 		private var failedRequests:Array = [];
 		private var requestQueue:Array = [];
 		private var responseQueue:Array = [];
-		private const responseTimer:Timer = new Timer(0.0, 1);
+		private var responseTimer:Timer;
 		private var isDisconnecting:Boolean = false;
 		private var boshPollingInterval:Number = 10000;
 		private var sid:String;
 		private var rid:Number;
 		private var wait:int;
 		private var inactivity:int;
-		private var pollTimer:Timer = new Timer(1, 1);
-		private var pollTimeoutTimer:Timer = new Timer(1, 1);
+		private var pollTimer:Timer;
+		private var pollTimeoutTimer:Timer;
 		
 		private var auth:SASLAuth;
 		private var authHandler:Function;

				trace("Polling at: " + lastPollTime.getMinutes() + ":" + lastPollTime.getSeconds());
			}
			
			pollTimer.stop();
			
			return true;
		}

	            maxConcurrentRequests = Math.min(serverRequests, maxConcurrentRequests);
	        active = true;
	        configureConnection(responseBody);
	        responseTimer = new Timer(0.0, 1);
	        responseTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, processResponse);
	        trace(boshPollingInterval);
	        pollTimer = new Timer(boshPollingInterval, 1);
	        pollTimeoutTimer = new Timer(inactivity, 1);
	        pollTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, pollServer);
	        pollTimer.start();
	        
	        pollTimeoutTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, function(evt:TimerEvent):void {
				trace("Poll timed out, resuming");
				pollServer(evt, true);
