Here in Rochester they have them a good chunk of the time, certainly if they dont have one now, they will in just a couple days. I ordered mine 3 weeks or so ago and got it the next day at BB (someone else at the same time walked in and bought one with no preorder of any kind.), by now they...
Try "No Lock" in the market, not sure if you can gain the volume keys and still keep the lock screen, but if you turn off the lock screen, volume keys work for sure.
I got you all beat, 93% today!
I've have 1-3 bars all day, and have received multiple call, texts, and emails without delay.
Most days its like 35-55%, but i have yet to have issues... I wonder if one bar counts as no signal in this %?