{"id":16928,"date":"2010-05-18T15:27:04","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T20:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=16928"},"modified":"2010-05-18T15:27:04","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T20:27:04","slug":"dodge-retort-droid-incredible-mobile-tethering-a-hassle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/dodge-retort-droid-incredible-mobile-tethering-a-hassle\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodge Retort: Droid Incredible mobile tethering a hassle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnwp.jpg\" alt=\"johnd\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7652 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By John Dodge<\/p>\n<p>I am still playing with HTC\u2019s Droid Incredible from Verizon Wireless and like I said initially, it\u2019s a very cool smart phone. 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