It was two days when I took the test in 1994 and cost $200. At that time, the only VPS was the dreaded TVP150, and may have been briefly mentioned. The course is now five days, and I think it costs $1000, and I think two days are devoted to the VPSes. /mnm
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Marks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael N. Marcus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "JGALVEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 8:58 PM Subject: Re: Re: Reseller test > I never took a qualification test? I did fill out the "application" at > work. I have no idea what the frequencies are on a keypad? They never asked > me? I do use a dtmf grabber when I have problems. The class I took was only > 2 days and very inexpensive. The fees covered materials & lunch. I don't > remember any questions about the hybrid systems but they are so simple I may > not have paid attention. It was a lot of fun. The Kxtd class was separate > from the Tvs class > > Jim Marks > Denville Wiring Systems > Panasonic Phones & Voicemail > > From: "Michael N. Marcus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "JGALVEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 4:32 PM > Subject: KX-T: Re: Reseller test > > > > Hi, Javier... > > > > In the US, you first have to take a qualification test at home, and > > submit it to Panasonic. > > > > It's an open-book test, and it includes some absolutely ridiculous > > questions. For example, you have list the frequencies generated by the > > buttons on a touchtone pad, which has nothing to do with installing or > > programming a Panasonic digital phone system. There are also questions > > about Panasonic analog systems, because Panasonic assumes that anyone > > who wants to be certified for digital systems, has had experience with > > Panasonic analogs. > > > > Next, you take a 5-day course that covers the phone systems and voice > > processors, pass the final exam, and sign a contract agreeing to many > > silly things. For example, you must agree to have a laptop PC for > > programming. Apparently, if you use a desktop or palmtop PC, you lose > > your dealer certification <G>. > > > > There is some ambiguity with regard to being a certified dealer vs. a > > certified technician. > > > > It seems that a certified dealer is a company or a person that employs a > > certified technician (and the dealer and the technician can be the same > > person). A dealer can lose certification for many reasons, but the only > > way for a technician to lose certification is if Panasonic learns that > > he or she cheated on the certification final exam (which was an open > > book test when I took it years ago.) > > > > Outside the US, I assume the local Panasonic branch or authorized > > importer would set the standards. > > > > Michael N. Marcus > > AbleComm, Inc. > > www.ablecomm.com etc. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "JGALVEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 4:58 PM > > Subject: KX-T: Reseller test > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I would like to know how to become a Panasonic Certified reseller, or > > at > > > least become just a certified technitian. > > > > > > In my country there are 3 or 4 persons that program panasonic, and > > > certainly they did not want to provide me tech support since i > > purchased > > > my KX-TD1232-5 and my TVS-200 from the USA. > > > > > > Really they did not give ANY support, not even offering them a payment > > for > > > their services, they just said no, if you got your boxes from Ablecomm > > > call them for support. > > > > > > Well no big deal, I was lucky since Ablecomm send me all the > > programming > > > manuals. > > > > > > took me 4 months to do the programming, learn, try, play, but now I > > must > > > say that I know every single command, user commands, & programming > > > commands. > > > > > > Now, since there are only 3 or 4 panasonic tech guys in Bolivia I > > would > > > like to be the 5th one, but taking care of all those lonely people > > that > > > the other guys did now want to help. > > > > > > I feel that a personal service, plus custom programming is something > > that > > > no tech guy down here do, I may enter to this arena, if I get some > > sort of > > > certification. > > > > > > Did I say that In bolivia there is no pana center for certification? > > > > > > Where else should I get info for doing this? > > > > > > Is there any KX-500 cert also? > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > Javier Galvez > > > La Paz, Bolivia > > > South America > > > +(591)-715-22149 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ > > > Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ > > Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt > > > _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
