Honestly, there is no time to give or time frame for that matter. It really is luck of the draw. What I CAN say is that recently Oculus has been restocking the Quest and many other items such as Rift S and original Rift (Refurbished, they use another term for refurbished though), very often as of the last month. I managed to score my Link cable roughly 3 weeks back. So be on the look out. However, before I had the official link cable, I can wholeheartedly recommend this cable from Anker works. Some reviews said it did not for them but most of the reviewers said the same as myself. Works flawlessly. Also, if it doesn't work, just go into orders and "return" it. Anker offer's a full refund and you can most likely keep the cable (mainly because of everything going on). They will simply ask for the serial number to be sent to them via Amazon message or your email and that's that. Free cable if it doesn't work, to use on charging, etc. Here's the link. Note that it's USB-C to 3.0 so USB-A. They have USB-A to USB-C adapter's you can purchase on amazon as well to make it C to C like the Link cable but this is not always necessary and was not for me. Here's the link. It has to be this cable, not the other one's Anker sells. Mainly because this one can hit the 5Gbps. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MZIPYPY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Powerline-Pull-up-Resistor-MacBook/dp/B01MZIPYPY
Thanks again for all your info. I DM'd you but I realize some people don't see Reddit's chat to avoid spamming this thread. Do you recommend this as the data cable, connected to an X ft extension cable?
Oculus recommends this cable: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MZIPYPY/
The link I posted was for Amazon in Canada, try clicking here if you want the US site, or you can search for "Anker Powerline USB-C to USB 3.0 Cable (10ft)"... although given you were reading reviews on Amazon, it seems you might have found it already haha. [EDIT: Whoops, just re-read that you said the Reddit link gave you trouble, not Amazon. Just head over to the subreddit and select Wiki up top.]
As for the elbow connector, that's up to you, really. I don't use one, I just run the cable along of side of the headset to the back strap and fasten it with a velco strip (included with the cable) so that it runs down my back. While the cord juts out of the headset at kind of a weird angle as a result, the stress on the port shouldn't be too bad without any weight being placed on it (I also give it a bit of slack so it's not bending the cable/port too much). Perhaps more importantly, having the cable completely out of the way means I sometimes forget I have a cable attached at all... something I would have never said with my Rift CV1.