diff --git a/examples/ESP8266_HTTP_Get/ESP8266_HTTP_Get.ino b/examples/ESP8266_HTTP_Get/ESP8266_HTTP_Get.ino
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25489ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ESP8266_HTTP_Get/ESP8266_HTTP_Get.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * KiteLib ESP8266 HTTP GET Example
+ * 
+ * This example sends HTTP GET request using ESP8266 WiFi module.
+ * 
+ * Please note that the response will be saved including header. HTTP header size
+ * can easily exceed Arduino resources and cause the program to behave erratically.
+ * 
+ * IMPORTANT: Before uploading this example, make sure that the ESP8266 module is running
+ * AT firmware (can be found in the /extras folder of the library)!
+ */
+
+// include the library
+#include <KiteLib.h>
+
+// ESP8266 module is in slot A on the shield
+ESP8266 wifi = Kite.ModuleA;
+
+// create HTTP client instance using the wifi module
+HTTPClient http(&wifi);
+
+void setup() {
+  Serial.begin(9600);
+  
+  // initialize ESP8266 with baudrate 9600
+  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Initializing ... "));
+  byte state = wifi.begin(9600);
+  if(state == ERR_NONE) {
+    Serial.println(F("success!"));
+  } else {
+    Serial.print(F("failed, code 0x"));
+    Serial.println(state, HEX);
+    while(true);
+  }
+
+  // join AP named "SSID" using the password "password"
+  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Joining AP ... "));
+  state = wifi.join("Tenda", "Student20-X13");
+  if(state == ERR_NONE) {
+    Serial.println(F("success!"));
+  } else {
+    Serial.print(F("failed, code 0x"));
+    Serial.println(state, HEX);
+    while(true);
+  }
+
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  // send HTTP GET request to www.httpbin.org/ip
+  // the response will contain origin IP address of the request
+  String response;
+  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Sending HTTP GET request ... "));
+  int http_code = http.get("www.httpbin.org/ip", response);
+  if(http_code == 200) {
+    Serial.println(F("success!"));
+    Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Response is "));
+    Serial.print(response.length());
+    Serial.println(F(" bytes long."));
+    Serial.println(response);
+  } else {
+    Serial.print(F("failed, HTTP code "));
+    Serial.println(http_code);
+  }
+
+  // wait for a second before sending new request
+  delay(1000);
+}
diff --git a/examples/ESP8266_HTTP_Post/ESP8266_HTTP_Post.ino b/examples/ESP8266_HTTP_Post/ESP8266_HTTP_Post.ino
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f9f0d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ESP8266_HTTP_Post/ESP8266_HTTP_Post.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * KiteLib ESP8266 HTTP POST Example
+ * 
+ * This example sends HTTP POST request using ESP8266 WiFi module.
+ * 
+ * Please note that the response will be saved including header. HTTP header size
+ * can easily exceed Arduino resources and cause the program to behave erratically.
+ * 
+ * IMPORTANT: Before uploading this example, make sure that the ESP8266 module is running
+ * AT firmware (can be found in the /extras folder of the library)!
+ */
+
+// include the library
+#include <KiteLib.h>
+
+// ESP8266 module is in slot A on the shield
+ESP8266 wifi = Kite.ModuleA;
+
+// create HTTP client instance using the wifi module
+HTTPClient http(&wifi);
+
+void setup() {
+  Serial.begin(9600);
+  
+  // initialize ESP8266 with baudrate 9600
+  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Initializing ... "));
+  byte state = wifi.begin(9600);
+  if(state == ERR_NONE) {
+    Serial.println(F("success!"));
+  } else {
+    Serial.print(F("failed, code 0x"));
+    Serial.println(state, HEX);
+    while(true);
+  }
+
+  // join AP named "SSID" using the password "password"
+  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Joining AP ... "));
+  state = wifi.join("Tenda", "Student20-X13");
+  if(state == ERR_NONE) {
+    Serial.println(F("success!"));
+  } else {
+    Serial.print(F("failed, code 0x"));
+    Serial.println(state, HEX);
+    while(true);
+  }
+
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  // send HTTP POST request to www.httpbin.org/status/200
+  // Content:         str
+  // Content-Type:    text/plain
+  String response;
+  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Sending HTTP POST request ... "));
+  int http_code = http.post("www.httpbin.org/status/404", "str", response);
+  if(http_code >= 100) {
+    Serial.print(F("HTTP code "));
+    Serial.println(http_code);
+    Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Response is "));
+    Serial.print(response.length());
+    Serial.println(F(" bytes long."));
+    Serial.println(response);
+  } else {
+    Serial.print(F("failed, code 0x"));
+    Serial.println(http_code, HEX);
+  }
+
+  // wait for a second before sending new request
+  delay(1000);
+}
+
diff --git a/examples/ESP8266_MQTT_Publish/ESP8266_MQTT_Publish.ino b/examples/ESP8266_MQTT_Publish/ESP8266_MQTT_Publish.ino
index 9c046790..cf161b39 100644
--- a/examples/ESP8266_MQTT_Publish/ESP8266_MQTT_Publish.ino
+++ b/examples/ESP8266_MQTT_Publish/ESP8266_MQTT_Publish.ino
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * The messages are published to https://shiftr.io/try. You can use this namespace
  * for testing purposes, but remember that it is publicly accessible!
  * 
- * IMPORTANT: Before upolading this example, make sure that the ESP8266 module is running
+ * IMPORTANT: Before uploading this example, make sure that the ESP8266 module is running
  * AT firmware (can be found in the /extras folder of the library)!
  */
 
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 // ESP8266 module is in slot A on the shield
 ESP8266 wifi = Kite.ModuleA;
 
+// create MQTT client instance using the wifi module
+MQTTClient mqtt(&wifi);
+
 void setup() {
   Serial.begin(9600);
 
@@ -41,9 +44,9 @@ void setup() {
     while(true);
   }
 
-  // connect to MQTT broker using client ID "arduino", username "try" and password "try"
-  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Connecting to MQTT broker ... "));
-  state = wifi.MqttConnect("broker.shiftr.io", "arduino", "try", "try");
+  // connect to MQTT server using client ID "arduino", username "try" and password "try"
+  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Connecting to MQTT server ... "));
+  state = mqtt.connect("broker.shiftr.io", "arduino", "try", "try");
   if(state == ERR_NONE) {
     Serial.println(F("success!"));
   } else {
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ void setup() {
 void loop() {
   // publish MQTT message to the topic "hello" with content "world"
   Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Publishing MQTT message ... "));
-  byte state = wifi.MqttPublish("hello", "world");
+  byte state = mqtt.publish("hello", "world");
   if(state == ERR_NONE) {
     Serial.println(F("success!"));
   } else {
diff --git a/examples/ESP8266_MQTT_Subscribe/ESP8266_MQTT_Subscribe.ino b/examples/ESP8266_MQTT_Subscribe/ESP8266_MQTT_Subscribe.ino
index 9c046790..15941896 100644
--- a/examples/ESP8266_MQTT_Subscribe/ESP8266_MQTT_Subscribe.ino
+++ b/examples/ESP8266_MQTT_Subscribe/ESP8266_MQTT_Subscribe.ino
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
- * KiteLib ESP8266 MQTT Publish Example
+ * KiteLib ESP8266 MQTT Subscribe Example
  * 
- * This example publishes MQTT messages using ESP8266 WiFi module.
+ * This example subscribes to MQTT topic using ESP8266 WiFi module.
  * 
- * The messages are published to https://shiftr.io/try. You can use this namespace
+ * The messages are pulled from https://shiftr.io/try. You can use this namespace
  * for testing purposes, but remember that it is publicly accessible!
  * 
- * IMPORTANT: Before upolading this example, make sure that the ESP8266 module is running
+ * IMPORTANT: Before uploading this example, make sure that the ESP8266 module is running
  * AT firmware (can be found in the /extras folder of the library)!
  */
 
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 // ESP8266 module is in slot A on the shield
 ESP8266 wifi = Kite.ModuleA;
 
+// create MQTT client instance using the wifi module
+MQTTClient mqtt(&wifi);
+
 void setup() {
   Serial.begin(9600);
 
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ void setup() {
 
   // connect to MQTT broker using client ID "arduino", username "try" and password "try"
   Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Connecting to MQTT broker ... "));
-  state = wifi.MqttConnect("broker.shiftr.io", "arduino", "try", "try");
+  state = mqtt.connect("broker.shiftr.io", "arduino", "try", "try");
   if(state == ERR_NONE) {
     Serial.println(F("success!"));
   } else {
@@ -51,20 +54,57 @@ void setup() {
     Serial.println(state, HEX);
     while(true);
   }
-}
 
-void loop() {
-  // publish MQTT message to the topic "hello" with content "world"
-  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Publishing MQTT message ... "));
-  byte state = wifi.MqttPublish("hello", "world");
+  // subscribe to the topic "hello"
+  // after calling this method, server will send PUBLISH packets
+  // to this client each time a new message was published at the topic
+  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Subscribing to MQTT topic ... "));
+  state = wifi.subscribe("hello");
   if(state == ERR_NONE) {
     Serial.println(F("success!"));
-  } else {
+    } else {
     Serial.print(F("failed, code 0x"));
     Serial.println(state, HEX);
   }
 
-  // wait for a second before publishing again
-  delay(1000);
+  // unsubscribe from topic "hello"
+  // after calling this method, server will stop sending PUBLISH packets
+  Serial.print(F("[ESP8266] Unsubscribing from MQTT topic ... "));
+  state = wifi.unsubscribe("hello");
+  if(state == ERR_NONE) {
+    Serial.println(F("success!"));
+    } else {
+    Serial.print(F("failed, code 0x"));
+    Serial.println(state, HEX);
+  }
+}
+
+// create a function that will be called when a new PUBLISH packet
+// arrives from the server
+//
+// IMPORTANT: This function MUST have two C-strings as arguments!
+void onPublish(const char* topic, const char* message) {
+  Serial.println("[ESP8266] Received packet from MQTT server: ");
+  Serial.print("[ESP8266] Topic:\t");
+  Serial.println(topic);
+  Serial.print("[ESP8266] Message:\t");
+  Serial.println(message);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  // check for new MQTT packets from server each time the loop() runs
+  // this will also send a PING packet, restarting the keep alive timer
+  byte state = wifi.check(onPublish);
+  Serial.print("[ESP8266] MQTT check ");
+  if(state == ERR_NONE) {
+    Serial.println(F("success!"));
+    } else {
+    Serial.print(F("failed, code 0x"));
+    Serial.println(state, HEX);
+  }
+
+  // the rest of your loop() code goes here
+  // make sure that the maximum time the loop() runs is less than 1.5x keep alive,
+  // otherwise the server will close the network connection
 }