Originally Posted by
jeneralist
...Can I use an Edge to find services (hotel, lodging, doctors) near a given location? Does they accept City Navigator data?.. .
Yes (services) and yes (CN data/maps), for the 705, 800, 810... However, I find the small low res screen to be very limiting. It will calculate a route and provide turn-by-turn navigation from where you are to an address or service, but you have little control over the route it decides. The way I use these devices is to navigate routes that I create on websites (RWGPS, GPSies, BRT, Garmin Connect, etc.) and down load the device. On the road, if I need to figure out a routing or major deviation, or find a service, I'll pull over and whip out my smart phone.
IMO, what these devices are best at is recording ride data; track, speed, cadence, elevation, power, etc...