     data.last_message_sequence = @_lastMessageSequence
     # TODO: Some of these options will be deprecated in jQurey 1.8
     #       See: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/#jqXHR
-
     $.ajax @config.longPoll.url,
       crossDomain: true
       data: data

    super(delay)

  _request: =>
    # Set the Last Message Sequence in a query string.
    # Ideally we'd use an HTTP header, but android devices don't let us
    # set any HTTP headers for CORS requests.

  # We need this custom handler to have the connection status
  # properly displayed
  _error: (jqXhr, status, error) =>
    console?.log "_error", arguments
    @_isConnected = false
    @config.disconnected()

