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Cisco thinks you do. And you know what? If they have the old ones as part if the selection I certainly will once I pass. Perhaps one of you already certified chaps can login and tell us if there is a selection. Here is what I’m talking about.
On September 18th Cisco announced the online Certificate Purchasing Tool.
The Certificate Purchasing Tool can be accessed at www.cisco.com/go/certifications/login.
According to Cisco you can purchase printed certifications “or” electronic certificates online.
The Printed Certification includes:
A printed (hard copy) certificate includes a wallet card, congratulations letter from John Chambers, official Cisco Certificate, and 16-digit certificate verification code printed on the certificate.
I am ok with that, however they used to just send you this for free. I’m not sure if the first one is free then you pay for the rest or not, but here is what kinda erks me:
An electronic (soft copy) certificate includes wallet card and official Cisco Certificate via PDF, 16-digit certificate verification code printed on the certificate, and a congratulations letter sent via e-mail.
ok, but really….15 bucks for a digital copy that I am gonna print myself:
Each kit costs US$15.00. Shipping and handling will vary depending on recipient’s location. Candidates may purchase up to two (2) kits per active Cisco Certification. Purchases can be made using your VISA, MasterCard, or American Express only.
Anyhow, I’m curious to hear what everyone else thinks. I can tell you this. I will not pay for an electronic copy of a certificate.
I did login to see what it looked like. Here is what it says at the top of the list:
As far as the CCIE plaque goes here is what I can see:
If you want to read it yourself its here:
Online Certificate Purchasing Tool
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3 responses so far ↓
1 Nickelby Thane // Sep 24, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I second your opinion Brandon. Paying USD $15.00 for a digital certificate is just plain daylight robbery. I feel the same way about the hard copy as well. I mean come on … we paid for example USD $ 600 for a CCNP (assuming you take the 4 paper path and each costed USD $150.00) and that’s a lot of money! Could Cisco just give the certs instead of charging them? Don’t they know that by introducing a fee, they are giving the impression to people that they are just in for the cash and not the quality of their certs???
On the other hand if and when I pass my CCIE, I would be happy to part with USD $100.00 for a REAL bronze plaque although if it’s in gold I would have no objection
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2 Etherealmind // Sep 24, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Cisco is taking the “corporate frugality” concept too far. This makes them look cheap.
And bitter.
Not a good look.
3 Arden Packeer // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:20 pm
$100 for that crappy CCIE plaque is not worth it. Maybe if it was for the medallion, but this is ridiculous!
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