Re: New Member

["nigel_divers" <nigel.divers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Raymond,

=A3899 probably seems about right from memory. It took me about 6 months
because it was part-time study (still looking after the twins). So if
you have an IT background (RJ45 pin-out, both standards are in the
exams a lot!), you can focus on the other elements without too much
trouble.

I suppose a lot depends on how much you want to take from it really. A
week previous to that I was on one of the suppliers here X10 course,
and I was able to explain X10 better than the HTI tutor - but, the
tutor had a great background in telecommunications (ex senior Mgr at
BT) and was passionate about music, so it kind of worked well.

I think a lot depends one how HTI+ is marketed, I know that the NTI
are really pushing it at the moment.

Happy to give you more info direct if you want to know more.

Nigel



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Raymond Kelly <ray@...> wrote:
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> Hi Nigel,
> I too am interested in the HTI+ course, but not sure of the real value
> of it. From googling I can see that you can get this exam after one
> week course - OK =A3899!! Did you need to study for 6 months??
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> On 08/02/06, nigel_divers <nigel.divers@...> wrote:
> > Hi everyone - been watching this group for over 6 months now and
only
> > just realised I hadn't actually joined! Oooops - sorry.
> >
> > Anyway, just a quick note about myself - after 10 years as IT
Manager
> > for a large travel company, I bailed out to look after the twin
'rug
> > rats' whilst swmbo continued to work on career.
> >
> > Boys now 4 so needed to find another job and decided on HA, so
studied
> > for 6 months and then became one of the first 'Digital Plumbers'
in
> > the UK. A new qualification by CompTIA - HTI+.
> >
> > Just starting company providing Digital Support for the home user
and
> > small business - subject is so new, that pitching it is a tad
tricky,
> > so you end up installing wireless networks initially!
> >
> > Also have a ruin barn in France that I'm itching to get my hands
on,
> > but the process is rather slow in that part of the world - 12
months
> > later and we still haven't received final plans.
> >
> > I have various machines at home running XP, linux and OSX (not
all on
> > the same box I might add - chuckle! - not yet anyway!). Hopefully
I
> > might be able to contribute a small part to the group against the
vast
> > wealth of knowledge I have 'robbed' in the last 6 months.
> >
> > If anyone from deep dark Kent, perhaps we could pitch some
business
> > ideas together!
> >
> > Anyway - far too much so, warm regards
> >
> > Nigel
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