EDITORIAL NOTE: Many of our readers have been having trouble with Pass4Sure exams. We have been told that many of the new tests have practice questions that contain outdated material and incorrect questions. We have also heard that Pass4Sure does not honor their guarantee and do not refund customers' money. Please beware of buying products from pass4sure.
I have taken my fair share of technical exams for career certification. For Cisco I've taken the CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, and CCIE, plus numerous other exams including the PIX and content engine exams. Prior to Cisco I took the Microsoft exams and had my MCSE. And still before that was Novell when I took the CNA exam. Almost every time I took one of these exams I would prepare by reading a book on the related topic and buy a practice exam.
In the old days it was Transcender. I used Transcender exams faithfully to pass both the Novell and Microsoft exams. Then later when I started my Cisco training it was Boson. Boson was really great up until a point. Then no too long ago they've seemed to slip away. They are now being surpassed by the likes of TestKing and Pass4Sure.
Which is better Pass4Sure or TestKing?
I tried both TestKing and Pass4Sure exams to help me study. I have to say between the two I think Pass4Sure is the better test, but just barely. I recently took a CCIE bootcamp at CCBootCamp - see the post Getting Excellent Training for the CCIE. During and after the class I used both the CCIE Pass4Sure exam and the TestKing exam to gauge my knowledge. I'm sure glad I did. Even though I knew the material, the exam questions were worded in a very tricky way. These tests got me over that last hump and I easily passed the CCIE written exam.
One of my coworkers was studying for his CCNP. He had his CCNA and was a really sharp engineer. However every time he would go take the BCSI exam he would fail. He took the thing 3 times and every time he failed. Now you might be saying geese - what a dumb guy. But honestly the questions are never cut and dry. I recommended that he get either the TestKing or Pass4Sure exam to help him study. He bought one and took the BCSI exam one last time. Needless to say he passed with flying colors.
There's all kinds of rumors that float around about some of the newer exams. Rumors of guys sitting around in a testing facility in India or China to essentially copy the test. I don't know for certain if this is true. I do know that the Pass4Sure practice exam is damn close to the real thing.
The Results? Using either Pass4Sure or TestKing will help you pass
In the end both test are fantastic. We liked Pass4Sure a bit better but only slightly. The content in both products provides exactly what you need to pass. If you want to pass your next Cisco exam, give Pass4Sure or TestKing a try. You will pass!
Disclosure: Testking and Pass4Sure both advertise on RouterFreak.com and we do get compensated by these advertisements (not very much but we do). However, we NEVER promote or write reviews on products that we have not used ourselves or know that the product is good.
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Using P4S's CCNA right now to take the exam at the end of this month.
The english in the questions is so bad that it is definately translated from some foriegn source. It makes me nervous so I am using ExamCram3 with a study partner and cisco.com's labs as well. This week I'll get some time on some actual gear too.
Update: I passed the CCNA ICND1 the first time out and ICND2 the second time. P4S was an important part of my prep, but i used the ExamCram book and the full ICND 1-2 course materials for reference, plus I had access to a few routers and switches in a lab.
Congratz on passing your exams! Thats good to hear!
Hey Joe,
How you doing ? Can you provide me with the latest version of pass4sure? I would appreciate>
Thanks in advance.
Slevin
Pass4 sure is horrible. Customer support is basically non existient, try it and see. I have heard users trying to get money back from failed tests and told 2 bad..
In the old days, I used the Transcender exams to help pass the MS MCSE exams. They were wonderful! But that was a few years back.
Today, I failed my CCNA (640-802) exam after using the Transcenders (after a month of heavy studying/labs). The questions I saw on the real test were no where close to the questions offered by Transcender. I was scoreing in the mid to upper 90% on the Transcenders, but was only able to eek out a miserable 770 on the real test (825 to pass).
I haven't tried the full tests for Pass4sure or TestKing yet, but their demo versions were very much in line with what I just saw on the real test. Let's hope Transcender stands behind their "Pass-First-Time" Guarantee.
I know exactly what you mean. I used transcender's too for Microsoft and passed. It sucks they havent kept up with being as good for CIsco. Thanks for the feedback on CCNA. I hope they either refund your money or you test fee.
I personally have used Pass4Sure and passed CCNP and CCIE written tests without a hitch. I recommend them highly!
I purchased the Pass4Sure Cisco CCNA 640-802 software test. I did all of the just over 600 questions and passed each section with at least a 90%. This morning, I went and took my test. I failed, miserably (790). There were maybe 2-3 (at best) similar questions from the Pass4sure exam and the Cisco exam. I also read the Exam Cram book, the Cisco Press ICND 1 and ICND 2 books, and completed the Cisco simulator software. I have worked in this field for over 10 years. The last time I took the CCNA was 10 years ago and I only missed 1 question on the test. So considering all of the experience I have (and yes I do work for one largest ISP's in the United States and have since February 17, 2000 which is mainly a Cisco powered network), all the studying I did and I still failed, shows that this product is over 90% worthless. The real Cisco CCNA exam only provided me with at best, 3 questions from Pass4sure, out of a total of 50 that Cisco asks. So from my experience (test date May 8, 2010), the Pass4Sure exam software is basically worthless.
Joe,
Sorry to hear about not passing. It always sucks when that happens. Not to defend Pass4Sure or any testing software… but those test simulators can only help you with the multiple choice questions. The router simulators found on the CCNA test can do you in if your not prepared. The new CCNA is much more hands on then it was in the past.
You should send an email to Pass4Sure — many testing providers give a money back guarantee if you fail. Its worth a shot.
Personally I used the Pass4Sure exam prep for the CCIE R&S exam and passed it with flying colors. It was really sad, because the questions on the Pass4Sure were exactly like they were on the test.
My only suggestion for you, is to look at the exams results, find out where you weak points were and study those some more and retake the exam. Gotta get back on that horse!
Good luck and let us know how you do.
Joe
Forget about pass4sure, i bought their software for Flex 4 and failed the test (2011, April), not only that, when I complained about failing they've refused to refund my money and told me that they can only give a free product and extend Flex 4 preparation exam. And guess what, I've chosen Flex 3 exam software and also failed and they've never extended my Flex 4 software
Don't believe me, there you go, here is my order number
Thank you for your recent purchase of 9A0-129 exam (Flex 4 ACE Exam Exam).
Your order number is 201103250000312339
TESTKING IS TOTAL JUNK!!
Outdated test questions – USELESS!
SCAM!!!
Hi,
I would like to know which pass4sure site is real.
I have to unfortunately take the CTT+ exam (requirement for the job), I have come accross http://www.pass4sure.me and http://www.pass4sure.com but both have different price for test tk0-201. The company put me on limit budget. Also TestKing is something that would fit in the budget.
Your expert opinion and suggestions will be highly appreciated.
thanks!
Suzy
Hi Suzy,
Pass4Sure.com is the official site. I would stay clear of pass4sure.me. I'm not sure what that is about. It looks questionable to me. For TestKing tests, they are very comparable to Pass4Sure and can provide you will some good study material too. I personally like Pass4Sure better and have had success with Pass4Sure.
I hope this info helps!
Thanks Joe,
Your suggestion really helps. I have to now just convince the company to pay for $129. We are at the end of our fiscal year, so management is holding onto every little penny!!
Hi Suzy & Joe,
Both pass4sure.me & testking.me are hoax sites. The weird thing is that they will take your money via the official secure payment methods (pre-registered), meaning they themselves must be officially registered businesses!
For me, I was working on PMI PMP exam and was in a hurried/pressured state of mind not checking anything, and took the whole bait & tackle with testking.me, then once I opened all the files downloaded, found antiquated material and 'scanned' material, totally useless.
Having realised too late (even the email domain was totally different), I replied back to them and CC'd the authentic testking.com. Testking.com replied back warning me of testking.me, and SURPRISINGLY, testking.me replied and refunded me the whole amount back into my account with no apology….. phew!!
A WAKE UP CALL FOR ME of the malicious/deceitful world we live in.
FYI – As i had no more time left & did NOT use any testking/pass4sure material, and passed on my first attempt the PMI PMP exam, 200 questions in 4hours.
Regards,
Raul
Thanks Raul for the update.
Thats good news that you got your money back! And Congratz on passing the PMI exam!
Hey Joe,
"Personally I used the Pass4Sure exam prep for the CCIE R&S exam and passed it with flying colors"
Was that the lab you passed or the written?
Yeah I used Pass4Sure for the written and passed it without any problems too!
congratz on passing your CCIE written!
Does anyone know if there is a difference between
http://www.test-king.com and http://www.testking.com
Both look to be based out of England but I'm unsure if one is better than the other or if one is a hoax site like http://www.testking.me Thanks in advance
Also test-king.com material seems to be pdf base while testking.com is CBT based.
Corey,
Great feedback. Thanks!
I can say that the Pass4Sure for CCIE written was a cbt style test. It was a software application that I loaded on my laptop and was a test simulator. I believe these impostors must be simply selling the info in pdf files.
The links here on RouterFreak are to the official testing companies. When in doubt just use the links located here on the site.
Can i write all the CCNP modules exams at once. I'm using pass4sure and hope to pass as well, because i used it for CCNA and passed once.
Huldah,
You could schedule all of the CCNP tests in one day but I would not recommend it. The CCNP tests take your knowledge and skills to the next level and are very focused on each technology.
If you feel very confident and prepared for all of the tests — I would recommend taking the switching test first. As soon as you pass, if you still feel ready, schedule the router test. When you pass this test and you feel ready, schedule the troubleshooting test.
Remember all of the CCNP tests are brand new so you may want to take some time to be extra prepared.
Good luck and let us know how you did!
Hello Everyone,
Those of you, who used pass4sure.com site, I have a questions.
Did you encounter any difficulties in ordering the pass4sure tests.
I made the payment for CTT+ exam, however, the site stated at the bottom of the "pay now" button "After hitting this button, wait 10-15 minutes, do not refresh or make payment again, if nothing shows up contact us" something similar to these lines. I waited for 30 minutes, nothing happened, when I scrolled down on the screen it said "having trouble purchasing online?" below it was two choices: Moneybooker and Western Union. Are these legitimate sites? I have spoken to my bank already and there is no band on my credit card.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I left two e-mails and done the on-site chatting with Pass4sure. But no response.
Thanks in Advance!
i wanna take A+ comptia , which practice shuld i take .. please advise me
I found website called http://www.testkingworld.net and While I was searching for the authenticity of this website, I came across this forum, Great Website. Test King World [dot] Net offers $79 unlimited access for a year, sounds to good to be true – they claimed themselves to be UK based. If any of you guys have ideas, please let me know. I am Networking Student, I want to do CCNA but I am thinking on ICND 1and 2 for easy going.
And Do you guys know about SAP in IT, like where can I study and so on…
Thanks a lot guys,
Have a Happy Weekend and Good luck for the exams.
Be careful of some of these sites. We've had some readers get ripped off by knock off clone sites pretending to be pass4sure or testking.
FYI – We are about to release a new eCoure in our members area next couple of weeks for ICND1 and ICND2. We will be announcing it in the next several days. So keep a close eye on your email!
Talk to you soon!
Joe
I am EXTREMELY dissatisfied with TEST KING 640-802 product. Not only were there BANNERS all covering every diagram, making it very difficult to see much needed information, the worst thing is that there is a NON ADVERTISED, NON DISCLOSED, TIME LIMIT on the product, so they force you to spend more money which since I am unemployed, I don't have, to extend for another 90 days, to use a product that I PURCHASED!!! I understand NOT being able to get updates, but to not be able to use what I purchased? NO NO NO!!!! NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM TEST KING!! THEY ARE RIP OFF ARTISTS!!! there are also mistakes in the answers!!!
Wow Josh! Good info and thanks for lettings us know. Did to tell testking?
Let them know and thanks for letting our readers here know your feedback!
Pass4Sure has LOUSY CUSTOMER SERVICE. I inadvertantly placed an order for the wrong exam. I realized my mistake, then immediately placed an order for the correct exam and asked for a refund on my first order. They said NO – we don't take responsibility. Real nice.
Are you kidding??!!! PassforSure is full of spelling errors and simulations that are completely broken. Not to mention questions that aren't even decipherable with the grammar used.
I would definitely NOT get PassforSure. Boson is great and Transcender…eh.
Hello All,
I used actualtests to practice for exam type questions, but when I took the 70-640 exam I noticed the exam was 70% different from what ActualTests had. I still passed the exam, because of the experience, but just wondering. Is there anything else out there which is more up to date?
Thanks in advance!
Suzy
Hi Suzy,
I can't comment on ActualTests as I have never used them. I have used Boson in the past which are top notch. The questions aren't exact as you will find on the real test but they do make sure you understand the concepts.
I've had good experience with Pass4Sure and Testking both even though they can have a lot of typo's and grammatical mistakes. I wonder sometimes about these two companies because the exam question look like they are taken DIRECTLY from the real exam. I used the pass4sure practice exam to pass my CCIE written and had no trouble at all.
The best thing we all can do is leave feedback here so that we all can benefit!
Does anyone know if there is a difference between
http://www.test-king.com and http://www.testking.com
Both look to be based out of England but I’m unsure if one is better than the other or if one is a hoax site like http://www.testking.me Thanks in advance
Also test-king.com material seems to be pdf base while testking.com is CBT based.
Be very careful of these other sites. There are a lot of impostors out there. The links on this only point to the REAL testking.com. We have heard many reports of people getting ripped off by these imitators.
Lately both testking and pass4sure are looking very similar. Has anyone else noticed the same? I wonder if they are the same company.
Be aware that PASS4SURE is not selling you anything. You are only RENTING the questions. I thought I bought a CCNA 640-802 test package product. I practiced a couple of months and got through the first 200 of the 400 with better than 95%, then I got a short job offer and put it aside for awhile. When I came back I couldn't open the package anymore! Now they want me to buy it again!
This group is dishonest and you can bet I won't be doing business with them again. It's no wonder people all over the internet are cracking these things. What a ripoff.
Do not purchase this product!!! First of all it's totally outdated and the materials/practice labs provide no guidance, are completely useless, and are loaded w/ errors. TK claims they have high success for their customers. Not true, total scam!!! After contacting TK directly, they also claim they will not guarantee the success of this product even after website clearly states guarantee w/ zero ambiguity. Stay away and use reputable preparation materials from Micronics, INE, or IPExpert.
pass4sure is fraud. I studied their CCNA 640-802. A lot of answers were incorrect, i tried to inform them but a didn't receive any feed back and i took my test this month and i fail it. I claim the refund because they guarantee but i didn't got any feed back again. They never refund and exchange if u fail the test. Its all fraud they just say 100% money back guarantee if u fail the test by studying their material but they don't do that. I think they are doing this to me because I got a Muslim name. I really feel that they are raciest. I don't of that much money to pay my exam fees again and again. But they never care. Plz I am advising you that don't buy any thing from pass4sure.com. Its waste of money…
You know the same happened to me, now I don't know what to do, my boss want me to get the certificate although I am not going to use Flex at work
Can you recomend one of the test preps for the ITIL certification? Thanks in advance
I tried three exams from Pass4Sure and I will tell you that they helped and I did pass. However, don't believe what you see in their advertisements. They claim their tests have a certain number of questions and answers and in a sense, they do. What they don't tell you is that the questions are NOT UNIQUE. For example one of the exams claimed to have 100 questions. The fact is that it only contained 80 unique questions. If I had not been experienced in the product and used many other resources for preparation, I would not have passed. When I contacted Pass4Sure support they told me that their only concern is that I pass the exam. They would do nothing to correct the problem.
I am also in Cert studying mode and would like to advise all that the 4exam.com is also a scam site. The 70-270 XP cert practice test was good, and accurate for the test. But the 70-236 Exchange test was not, only about 4 practice questions were on the actual test. I advised then to stop selling or update to correct, and requested a refund or another test, and they have refused to reply. SO NO REFUND. I am also studying for the CCNA and others, and cannot trust them now. Still looking for correct assistance for the 290, CCNA, Sec *, and more.
Hi,
Has anyone used p4s ccie lab (R&S) test?
Ive seen on their site its mentioned that they can provide a demo, but when I emailed them to get hold of one, they said they dont have one at the moment; why advertise then?!
I did ask them another question; out of 48 lab Q's how many of them are troubleshooting questions and how many for config? No answer from them as of now; more than couple of weeks now!
I am interested in buying one if it worths enough. But need some feedback..
Thank you,
has anyone used any of these services for the AccessData ACE test?
All this companys years ago were good, by now not at all, my department with many of college has many exams success CCNA,CCDA,CCNP,CCDP and CCIE and more expecializations LifeCicle, and so on, before 2011 it seem that this simulatons exams or pdf documentation has questions and answer good, by during 2011 the question are good but not the aswers, I had done twice the 650-368 PSACAFE is an on-line exam, the material to prepare is e-learning. Well I did the exam with all answer of pass4sure that are equal to answer of actualtest, during the exam I looking for the answer in pdf of actualtest that I said I had check that are the same of pass4sure, and I get only a score nearly 500 when I need a score of 790, so that mean if the exam is 50 question to get 1000, more than half answer are BAD.
I belive that Cisco this time want to sels more hardware/software producs and lest income from exams, and certifications.