayBufferView format so
 	// that it can easily be read.
 	c.BinaryType = "arraybuffer"
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ func (c *Conn) initialize() {
 
 // handleFrame handles a single frame received from the channel. This is a
 // convenience funciton to dedupe code for the multiple deadline cases.
-func (c *Conn) handleFrame(message *messageEvent, ok bool) (*messageEvent, error) {
+func (c *conn) handleFrame(message *messageEvent, ok bool) (*messageEvent, error) {
 	if !ok { // The channel has been closed
 		return nil, io.EOF
 	} else if message == nil {
@@ -165,7 +162,7 @@ func (c *Conn) handleFrame(message *messageEvent, ok bool) (*messageEvent, error
 
 // receiveFrame receives one full frame from the WebSocket. It blocks until the
 // frame is received.
-func (c *Conn) receiveFrame(observeDeadline bool) (*messageEvent, error) {
+func (c *conn) receiveFrame(observeDeadline bool) (*messageEvent, error) {
 	var deadlineChan <-chan time.Time // Receiving on a nil channel always blocks indefinitely
 
 	if observeDeadline && !c.readDeadline.IsZero() {
@@ -196,14 +193,13 @@ func (c *Conn) receiveFrame(observeDeadline bool) (*messageEvent, error) {
 func getFrameData(obj *js.Object) []byte {
 	// Check if it's an array buffer. If so, convert it to a Go byte slice.
 	if constructor := obj.Get("constructor"); constructor == js.Global.Get("ArrayBuffer") {
-		int8Array := js.Global.Get("Uint8Array").New(obj)
-		return int8Array.Interface().([]byte)
+		uint8Array := js.Global.Get("Uint8Array").New(obj)
+		return uint8Array.Interface().([]byte)
 	}
-
 	return []byte(obj.String())
 }
 
-func (c *Conn) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (c *conn) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	if c.readBuf != nil {
 		n, err = c.readBuf.Read(b)
 		if err == io.EOF {
@@ -237,42 +233,30 @@ func (c *Conn) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 }
 
 // Write writes the contents of b to the WebSocket using a binary opcode.
-func (c *Conn) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	// []byte is converted to an (U)Int8Array by GopherJS, which fullfils the
+func (c *conn) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	// []byte is converted to an Uint8Array by GopherJS, which fullfils the
 	// ArrayBufferView definition.
 	err = c.Send(b)
 	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	n = len(b)
-	return
-}
-
-// WriteString writes the contents of s to the WebSocket using a text frame
-// opcode.
-func (c *Conn) WriteString(s string) (n int, err error) {
-	err = c.Send(s)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
+		return 0, err
 	}
-	n = len(s)
-	return
+	return len(b), nil
 }
 
 // LocalAddr would typically return the local network address, but due to
 // limitations in the JavaScript API, it is unable to. Calling this method will
 // cause a panic.
-func (c *Conn) LocalAddr() net.Addr {
-	// BUG(nightexcessive): Conn.LocalAddr() panics because the underlying
+func (c *conn) LocalAddr() net.Addr {
+	// BUG(nightexcessive): conn.LocalAddr() panics because the underlying
 	// JavaScript API has no way of figuring out the local address.
 
 	// TODO(nightexcessive): Find a more graceful way to handle this
-	panic("we are unable to implement websocket.Conn.LocalAddr() due to limitations in the underlying JavaScript API")
+	panic("we are unable to implement websocket.conn.LocalAddr() due to limitations in the underlying JavaScript API")
 }
 
 // RemoteAddr returns the remote network address, based on
 // websocket.WebSocket.URL.
-func (c *Conn) RemoteAddr() net.Addr {
+func (c *conn) RemoteAddr() net.Addr {
 	wsURL, err := url.Parse(c.URL)
 	if err != nil {
 		// TODO(nightexcessive): Should we be panicking for this?
@@ -285,20 +269,20 @@ func (c *Conn) RemoteAddr() net.Addr {
 // It is equivalent to calling both SetReadDeadline and SetWriteDeadline.
 //
 // A zero value for t means that I/O operations will not time out.
-func (c *Conn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+func (c *conn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 	c.readDeadline = t
 	return nil
 }
 
 // SetReadDeadline sets the deadline for future Read calls. A zero value for t
 // means Read will not time out.
-func (c *Conn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+func (c *conn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 	c.readDeadline = t
 	return nil
 }
 
 // SetWriteDeadline sets the deadline for future Write calls. Because our writes
 // do not block, this function is a no-op.
-func (c *Conn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+func (c *conn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 	return nil
 }