Fairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEM

In my opinion, Google Pixel 4 was an abject failure. But the 4a, one of the best phones ever.

I still think buying a Pixel and custom ROM is a better way to go than to buy Fairphone or Purism Librem phones.

Why does it appear that I have to purchase a Fairphone phone plan to get a phone from the company?