Weak Cell Signal after Battery Replacement.
Hi. Bought a replacement battery for my friend's iPhone 4s. Removed cover, removed battery connector and carefully removed the cell antenna grounding tip with a pick up tool, avoiding finger contacts. Replaced battery, carefully put back the grounding tip while avoiding finger contact. Phone powers on fine, but it has a very weak cell signal... one bar at home when he normally gets 4-5 bars, and no signal at all from my home while I get 3 bars on my iPhone.
I tried a few things found online like change the date/time and restart, reset network settings. I even put the original battery in, no difference.
I'm at a lost... what could have had happened?