Perhaps I'm missing the point as I often do but wouldn't this not have happened if the cell phone was turned off in the first place when you were asked? I'm not saying that it was fair or right that you were asked but complying with crew members instructions are required. Maybe this FA was responsible for the area you were sitting in and was taking care of her responsibilities. Maybe the higher ground would have been more satifying. Lots of maybes.

Many things may not seem fair or right but there are the appropriate response. I go to court over the speeding ticket rather than not sign it or blast the police officer. I comply with a supervisors directive and file a grievance if I disagree. I am asked to do something on board the plane and I comply and handle the situation at the appropriate level later. So it goes with most situations as someone else is usually driving the bus.

These are my thoughts and I think there are many "right" options in the same situation. Yours may have been right for you. If I am not satisfied with a situation I first ask "was there anything that I could have done to have made it better." It helps me put it into perspective.

Happy Holidays and flying.

Dick