Hi all -- We (me and hubby - yeh he watches with me too) called Direct TV Monday afternoon, and they had us up and running by 2:00 p.m. yesterday. We now have Lifetime again, PLUS Lifetime Real Women and Oxygen, 2 channels not carried by Dish Network. We could not get through to cancel Dish Network until late at night as all circuits were busy. When we did, they were NOT happy, saying we had been "loyal" customers for 8 years. They did everything possible to get us to feel guilty and reconsider. They asked why we were cancelling. We told them because of Lifetime. The Dish Network rep said it would have cost too much money. We said, then that's why we are taking our business elsewhere. So, if you are not in a contract with Dish, you can get Direct TV installed in ONE day -- at least we did. We love it. We get ALL of the movie channels free for the next 3 months with our Total Plus package. When we start receiving our normal bill after 3 months, we will still save $10 per month over what we were paying with Dish AND we have LIFETIME! I'm glad to be out of this fight between Dish and Lifetime and back to enjoying TV!