Very true kezo, my mrs on the other hand has had sony phones for many years. last one I bought her from sony as a wedding present.
She got an upgrade recently for the same amount as she was paying for her sim only, phone arrived end of nov an s20 but it’s still in the box.
I have a sim in her name and they won’t give me such a deal although I do pay less than she doe’s for the exact same allowances.
I am now out of min contract also, so may switch or if a good deal comes along grab it or if she don’t use the s20 i’ll use that. One thing I do need is unlimited data for kids and devices to stream in the car.
Often you pay for the phone over the course of the contract but sometimes they offer good deals to keep you a customer. Right now I get unlimted data for £20 a month but is now £21.80 and will rise in april again. but i dunno if i want to takeout another sim only deal incase then the phone packs it in or games I play are not supported. Guess I’ll have a look about soon.