You must have missed the donut shop “pop in”

Freezing bread is much more effective and it comes right back to life after a bit of heating. Refrigerating it just dries it out imo.

Just stop buying phones from carriers and you never have to worry about this. If you like a phone, buy it unlocked straight from the manufacturer and do whatever you want with it. Most offer payment plans, and if not you can always use klarna or a credit card with no interest to make payments on it.