Steve Totaro wrote: > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Eric ManxPower Wieling > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Tilghman Lesher wrote: >> >>> On Wednesday 17 September 2008 21:42:20 Steve Totaro wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Pascal Bruno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Anybody knows how to get a Coupon Code for the discount on the Asterisk >>>>> training classes??? I am interested on taking that upcoming Asterisk >>>>> Advance course, and 3K is kinda steep and considering I am still a >>>>> college student paying this training out of my pocket, every bit helps. >>>>> >>>> Sorry to thread jack. >>>> >>>> For that matter, I think old timers like myself should automatically >>>> get a dCAP. >>>> >>>> Six or seven years of Asterisk extensive experience should grandfather >>>> the dCAP and maybe even the training. >>>> >>>> I am sure I have a few tricks up my sleeve that the instructors don't know. >>>> >>>> If memory serves me correctly, there was talk about this very issue >>>> when the training and dCAP track came out. I will google it later. >>>> >>> Nobody, including Mark Spencer and myself, have gotten a free pass on the >>> dCAP. That said, I think you may be able to take the test for cheap. I >>> don't >>> know the exact price, but in any bootcamp, they allow people to come down on >>> the last day and take only the test, as I did, if they have the space and >>> resources (specifically, for the practical portion). >>> >> I also used to think the old timers should get grandfathered dCAP cert. >> Then I looked at some of the stuff the dCAP certification tests for >> and realized that almost nobody out there that learned Asterisk from the >> docs and use it in a real world install would be able to pass the dCAP. >> >> As Tilghman said you can take JUST the dCAP test for a reasonable fee >> without having to take the classes. >> >> -- >> Consulting for Asterisk, Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Cisco, LAN, WAN, QoS, >> T-1, PRI, Frame Relay, Linux, and network design. Based near >> Birmingham, AL. Now accepting clients worldwide. >> >> > > Another paper mill to bring down the reputation of the dCAP. > > Are there braindumps out there, or TroyTec (http://www.troytec.com) 13 > page cheat papers that will allow you to hold the highly coveted dCAP? > > Maybe I should create a site for a nominal donation to the practice > tests and braindumps. > > dCAP is useless if not based on real world experience. That is how I > got my CCNA, real world experience. >
If the end customer doesn't even know what asterisk is, what good is certification ? I get resumes all the time with certifications on them I have never even heard of - I just totally ignore that stuff and look at what they have actually been doing, if its been flipping burgers, it goes in the trash. Even if you can't get a job in the field you want, there is nothing stopping you from working on open source projects, trying stuff etc., and then put it on your resume. > Thanks, > Steve Totaro > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
