diff --git a/example/example.go b/example/example.go
index cb6911d..5702a74 100644
--- a/example/example.go
+++ b/example/example.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"flag"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-xmpp"
-	"github.com/mattn/go-iconv"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -14,26 +13,7 @@ import (
 var server   = flag.String("server", "talk.google.com:443", "server")
 var username = flag.String("username", "", "username")
 var password = flag.String("password", "", "password")
-
-func fromUTF8(s string) string {
-	ic, err := iconv.Open("char", "UTF-8")
-	if err != nil {
-		return s
-	}
-	defer ic.Close()
-	ret, _ := ic.Conv(s)
-	return ret
-}
-
-func toUTF8(s string) string {
-	ic, err := iconv.Open("UTF-8", "char")
-	if err != nil {
-		return s
-	}
-	defer ic.Close()
-	ret, _ := ic.Conv(s)
-	return ret
-}
+var notls = flag.Bool("notls", false, "No TLS")
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Usage = func() {
@@ -46,7 +26,13 @@ func main() {
 		flag.Usage()
 	}
 
-	talk, err := xmpp.NewClient(*server, *username, *password)
+	var talk *xmpp.Client
+	var err error
+	if *notls {
+		talk, err = xmpp.NewClientNoTLS(*server, *username, *password)
+	} else {
+		talk, err = xmpp.NewClient(*server, *username, *password)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -59,9 +45,9 @@ func main() {
 			}
 			switch v := chat.(type) {
 			case xmpp.Chat:
-				fmt.Println(v.Remote, fromUTF8(v.Text))
+				fmt.Println(v.Remote, v.Text)
 			case xmpp.Presence:
-				fmt.Println(v.From, fromUTF8(v.Show))
+				fmt.Println(v.From, v.Show)
 			}
 		}
 	}()
@@ -75,7 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 
 		tokens := strings.SplitN(line, " ", 2)
 		if len(tokens) == 2 {
-			talk.Send(xmpp.Chat{Remote: tokens[0], Type: "chat", Text: toUTF8(tokens[1])})
+			talk.Send(xmpp.Chat{Remote: tokens[0], Type: "chat", Text: tokens[1]})
 		}
 	}
 }