diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1786aff3af..858b66520f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ src/include/switch_utils.h \
 src/include/switch_caller.h \
 src/include/switch_buffer.h \
 src/include/switch_event.h \
+src/include/switch_ivr.h\
 src/switch_buffer.c \
 src/switch_caller.c \
 src/switch_channel.c \
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ src/switch_loadable_module.c \
 src/switch_mutex.c \
 src/switch_utils.c \
 src/switch_event.c \
-src/switch_resample.c
+src/switch_resample.c \
+src/switch_ivr.c
 
 
 
@@ -86,7 +88,8 @@ library_include_HEADERS =	src/include/switch.h \
 				src/include/switch_caller.h \
 				src/include/switch_buffer.h \
 				src/include/switch_event.h \
-				src/include/switch_resample.h
+				src/include/switch_resample.h \
+				src/include/switch_ivr.h
 
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES		= libfreeswitch.la
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index be68e364ec..e25f729bc9 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ am_libfreeswitch_la_OBJECTS = libfreeswitch_la-switch_buffer.lo \
 	libfreeswitch_la-switch_mutex.lo \
 	libfreeswitch_la-switch_utils.lo \
 	libfreeswitch_la-switch_event.lo \
-	libfreeswitch_la-switch_resample.lo
+	libfreeswitch_la-switch_resample.lo \
+	libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.lo
 libfreeswitch_la_OBJECTS = $(am_libfreeswitch_la_OBJECTS)
 binPROGRAMS_INSTALL = $(INSTALL_PROGRAM)
 PROGRAMS = $(bin_PROGRAMS)
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ src/include/switch_utils.h \
 src/include/switch_caller.h \
 src/include/switch_buffer.h \
 src/include/switch_event.h \
+src/include/switch_ivr.h\
 src/switch_buffer.c \
 src/switch_caller.c \
 src/switch_channel.c \
@@ -273,7 +275,8 @@ src/switch_loadable_module.c \
 src/switch_mutex.c \
 src/switch_utils.c \
 src/switch_event.c \
-src/switch_resample.c
+src/switch_resample.c \
+src/switch_ivr.c
 
 
 #bindir = $(PREFIX)/bin
@@ -293,7 +296,8 @@ library_include_HEADERS = src/include/switch.h \
 				src/include/switch_caller.h \
 				src/include/switch_buffer.h \
 				src/include/switch_event.h \
-				src/include/switch_resample.h
+				src/include/switch_resample.h \
+				src/include/switch_ivr.h
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libfreeswitch.la
 libfreeswitch_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -Wall -Werror -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -g  
@@ -436,6 +440,7 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_console.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_core.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_event.Plo@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_loadable_module.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_mutex.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_resample.Plo@am__quote@
@@ -539,6 +544,13 @@ libfreeswitch_la-switch_resample.lo: src/switch_resample.c
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=compile $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(libfreeswitch_la_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o libfreeswitch_la-switch_resample.lo `test -f 'src/switch_resample.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`src/switch_resample.c
 
+libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.lo: src/switch_ivr.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	if $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=compile $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(libfreeswitch_la_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.lo -MD -MP -MF "$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.Tpo" -c -o libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.lo `test -f 'src/switch_ivr.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`src/switch_ivr.c; \
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	then mv -f "$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.Tpo" "$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.Plo"; else rm -f "$(DEPDIR)/libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='src/switch_ivr.c' object='libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.lo' libtool=yes @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=compile $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(libfreeswitch_la_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o libfreeswitch_la-switch_ivr.lo `test -f 'src/switch_ivr.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`src/switch_ivr.c
+
 freeswitch-switch.o: src/switch.c
 @am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	if $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(freeswitch_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT freeswitch-switch.o -MD -MP -MF "$(DEPDIR)/freeswitch-switch.Tpo" -c -o freeswitch-switch.o `test -f 'src/switch.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`src/switch.c; \
 @am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	then mv -f "$(DEPDIR)/freeswitch-switch.Tpo" "$(DEPDIR)/freeswitch-switch.Po"; else rm -f "$(DEPDIR)/freeswitch-switch.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
diff --git a/conf/extensions.conf b/conf/extensions.conf
index cf7554688d..7decb11570 100644
--- a/conf/extensions.conf
+++ b/conf/extensions.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 [extensions]
 
 1000 => playback /tmp/siriusraw.raw
-888 => bridge woomera/888@10.200.68.194
+
+; to time from a timer instead of from the input stream use
+; 1000 => playback /tmp/siriusraw.raw soft
+
+; call the freeswitch conference
+888 => bridge iax/guest@10.200.68.194/888
diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 3494ab245f..5607c76c49 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SWITCH_MAX_CODECS 30
 
 
+/*!
+  \enum switch_ivr_option_t
+  \brief Possible options related to ivr functions
+<pre>
+    SWITCH_IVR_OPTION_SYNC  - synchronous (do everyting in the forground)
+
+</pre>
+ */
+typedef enum {
+	SWITCH_IVR_OPTION_SYNC = (1 << 0)
+} switch_ivr_option_t;
+	
 /*!
   \enum switch_core_session_message_t
   \brief Possible types of messages for inter-session communication
@@ -354,6 +366,7 @@ typedef switch_status (*switch_waitfor_read_hook)(switch_core_session *, int, in
 typedef switch_status (*switch_waitfor_write_hook)(switch_core_session *, int, int);
 typedef switch_status (*switch_send_dtmf_hook)(switch_core_session *, char *);
 typedef switch_status (*switch_api_function)(char *in, char *out, size_t outlen);
+typedef switch_status (*switch_dtmf_callback_function)(switch_core_session *session, char *dtmf);
 
 /* things we don't deserve to know about */
 
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_playback/mod_playback.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_playback/mod_playback.c
index 4bdefef3d4..b1aafcc4c4 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_playback/mod_playback.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_playback/mod_playback.c
@@ -30,151 +30,47 @@
  *
  */
 #include <switch.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <switch_ivr.h>
+
 
 
 static const char modname[] = "mod_playback";
 
+/*
+  dtmf handler function you can hook up to be executed when a digit is dialed during playback 
+   if you return anything but SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS the playback will stop.
+*/
+static switch_status on_dtmf(switch_core_session *session, char *dtmf)
+{
+	switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Digits %s\n", dtmf);
+
+	if (*dtmf == '*') {
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+	}
+	
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 
 void playback_function(switch_core_session *session, char *data)
 {
 	switch_channel *channel;
-	short buf[960];
-	char dtmf[128];
-	int interval = 0, samples = 0;
-	size_t len = 0, ilen = 0;
-	switch_frame write_frame;
-	switch_timer timer;
-	switch_core_thread_session thread_session;
-	switch_codec codec;
-	switch_memory_pool *pool = switch_core_session_get_pool(session);
-	switch_file_handle fh;
-	char *codec_name;
-	int x;
-	int stream_id;
+	char *timer_name = NULL;
+	char *file_name = NULL;
+
+	file_name = switch_core_session_strdup(session, data);
+
+	if ((timer_name = strchr(file_name, ' '))) {
+		*timer_name++ = '\0';
+	}
 
 	channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
-	assert(channel != NULL);
+    assert(channel != NULL);
 
-	if (switch_core_file_open(&fh,
-							  data,
-							  SWITCH_FILE_FLAG_READ | SWITCH_FILE_DATA_SHORT,
-							  switch_core_session_get_pool(session)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_ivr_play_file(session, file_name, timer_name, on_dtmf) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_channel_hangup(channel);
-		return;
 	}
-
-	switch_channel_answer(channel);
-
-	write_frame.data = buf;
-	write_frame.buflen = sizeof(buf);
-
-
-	switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "OPEN FILE %s %dhz %d channels\n", data, fh.samplerate, fh.channels);
-
-	interval = 20;
-	samples = (fh.samplerate / 50) * fh.channels;
-	len = samples * 2;
-
-	codec_name = "L16";
-
-	if (switch_core_codec_init(&codec,
-							   codec_name,
-							   fh.samplerate,
-							   interval,
-							   fh.channels,
-							   SWITCH_CODEC_FLAG_ENCODE | SWITCH_CODEC_FLAG_DECODE,
-							   NULL, pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Raw Codec Activated\n");
-		write_frame.codec = &codec;
-	} else {
-		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Raw Codec Activation Failed %s@%dhz %d channels %dms\n",
-							  codec_name, fh.samplerate, fh.channels, interval);
-		switch_core_file_close(&fh);
-		switch_channel_hangup(channel);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (switch_core_timer_init(&timer, "soft", interval, samples, pool) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "setup timer failed!\n");
-		switch_core_codec_destroy(&codec);
-		switch_core_file_close(&fh);
-		switch_channel_hangup(channel);
-		return;
-	}
-	write_frame.rate = fh.samplerate;
-	switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "setup timer success %d bytes per %d ms!\n", len, interval);
-
-	/* start a thread to absorb incoming audio */
-	for (stream_id = 0; stream_id < switch_core_session_get_stream_count(session); stream_id++) {
-		switch_core_service_session(session, &thread_session, stream_id);
-	}
-	ilen = samples;
-	while (switch_channel_get_state(channel) == CS_EXECUTE) {
-		int done = 0;
-
-		if (switch_channel_has_dtmf(channel)) {
-			switch_channel_dequeue_dtmf(channel, dtmf, sizeof(dtmf));
-			switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "DTMF [%s]\n", dtmf);
-
-			switch (*dtmf) {
-			case '*':
-				done = 1;
-				break;
-			default:
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (done) {
-			break;
-		}
-
-		switch_core_file_read(&fh, buf, &ilen);
-
-		if (ilen <= 0) {
-			break;
-		}
-
-		write_frame.datalen = ilen * 2;
-		write_frame.samples = (int) ilen;
-#ifdef SWAP_LINEAR
-		switch_swap_linear(write_frame.data, (int) write_frame.datalen / 2);
-#endif
-
-		for (stream_id = 0; stream_id < switch_core_session_get_stream_count(session); stream_id++) {
-			if (switch_core_session_write_frame(session, &write_frame, -1, stream_id) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-				switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Bad Write\n");
-				done = 1;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			if (done) {
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if ((x = switch_core_timer_next(&timer)) < 0) {
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "done playing file\n");
-	switch_core_file_close(&fh);
-
-	//switch_core_session_kill_channel(session, SWITCH_SIG_KILL);
-
-	switch_core_timer_destroy(&timer);
-
-	switch_core_codec_destroy(&codec);
-
-	//switch_channel_hangup(channel);
-
-	/* End the audio absorbing thread */
-	switch_core_thread_session_end(&thread_session);
-
+	
 }
 
 static const switch_application_interface playback_application_interface = {