diff --git a/examples/asynchronous_generators.py b/examples/asynchronous_generators.py
index 102b29a..47ee136 100644
--- a/examples/asynchronous_generators.py
+++ b/examples/asynchronous_generators.py
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ async def main():
 
             # this async for loop streams values from the above
             # async generator running in a separate process
-            async for letter in await portal.run(stream_forever):
-                print(letter)
+            async with portal.open_stream_from(stream_forever) as stream:
+                async for letter in stream:
+                    print(letter)
 
     # we support trio's cancellation system
     assert cancel_scope.cancelled_caught
diff --git a/examples/debugging/multi_daemon_subactors.py b/examples/debugging/multi_daemon_subactors.py
index eadb4c1..c37b879 100644
--- a/examples/debugging/multi_daemon_subactors.py
+++ b/examples/debugging/multi_daemon_subactors.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ async def main():
         p1 = await n.start_actor('name_error', enable_modules=[__name__])
 
         # retreive results
-        stream = await p0.run(breakpoint_forever)
-        await p1.run(name_error)
+        async with p0.open_stream_from(breakpoint_forever) as stream:
+            await p1.run(name_error)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/examples/debugging/subactor_breakpoint.py b/examples/debugging/subactor_breakpoint.py
index cb16004..d880404 100644
--- a/examples/debugging/subactor_breakpoint.py
+++ b/examples/debugging/subactor_breakpoint.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ async def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    tractor.run(main, debug_mode=True)
+    tractor.run(main, debug_mode=True, loglevel='debug')
diff --git a/examples/full_fledged_streaming_service.py b/examples/full_fledged_streaming_service.py
index 0ed5f66..51978c0 100644
--- a/examples/full_fledged_streaming_service.py
+++ b/examples/full_fledged_streaming_service.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async def aggregate(seed):
             # fork point
             portal = await nursery.start_actor(
                 name=f'streamer_{i}',
-                rpc_module_paths=[__name__],
+                enable_modules=[__name__],
             )
 
             portals.append(portal)
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ async def aggregate(seed):
         send_chan, recv_chan = trio.open_memory_channel(500)
 
         async def push_to_chan(portal, send_chan):
-            async with send_chan:
-                async for value in await portal.run(stream_data, seed=seed):
+            async with (
+                send_chan,
+                portal.open_stream_from(stream_data, seed=seed) as stream,
+            ):
+                async for value in stream:
                     # leverage trio's built-in backpressure
                     await send_chan.send(value)
 
@@ -71,18 +74,24 @@ async def main():
         import time
         pre_start = time.time()
 
-        portal = await nursery.run_in_actor(
-            aggregate,
+        portal = await nursery.start_actor(
             name='aggregator',
-            seed=seed,
+            enable_modules=[__name__],
         )
 
-        start = time.time()
-        # the portal call returns exactly what you'd expect
-        # as if the remote "aggregate" function was called locally
-        result_stream = []
-        async for value in await portal.result():
-            result_stream.append(value)
+        async with portal.open_stream_from(
+            aggregate,
+            seed=seed,
+        ) as stream:
+
+            start = time.time()
+            # the portal call returns exactly what you'd expect
+            # as if the remote "aggregate" function was called locally
+            result_stream = []
+            async for value in stream:
+                result_stream.append(value)
+
+        await portal.cancel_actor()
 
         print(f"STREAM TIME = {time.time() - start}")
         print(f"STREAM + SPAWN TIME = {time.time() - pre_start}")
diff --git a/examples/multiple_streams_one_portal.py b/examples/multiple_streams_one_portal.py
index 354ec66..3e592a4 100644
--- a/examples/multiple_streams_one_portal.py
+++ b/examples/multiple_streams_one_portal.py
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ async def stream_data(seed=10):
 
 async def stream_from_portal(p, consumed):
 
-    async for item in await p.run(stream_data):
-        if item in consumed:
-            consumed.remove(item)
-        else:
-            consumed.append(item)
+    async with p.open_stream_from(stream_data) as stream:
+        async for item in stream:
+            if item in consumed:
+                consumed.remove(item)
+            else:
+                consumed.append(item)
 
 
 async def main():