Walk me through how to upgrade to a decent cellphone (iPhone).

So I have a basic plan with YMobile–my wife, son, and myself have the same one and it's about 12,000 a month for all of us. Plenty of gigs each month to stream, etc., so I have no need to necessarily change my plan.

The wife and I both have an iPhone 8 so it's time for an upgrade. We could just buy a used phone directly from a used store, craigslist, or mercari. OR we could pop into a shop and get a decent phone but then we'd probably be locked into some new plan and/or obligated to buy a new phone at some time in the future–a friend told me about this contract.

The wife and I aren't interested in the latest iPhone 17 or whatever, but maybe the iPhone 14 or so would be more than enough. And we want to keep our current plan with YMobile.

So where/how can I get a good deal?

by soulcaptain