So I have been picking up b26 around guilderland / colonie (albany area) but usually only briefly when switching from 3g to 4g.
Yesterday I was able to hold on for several minutes, long enough to run a speed test which was encouraging. This was indoors, at a location where I am typically barely hanging on to 3g/ 1x800. Speed test was 8.75 down, .54 up @ around 110 db.
So b26 is coming and hopefully will be as quick to deploy as 1x800 was.