A Canadian toddler has died after a VOIP-based 911 call sent an ambulance to the wrong address. Last week, as reported by the CBC, a Calgary family dialed 911 via their internet phone service when 18-month-old Elijah Luck went into medical distress. Their VOIP provider, Comwave, then dispatched an ambulance to the family's former home in Mississauga, Ontario, more than twenty-five-hundred miles away.

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2 months ago by Wayne S.

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  • Logan L. replied May 6th
    thats sad
  • Wayne S. replied May 6th
    It's truly horrible.
  • Dave L. replied May 6th
    That's horrible. Many people don't understand the differences between voip and real phone service. I can't imagine how terrible they must feel about this.

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