“So don’t try to bull$#!+ me by switching from receiver (iPhone) to transmitters (AT&T & Verizon) to cover your dumb @$$. “
I bet you’re a good engineer if you think cell phones don’t have transmitters.
I bet you’re a good engineer if you think a cell phone's transmitter section has anything to do with its receiver's incoming signal strength indicator.
Keep on trying to CYA -- it's still hanging 'way out...