When did Trainsignal become subscription based ?

jibbajabba

And what happened to the forum ?

I suppose subscription based has its advantages, but I still think I prefer to own a copy of the course so I can come back again if I wanted to .. without paying almost $600 / year ...

dales

Spotted that myself last night, to be fair I think I prefer it that way, seems quite cheap to me especially as you couldn't choose a download only version of package you bought so when Mr UPS turns up at the door he wants £30 or so extra to give it to HMRC. Also the trainsignal stuff I've bought is invaluable whilst I'm studying for a cert but once I've passed it then DVD's tend to get shelved in favour of a book or google for quick fire reference material.

Access to their whole catalogue for about £30 a month compared to about £300 for one package seems like a bargain to me.

jibbajabba

Never had to pay any tax here in the UK and I ordered probably 5 or more packages so far ...

Saundie

I've only ordered one of their courses, and I wasn't charged any import tax or duties. It arrived in a pleasingly short time; well under a week, if I recall correctly. I was able to access the online version of the training material immediately, so I didn't really need the DVD.

With regards to the switch from the per-course payment model, I think it's an improvement. As dales says, they're not especially useful after you've passed the exam, so in my opinion the subscription model offers better value for money.

dales

You'r quite clearly jammy devils then , Mr UPS guy always wants extra cash from me before handing them over. I've ordered about 5 as well from them in the past 2 or three years.
I've also always had access as well immediately to the training via the website and I would have been happy with just that if the pricing was altered suitably.

Asif Dasl

Just noticed that last week, very affordable now especially compared to CBT Nuggets $99 a month subscription. Maybe this price war might drop the price of CBT Nuggets? Going to subscribe for a month and watch as many VMware vids as I can, to try and find out more about vCloud seen as CBT doesn't cover them. Will still use CBT for Server 2012 though...

jibbajabba

Forgot about the vCloud videos - might really be worth it at the end .. Still surprised the forum is gone - or so well hidden that I cannot find.

jmritenour

Man, I am so glad I didn't shell out $399 for any of those vSphere videos yet - it was on my to do list, but other stuff took priority. I'd be furious if I spent all that money then they went subscription based a month later...

Xyro

I recently received the responsibilities of tutoring people where I work. This site is exactly what I need to get the assignment completed as I apparently have to tutor in some subjects that I haven't learned yet (lol). It will also assist me in any areas where I may have gotten "rusty" from being in school.

They also have excellent customer service. I've never dealt with an online CSR who could type almost as fast as I can lol and answer questions that efficiently!

jibbajabba

Customer service is great .. I am in the UK and asked once if it is possible to get all sets of DVDs send again as I lost them while moving.. they didn't even ask for the postage and shipped for free the whole lot again.