RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase

From: Con Spathas (con@spathas.net)
Date: Wed Oct 10 2007 - 00:52:56 ART

I mentioned to the missus re the rumour mill about possibly waiting 90 or
180 days for a lab resit...

Her response was "Does that mean I get my sex life back for a while?"

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Eric
Dobyns
Sent: Wednesday, 10 October 2007 01:46
To: 'David Prall'; 'Brad Ellis'; 'Christopher M. Heffner'; 'Brian Dennis'
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; security@groupstudy.com; comserv@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase

The only people who are #3 are the ones who refuse to resort to #1. #1 is
difficult, if not impossible to stop, for those willing to stoop to that
level. #1 makes it that much more difficult for those who want to pass it
legitimately.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Prall [mailto:dcp@dcptech.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:58 PM
To: 'Brad Ellis'; 'Christopher M. Heffner'; 'Eric Dobyns'; 'Brian Dennis'
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; security@groupstudy.com; comserv@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase

#3 doesn't happen so often anymore, because of #1

#1 wasn't as big of an issue when the lab was 2 days. Because day 1 was
spent getting everything put together so you could actual start. If you had
never worked with DB60 cables, and you got the highly used cables that could
go on upside down. You may not have even made it to day 2.

6 months between gives you plenty of capacity to pursue multiple CCIE's all
at the same time. :-)

David 

--
http://dcp.dcptech.com
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf 
> Of Brad Ellis
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:40 PM
> To: Christopher M. Heffner; Eric Dobyns; Brian Dennis
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; security@groupstudy.com; 
> comserv@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
> 
> It might suck, but that would definitely solve a bunch of problems:
> 
> 1) It would make it much harder for those "real test sites" 
> to get updates
> 2) The backlog wouldnbt be so bad - there would be a lot more seats 
> available
> 3) People would stop using the "take the test every 30 days until I 
> pass" technique. I know a few folks who have taken the lab like that 8 
> or more times until they pass. (This method gives a high percentage of 
> "same lab" possibilities.)
> 
> thanks,
> Brad Ellis
> CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security)
> CCSI# 30482
> CEO / President
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher M. Heffner [mailto:cheffner@certified-labs.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:07 AM
> To: Brad Ellis; Eric Dobyns; Brian Dennis
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; security@groupstudy.com; 
> comserv@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
> 
> Now that would really "suck" big time!
> 
> Chris Heffner, CCIE 8211, CCSI 98760
> Strategic Network Solutions, Inc.
> 
> www.certified-labs.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Ellis [mailto:brad@ccbootcamp.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:22 PM
> To: Christopher M. Heffner; Eric Dobyns; Brian Dennis
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; security@groupstudy.com; 
> comserv@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
> 
> I've heard that Cisco may change their re-take policy from 30 days to 
> 6 months for failed tests...but just rumors so far.
> 
> thanks,
> Brad Ellis
> CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security)
> CCSI# 30482
> CEO / President
> CCBOOTCAMP - A Cisco Sponsored Organization (SO)
> Email: brad@ccbootcamp.com
> Toll Free: 877-654-2243
> Direct: +1-702-968-5100 = Outside the USA
> Skype: skype:ccbootcamp?call
> FAX: +1-702-446-8012
> YES! We take Cisco Learning Credits!
> Training And Remote Racks: http://www.ccbootcamp.com
> 
> Register to win a free iPhone! http://www.ccbootcamp.com/iphone.html
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf 
> Of Christopher M. Heffner
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:32 AM
> To: Eric Dobyns; Brian Dennis
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; security@groupstudy.com; 
> comserv@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
> Importance: Low
> 
> Please DON'T give them any ideas.
> 
> This is an expensive enough profession.
> 
> Chris Heffner, CCIE 8211, CCSI 98760
> Strategic Network Solutions, Inc.
> 
> www.certified-labs.com
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Dobyns [mailto:eric_dobyns@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:43 PM
> To: 'Brian Dennis'; Christopher M. Heffner
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; security@groupstudy.com; 
> comserv@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
> 
> Right now, I think they could charge twice that and still fill up 
> their seats.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf 
> Of Brian Dennis
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 9:22 PM
> To: Christopher M. Heffner
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; security@groupstudy.com; 
> comserv@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: CCIE Lab Price Increase
> 
> Someone "announced" it here a few weeks ago ;-)
> 
> Brian Dennis, CCIE4 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP) 
> bdennis@internetworkexpert.com
> 
> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
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> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 8, 2007, at 6:00 PM, Christopher M. Heffner wrote:
> 
> > Did anyone else notice the lab price increase made by Cisco for the 
> > CCIE Labs?
> >
> >
> >
> > I noticed when checking lab dates that the price for the lab is now 
> > $1400.00 per attempt.
> >
> >
> >
> > I donbt see any announcement on the CCIE website for the price 
> > increase.
> >
> >
> >
> > Is this just being quietly changed without an announcement?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Christopher M. Heffner, CCIE 8211, CCSI 98760
> >
> > Strategic Network Solutions, Inc.
> >
> >
> >
> > HYPERLINK "http://www.certified-labs.com/"www.certified-labs.com
> >
> >
> >
> > b(*
> >
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