diff --git a/js/controllers/header.js b/js/controllers/header.js
index db906ca53..91f00d863 100644
--- a/js/controllers/header.js
+++ b/js/controllers/header.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ angular.module('copay.header').controller('HeaderController',
         w.disconnect();
         delete $rootScope['wallet'];
         $location.path('signin');
-        $rootScope.$digest();
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/js/controllers/signin.js b/js/controllers/signin.js
index 13f0dcbf9..122cdc02a 100644
--- a/js/controllers/signin.js
+++ b/js/controllers/signin.js
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ console.log('[signin.js.42:create:]'); //TODO
     $scope.join = function(cid) {
 console.log('[signin.js.42:join:]'); //TODO
       $scope.loading = true;
+      walletFactory.connectTo(cid, function(w) {
+console.log('[signin.js.50]'); //TODO
+        _setupUxHandlers(w);
+        w.netStart();
+      });
+    };
+
+
 //
 //       if (cid) {
 //         var w = walletFactory.(walletId);
@@ -62,7 +70,6 @@ console.log('[signin.js.42:join:]'); //TODO
         //   });
         // });
 //      }
-    };
 
     // if (peerData && peerData.peerId && peerData.connectedPeers.length > 0) {
     //   $rootScope.peerId = peerData.peerId;
diff --git a/js/models/core/Wallet.js b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
index 0a6493192..1d2141117 100644
--- a/js/models/core/Wallet.js
+++ b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Wallet.getRandomId = function() {
 };
 
 Wallet.prototype._handlePublicKeyRing = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
-  this.openWalletId(data.walletId);
   this.log('RECV PUBLICKEYRING:',data); 
 
   var shouldSend = false;
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ Wallet.prototype._handlePublicKeyRing = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
 
 
 Wallet.prototype._handleTxProposals = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
-  this.openWalletId(data.walletId);
   this.log('RECV TXPROPOSAL:',data); //TODO
 
   var shouldSend = false;
@@ -94,6 +92,11 @@ Wallet.prototype._handleTxProposals = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
 };
 
 Wallet.prototype._handleData = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
+
+  if (this.id !== data.walletId) 
+    throw new Error('wrong message received: Bad wallet ID');
+
+
   switch(data.type) {
     case 'publicKeyRing':
       this._handlePublicKeyRing(senderId, data, isInbound);
@@ -108,9 +111,13 @@ Wallet.prototype._handleData = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
 };
 
 Wallet.prototype._handleNetworkChange = function(newPeer) {
+
+console.log('[Wallet.js.112:newPeer:]',newPeer); //TODO
   if (!newPeer) return;
 
+console.log('[Wallet.js.112:newPeer:]',newPeer); //TODO
   this.log('#### Setting new PEER:', newPeer);
+  this.sendWalletId(newPeer);
   this.sendPublicKeyRing(newPeer);
   this.sendTxProposals(newPeer);
 };
@@ -118,8 +125,8 @@ Wallet.prototype._handleNetworkChange = function(newPeer) {
 Wallet.prototype.netStart = function() {
   var self = this;
   var net = this.network;
-  net.on('networkChange', function() { self._handleNetworkChange(); } );
-  net.on('data',  function() { self._handleData();});
+  net.on('networkChange', self._handleNetworkChange.bind(self) );
+  net.on('data',  self._handleData.bind(self) );
   net.on('open', function() {});  // TODO
   net.on('close', function() {}); // TODO
   net.start(function(peerId) {
@@ -151,6 +158,17 @@ Wallet.prototype.sendTxProposals = function(recipients) {
   this.emit('txProposalsUpdated', this.txProposals);
 };
 
+
+Wallet.prototype.sendWalletId = function(recipients) {
+  this.log('### SENDING walletId TO:', recipients||'All', this.walletId);
+
+  this.network.send(recipients, { 
+    type: 'walletId', 
+    walletId: this.id,
+  });
+};
+
+
 Wallet.prototype.sendPublicKeyRing = function(recipients) {
   this.log('### SENDING publicKeyRing TO:', recipients||'All', this.publicKeyRing.toObj());
 
@@ -308,8 +326,13 @@ Wallet.prototype.createTxSync = function(toAddress, amountSatStr, utxos, opts) {
 };
 
 Wallet.prototype.connectTo = function(peerId) {
-  this.network.connectTo(peerId);
+  throw new Error('Wallet.connectTo.. not yet implemented!');
 };
+
+Wallet.prototype.disconnect = function() {
+  this.network.disconnect();
+};
+
 // // HERE? not sure
 // Wallet.prototype.cleanPeers = function() {
 //   this.storage.remove('peerData'); 
diff --git a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
index 05865d93c..baef0b27c 100644
--- a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
+++ b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.read = function(walletId) {
   opts.storage = this.storage;
   opts.network = this.network;
   opts.blockchain = this.blockchain;
+  opts.verbose = this.verbose;
 
   var w = new Wallet(opts);
 
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.create = function(opts) {
   opts.storage = this.storage;
   opts.network = this.network;
   opts.blockchain = this.blockchain;
+  opts.verbose = this.verbose;
+
   opts.spendUnconfirmed = opts.spendUnconfirmed || this.walletDefaults.spendUnconfirmed;
   opts.requiredCopayers = requiredCopayers;
   opts.totalCopayers = totalCopayers;
@@ -112,9 +115,44 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.create = function(opts) {
 };
 
 WalletFactory.prototype.open = function(walletId) {
-  if(!WalletFactory.read(walletId)) {
-    WalletFactory.create({id: walletId});
-  }
+  var w = this.read(walletId) || this.create({id: walletId});
+  return w;
+};
+
+WalletFactory.prototype.openRemote = function(peedId) {
+  var s = WalletFactory.storage;
+  opts    = opts || {};
+  this.log('### CREATING NEW WALLET.' + (opts.id ? ' USING ID: ' + opts.id : ' NEW ID'));
+
+  opts.privateKey = opts.privateKey ||  new PrivateKey({ networkName: this.networkName });
+  this.log('\t### PrivateKey Initialized');
+
+  var requiredCopayers = opts.requiredCopayers || this.walletDefaults.requiredCopayers;
+  var totalCopayers =  opts.totalCopayers || this.walletDefaults.totalCopayers;
+
+  opts.publicKeyRing = opts.publicKeyRing || new PublicKeyRing({
+    networkName: this.networkName,
+    requiredCopayers: requiredCopayers,
+    totalCopayers: totalCopayers,
+  });
+  opts.publicKeyRing.addCopayer(opts.privateKey.getBIP32().extendedPublicKeyString());
+  this.log('\t### PublicKeyRing Initialized');
+
+  opts.txProposals = opts.txProposals || new TxProposals({
+    networkName: this.networkName,
+  });
+  this.log('\t### TxProposals Initialized');
+
+  opts.storage = this.storage;
+  opts.network = this.network;
+  opts.blockchain = this.blockchain;
+  opts.spendUnconfirmed = opts.spendUnconfirmed || this.walletDefaults.spendUnconfirmed;
+  opts.requiredCopayers = requiredCopayers;
+  opts.totalCopayers = totalCopayers;
+  var w   = new Wallet(opts);
+  w.store();
+  this.addWalletId(w.id);
+  return w;
 };
 
 WalletFactory.prototype.getWalletIds = function() {
@@ -142,4 +180,16 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.addWalletId = function(walletId) {
   this.storage.setGlobal('walletIds', ids);
 };
 
+
+WalletFactory.prototype.connectTo = function(peerId, cb) {
+  var self=this;
+  self.network.start(function() {
+    self.network.connectTo(peerId)
+    self.network.on('walletId', function(walletId) {
+console.log('[WalletFactory.js.187]'); //TODO
+      return cb(self.open(walletId));
+    });
+  });
+};
+
 module.exports = require('soop')(WalletFactory);
diff --git a/js/models/network/WebRTC.js b/js/models/network/WebRTC.js
index bb125fce1..9160cc857 100644
--- a/js/models/network/WebRTC.js
+++ b/js/models/network/WebRTC.js
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ Network.prototype._onData = function(data, isInbound) {
     case 'disconnect':
       this._onClose(obj.sender);
       break;
+    case 'walletId':
+      this.emit('walletId', obj.data.walletId);
+      break;
     default:
       this.emit('data', obj.sender, obj.data, isInbound);
   }
@@ -158,7 +161,6 @@ Network.prototype._setupConnectionHandlers = function(dataConn, isInbound) {
   dataConn.on('close', function() {
     if (self.closing) return;
     console.log('### CLOSE RECV FROM:', dataConn.peer); 
-
     self._onClose(dataConn.peer);
     this.emit('close');
   });
@@ -166,6 +168,8 @@ Network.prototype._setupConnectionHandlers = function(dataConn, isInbound) {
 
 Network.prototype._notify = function(newPeer) {
   this._showConnectedPeers();
+
+console.log('[WebRTC.js.172]', newPeer); //TODO
   this.emit('networkChange', newPeer);
 };
 
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ Network.prototype.connectTo = function(peerId) {
 };
 
 
-Network.prototype.disconnect = function(peerId, cb) {
+Network.prototype.disconnect = function(cb) {
   var self = this;
   self.closing = 1;
 
diff --git a/test/test.walletfactory.js b/test/test.walletfactory.js
index d3b7c7044..38fe165f8 100644
--- a/test/test.walletfactory.js
+++ b/test/test.walletfactory.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var should = chai.should();
 
 var WebRTC = require('../js/models/network/WebRTC');
 var Insight = require('../js/models/blockchain/Insight');
-var FakeStorage = require('./FakeStorage');
+var FakeStorage = require('./mocks/FakeStorage');
 
 var WalletFactory = typeof copay === 'undefined' ? require('soop').load('../js/models/core/WalletFactory',{
   Network: WebRTC,