Different needs dictate different styles.
We are just two people now and retired, often at home and so have Ooma- internet “landline” ($4 or so per month) with phones all over the house. Nicer than cell phones for talking, hearing the phone ring, answering for anyone in the house. Plus desktops and laptops/tablets (H is a computer junky) for high speed, big screen internet. And good car gps. For cell phones we pay a small fee, basically 10 cents a minute each person which amounts to typically $3 per month each. For vacations H gets a data plan by the week.
We do not need unlimited data or minutes, nor do we have four people to share a plan. Sure, we could easily afford the best phones and options but what a waste. Decent cell phones (upgraded last summer and don’t need to go outside for reception). For those of you who work and want to contact people when away from home or look things up or don’t have a good car gps other plans make more sense.
So much has changed over the years.