Tracfone has doubled the data allowance on its Unlimited Talk & Text plans at no extra cost to customers. Hotspot functionality is now available on all UTT plans, previously limited to the $40 plan.

George Thomas has used Tracfone for 20 years. It was his very first cell phone, recommended to him by someone he met during a pit stop at a hot dog stand during one of his beloved rides on his Harley.

One of the biggest resellers of mobile service in the US is joining Verizon in a deal worth more than $6 billion. Carrie was a managing editor at CNET focused on breaking and trending news. She'd been ...