I should have mentioned that my wife's phone is brand new because we thought her old phone's (also Pixel 2) antenna was defective, given the frequency of dropped calls. I'm now thinking the old phone was fine and that this truly is a network issue. B...
Oh dear! I just discovered this thread after a quick search. Given the the flurry of recent reports of this issue and the almost identical experiences, this would seem to be a real, and widespread problem. My wife and I are having the exact issues...