diff --git a/include/websock.js b/include/websock.js
index e3f9d2a..ce4b931 100644
--- a/include/websock.js
+++ b/include/websock.js
@@ -125,46 +125,26 @@ function rQshift32() {
            (rQ[rQi++] <<  8) +
            (rQ[rQi++]      );
 }
-function rQslice(start, end) {
-    if (mode === 'binary') {
-        if (end) {
-            return rQ.subarray(rQi + start, rQi + end);
-        } else {
-            return rQ.subarray(rQi + start);
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (end) {
-            return rQ.slice(rQi + start, rQi + end);
-        } else {
-            return rQ.slice(rQi + start);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 function rQshiftStr(len) {
     if (typeof(len) === 'undefined') { len = rQlen(); }
-    var arr = rQslice(0, len);
+    var arr = rQ.slice(rQi, rQi + len);
     rQi += len;
-    return String.fromCharCode.apply(null, arr);
+    return arr.map(function (num) {
+            return String.fromCharCode(num); } ).join('');
+
 }
 function rQshiftBytes(len) {
     if (typeof(len) === 'undefined') { len = rQlen(); }
-    var a = rQslice(0, len), b = [];
-    if (mode === 'binary') {
-        // Convert to plain array
-        b.push.apply(b, a);
-    } else {
-        // Already plain array, just return the original
-        b = a
-    }
     rQi += len;
-    return b;
+    return rQ.slice(rQi-len, rQi);
 }
-function rQshiftArray(len) {
-    if (typeof(len) === 'undefined') { len = rQlen(); }
-    var a = rQslice(0, len);
-    rQi += len;
-    return a;
+
+function rQslice(start, end) {
+    if (end) {
+        return rQ.slice(rQi + start, rQi + end);
+    } else {
+        return rQ.slice(rQi + start);
+    }
 }
 
 // Check to see if we must wait for 'num' bytes (default to FBU.bytes)
@@ -202,14 +182,10 @@ function encode_message() {
 function decode_message(data) {
     //Util.Debug(">> decode_message: " + data);
     if (mode === 'binary') {
-        // Create new arraybuffer and dump old and new data into it 
-        // TODO: this could be far more efficient and re-use the array
-        var new_rQ = new Uint8Array(rQ.length + data.byteLength);
-        new_rQ.set(rQ);
-        new_rQ.set(new Uint8Array(data), rQ.length);
-        rQ = new_rQ;
+        // push arraybuffer values onto the end
+        rQ.push.apply(rQ, (new Uint8Array(data)));
     } else {
-        /* base64 decode and concat to the end */
+        // base64 decode and concat to the end
         rQ = rQ.concat(Base64.decode(data, 0));
     }
     //Util.Debug(">> decode_message, rQ: " + rQ);
@@ -265,7 +241,7 @@ function recv_message(e) {
             // Compact the receive queue
             if (rQ.length > rQmax) {
                 //Util.Debug("Compacting receive queue");
-                rQ = rQslice(rQi);
+                rQ = rQ.slice(rQi);
                 rQi = 0;
             }
         } else {