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I have used Netflix for some time now. I am a bit interested in trying Crave to see what it has to offer. I do have limited Cable TV for news and sports.  
 
Does anyone have any feedback for Crave? How do the 2 compare?

I like both. They each have their own unique shows.  
Who is your cable provider? We have Westman Cable and Crave is free with them. (maybe it depends on your package).

Mts

I have Westman Internet as well. Between Netflix and Crave, I'm set!! It's only free with Westman if you have the movie channels.  
 
There are still omissions, but I'm covered for TV and Crave plays the same movies that are currently rotating through the movie centrals on cable. It's not directly on the cable box like Netflix unfortunately, but you can find some Crave content in On Demand. Give it a try!! It's also free with MTS.

Crave is mostly has tv shows old and new. A lot of reality and documentaries as well. They have the James Bond collection. I have both and no cable. But you can’t really compare them as Netflix is mostly for movies.

I have both. But will not renew my year subscription come March. We hardly watch it. But I do like that it has Game of Thrones and The Goldbergs. I definitely prefer Netflix and am looking into getting an android box .

If you are not too concerned about local channels Hulu + LIVE TV is a great deal.  
 
Yes you will need a VPN

The Movie Network has been rebranded to Crave, so now there are two options for Crave.  
 
You can get the "fully loaded" Crave (like me), which gives you all the up to date Crave movies (like Super Troopers 2, Pacific Rim 2, Jumanji with the Rock in it), plus old and new episodes of their HBO and Starz TV series.  
 
Or you can get the Crave App by itself, which gives you old Tv shows and old episodes, but no new movies.  
 
The fully loaded Crave is a subscription of the Movies & Series pack with Bell MTS for $25/mo (going up to the $25 come Feb). I am unsure how much the package is with Westman. The Crave App by itself is $9.99/mo I think?  
 
And if you are a streamer (no Tv provider), you can subscribe to either Crave package right from their website for either $20ish/mo or the $9.99/mo.  
 
I have Crave, Netflix and Amazon Prime and I find that they each have their own "specialties" about them.

I like the looks of the shows on Crave. (Handmaid's Tale, White Queen for example)  
 
I prefer tv shows to movies.

Back in the day, I had subscriptions to Netflix, crave and Shomi. Though I had all for a few months, I eventually dumped Crave because I hated it. It was so glitchy and slap dash that I went with the 2 that had actually WORKED. Well, at least until Shomi packed it in.  
 
Since all movie network subscribers now get access to Crave with a subscription, I signed up again. It seems like they have ironed out many of the issues, though I have yet to play with it. And it be great if it were in the Tivo apps.  
Had to hook up the old Apple TV just to get it on the big screen. And much to my surprise . . . I COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK!  
 
But at least I have Prime on the big screen now lol. Not a complete waste of time.

Ugggg. I thought I would be able to watch Crave though my boat anchor of an Android Box or my Xbox 360 but nope. (Through MTS it's only $8 a month)  
 
I am watching Crave on the tablet. Seems like this may not work on my big tv either. Not with what I have to run it on anyways.  
 
I will try Crave for a month and see how much I like it.

I enjoy Netflix a lot easy to use and lots of variety. Just got amazon prime cause there is a few series on there I want to watch.

HappyHour,  
 
Have you tried connecting your laptop to your TV and streaming Crave to your TV that way?  
 
Edited by NormanNeil, 2019-01-07 07:31:36

I like it for things like letterkenny, but wont pay after my month trial again. Bell still hasn't released an app for PS4 and people are having major issues with apps for other devices.  
 
Im not connecting my Macbook to my TV everytime i want to watch an episode of something, as im usually working at home on said laptop.  
 
Until crave get's that figured out, my loyalty is 100 % with Netflix.

Unless you have the newest AppleTV Crave still maxes out at 720p for their streams, which in 2018 is quite frankly garbage quality especially on a larger screen.  
 
No way I would go with them until they up their game in this area.

I don't use a laptop. I mean I have one tucked away some place in this house from years back but I just use a tablet.