I have had TWC HD now for about 2 years.. Two months ago we had got the new intellistar HD for the HD channel
One of the lucky few I see. Good, glad you have a forward thinking cable head end in your area!
As far as talking to customer support, like others have said, you ultimately need to talk with someone who knows the technology. Some customer support person will have no clue what you're talking about. Customer service just about anywhere is pretty lame, sad to say. Honestly, I don't know who you should talk to at one of these companies. Probably the head honcho at that particular head end. Find out who that is and write them a letter. Letters always seem to get some response at least. I'd start there. If they get enough inquiries they'll realize people are tired of not getting a true local forecasts any longer and update their equipment. Satellite folks in particular feel this pain. It's maddening, isn't it? I'm an employee and my satellite/cable head end has not invested either. So, I get to watch all the national places scroll by ... and nothing local. I have to just get it on my phone if I want a true local forecast, or, use the widget I have on DirectTV. Lame. So I wait at home ... along with most of you guys too. I feel your pain.