diff --git a/lib/provider.js b/lib/provider.js
index 609fa6927..c3a5de6e0 100644
--- a/lib/provider.js
+++ b/lib/provider.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ function Web3Connector(provider) {
                 method: method,
                 params: params
             }, function(error, result) {
-            //console.log(error, result);
                 if (error) {
                     reject(error);
                 } else {
-                    if (result.code) {
-                        var error = new Error(result.message);
-                        error.code = result.code;
-                        error.data = result.data;
+                    if (result.error) {
+                        var error = new Error(result.error.message);
+                        error.code = result.error.code;
+                        error.data = result.error.data;
                         reject(error);
                     } else {
                         resolve(result.result);
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ function Web3Connector(provider) {
     });
 }
 
-
 function rpcSendAsync(url) {
     return {
         sendAsync: function(payload, callback) {
@@ -82,6 +80,10 @@ function Provider(provider) {
         // An ethers.io URL
         } else if (provider.substring(0, 5) === 'ws://' || provider.substirng(0, 6) === 'wss://') {
             //client =
+
+        // Etherscan
+        } else if (string === 'testnet.etherscan.io' || string === 'etherscan.io') {
+            // client =
         }
 
     // A Web3 Instance
@@ -98,5 +100,31 @@ function Provider(provider) {
     utils.defineProperty(this, 'client', client);
 }
 
+utils.defineProperty(Provider.prototype, 'getBalance', function(address, blockNumber) {
+    if (blockNumber == null) { blockNumber = 'latest'; }
+    return this.client.sendMessage('eth_getBalance', [address, blockNumber]);
+});
+
+utils.defineProperty(Provider.prototype, 'getTransactionCount', function(address, blockNumber) {
+    if (blockNumber == null) { blockNumber = 'latest'; }
+    return this.client.sendMessage('eth_getTransactionCount', [address, blockNumber]);
+});
+
+utils.defineProperty(Provider.prototype, 'getGasPrice', function() {
+    return this.client.sendMessage('eth_gasPrice', []);
+});
+
+utils.defineProperty(Provider.prototype, 'sendTransaction', function(signedTransaction) {
+    return this.client.sendMessage('eth_sendRawTransaction', [signedTransaction]);
+});
+
+utils.defineProperty(Provider.prototype, 'call', function(transaction) {
+    return this.client.sendMessage('eth_call', [transaction]);
+});
+
+utils.defineProperty(Provider.prototype, 'estimateGas', function(transaction) {
+    return this.client.sendMessage('eth_estimateGas', [transaction]);
+});
+
 
 module.exports = Provider;