diff --git a/lib/web3/filter.js b/lib/web3/filter.js
index d781291..d94d7e2 100644
--- a/lib/web3/filter.js
+++ b/lib/web3/filter.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
  * @date 2014
  */
 
-var RequestManager = require('./requestmanager');
 var formatters = require('./formatters');
 var utils = require('../utils/utils');
 
@@ -124,19 +123,21 @@ var pollFilter = function(self) {
         }
     };
 
-    RequestManager.getInstance().startPolling({
+    self.requestManager.startPolling({
         method: self.implementation.poll.call,
         params: [self.filterId],
     }, self.filterId, onMessage, self.stopWatching.bind(self));
 
 };
 
-var Filter = function (options, methods, formatter, callback) {
+var Filter = function (web3, options, methods, formatter, callback) {
     var self = this;
     var implementation = {};
     methods.forEach(function (method) {
         method.attachToObject(implementation);
+        method.setRequestManager(web3._requestManager);
     });
+    this.requestManager = web3._requestManager;
     this.options = getOptions(options);
     this.implementation = implementation;
     this.filterId = null;
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ Filter.prototype.watch = function (callback) {
 };
 
 Filter.prototype.stopWatching = function () {
-    RequestManager.getInstance().stopPolling(this.filterId);
+    this.requestManager.stopPolling(this.filterId);
     // remove filter async
     this.implementation.uninstallFilter(this.filterId, function(){});
     this.callbacks = [];
diff --git a/lib/web3/method.js b/lib/web3/method.js
index 8d72d0d..73cad60 100644
--- a/lib/web3/method.js
+++ b/lib/web3/method.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Method.prototype.toPayload = function (args) {
 
 Method.prototype.attachToObject = function (obj) {
     var func = this.buildCall();
-//    func.call = this.call; // that's ugly. filter.js uses it
+    func.call = this.call; // TODO!!! that's ugly. filter.js uses it
     var name = this.name.split('.');
     if (name.length > 1) {
         obj[name[0]] = obj[name[0]] || {};
diff --git a/lib/web3/methods/eth.js b/lib/web3/methods/eth.js
index 0c06460..603840d 100644
--- a/lib/web3/methods/eth.js
+++ b/lib/web3/methods/eth.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ var Method = require('../method');
 var Property = require('../property');
 var c = require('../../utils/config');
 var Contract = require('../contract');
+var watches = require('./watches');
+var Filter = require('../filter');
 
 var blockCall = function (args) {
     return (utils.isString(args[0]) && args[0].indexOf('0x') === 0) ? "eth_getBlockByHash" : "eth_getBlockByNumber";
@@ -305,5 +307,9 @@ Eth.prototype.contract = function (abi) {
     return factory;
 };
 
+Eth.prototype.filter = function (fil, callback) {
+    return new Filter(this.web3, fil, watches.eth(), formatters.outputLogFormatter, callback);
+};
+
 module.exports = Eth;
 
diff --git a/test/polling.js b/test/polling.js
index 9d01d00..2173e16 100644
--- a/test/polling.js
+++ b/test/polling.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var chai = require('chai');
 var assert = chai.assert;
-var web3 = require('../index');
+var Web3 = require('../index');
+var web3 = new Web3();
 var FakeHttpProvider = require('./helpers/FakeHttpProvider');
 var utils = require('../lib/utils/utils');
 
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ var tests = [{
     }
 }];
 
-/*
 var testPolling = function (tests) {
     
     describe('web3.eth.filter.polling', function () {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var testPolling = function (tests) {
                 });
 
                 // when
-                var filter = web3[test.protocol].filter.apply(null, test.args);
+                var filter = web3[test.protocol].filter.apply(web3[test.protocol], test.args);
                 provider.injectBatchResults([test.secondResult]);
                 filter.watch(function (err, result) {
                     if (test.err) {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ var testPolling = function (tests) {
                 });
 
                 // when
-                var filter = web3[test.protocol].filter.apply(null, test.args);
+                var filter = web3[test.protocol].filter.apply(web3[test.protocol], test.args);
                 provider.injectBatchResults([test.secondResult]);
             });
         }); 
@@ -117,5 +117,3 @@ var testPolling = function (tests) {
 };
 
 testPolling(tests);
-
-*/