Taking a stab at CVOICE

Well after technically studying for it for almost 2 years now, taking a CCNA Voice class, a CCIE:voice bootcamp, watching the CoD from INE, and a year or so of increasing hands on with our environment at work, I think I am FINALLY going to take the CVOICE exam

I think I would like to finish my CCVP by next spring, but its always getting the first one down thats hard. Im hoping the next 4 will go faster haha. QoS should be pretty easy from past experience, and I am building a lab for CIPT1/2 so hopefully those will be fun. I have heard TUC can be a tough one though.

Only thing I am worried about are some of the basic technologies I don't see often/ever, like CME, CUE, and even SIP for the most part. That stuff I will be relying mostly on the book for.

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chmorin

Well it certainly sounds like you have been around a bit so I'm sure you will be doing good! When is the test?

mikej412

I used to think there was no such thing as overkill when it came to studying......

Good Luck!!

GT-Rob

heh, well its be more "avoiding the exam" then over study

Exam is next Friday. First Cisco exam in over a year, it feels weird!

GT-Rob

I passed! Not by much, but a pass is a pass haha

I forgot what it was like taking a Cisco exam, and almost ran out of time. I forgot you can't think about a question, just answer and move on. Also my testing center actually put my picture on my score report which is pretty cool. It might have just been the center, but they seem MUCH more organized and secure than previous tests, which was nice to see.

Feel free to remove this if it breaks the NDA, but I was surprised to not see a sim/simlet question(s). I would think for a practical exam like this there would have been, but perhaps that was just my test...

Otherwise, exam was a pretty good mix of the topics. Lots of GK/CUBE questions beat me up. Don't know why but I was hoping for some CUCM questions but I don't even think they are on the blueprint, just a few references to a "UA".

Anyway, I suppose I will finally do QoS next, since I have the books and it is quite familiar for me. Then maybe work on the CUCM exams over the winter.

chmorin

This is good to hear! I am saving CVOICE for one of my last, probably just before TUC. I'm glad you hear you passed! Congrats!

hypnotoad

GT-Rob wrote: »

my testing center actually put my picture on my score report which is pretty cool. It might have just been the center, but they seem MUCH more organized and secure than previous tests, which was nice to see.

Yeah, they do that now. The only center in 100 miles of me recently lost its testing ability because they didn't have the right color backdrop for the photos. They also increased the number of video cameras in the past few months.

peanutnoggin

CONGRATS... and as Hypnotoad mentioned... the testing centers take the pictures now!!

-Peanut

Bl8ckr0uter

Congrats!

hypnotoad wrote: »

Yeah, they do that now. The only center in 100 miles of me recently lost its testing ability because they didn't have the right color backdrop for the photos. They also increased the number of video cameras in the past few months.

When I did my CCNA I got a black and white picture on my score report. When I did the CCNA Security I actually got a color picture on my report. Seems like most testing centers are doing this now.

azaghul

Congratulations! Way to go!

mikej412

GT-Rob wrote: »

I passed! Not by much

Congratulations!!

GT-Rob wrote: »

Feel free to remove this if it breaks the NDA, but I was surprised to not see a sim/simlet question(s). I would think for a practical exam like this there would have been, but perhaps that was just my test...

Have you considered the possibility that you blacked out from the shock during the exam and don't remember -- that would explain burning up all that time on the clock