"Dave" <weirdoboy@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Sure, we could have taken an ATA and a phone and plugged
> it all into the laptop (the hotel provided free wifi
> access) but that would have been extra equipment to take
> and extra hassle to configure.

I use X-Pro on my laptop when travelling, with both Sipgate and Gradwell.
Works perfectly and call quality is almost (but not quite) as good as a
hardware phone. If I know I'm going to be somewhere with an Ethernet
connection I take a Sipura 1001 and a small-footprint phone (BT Duet 60).

Ivor