Calgary toddler dies after family calls 911 on internet phone
This is why we ditched Vonage. Not because they were misrouting the call — they routed it correctly — but because after a call to 911 it became obvious that using Vonage added at least five minutes to ambulance arrival time. With a mitochondrial disease in the house, we couldn’t justify that.
It’s true local telcos have been heavily abusing a monopoly position for years, but it isn’t worth cutting off your own nose to spite them.
May 1st, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Very interesting … I didn’t realize the 5 mintue wait!
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:43 am
Honestly, looking back it could have been less than 5 minutes. Time perception goes funny while a kid seizes.