The holidays are a busy time of year.  I’ve been meaning to update everyone on how things have been going with my VZW Fans program.  I had a couple of instances over the last few weeks where my Verizon Wireless phone really kept me on top of the action while celebrating some special events.  (more…)

It’s the season of giving and in true holiday spirit, we’ve got our biggest giveaway EVER!  Thanks to our friends at Verizon Wireless and the awesome VZWFans program that I’m participating in, I’ve been given a brand spanking new DROID RAZR HD to give to one of my readers.

But wait, there’s more.  To help you properly accessorize this awesome phone, the fine folks are Verizon are throwing in a $50 gift card that can be used to be a case, car dock or pay next month’s bill.

Here are just some of the amazing features for the RAZR HD:

BATTERY: ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT PERFORMANCE

A single charge keeps DROID RAZR HD powered up for an eye-opening 24 hours of performance. Take in up to 7 hours of your favorite YouTube HD shows, or listen to 20 hours of your favorite streaming music. Surf the web at 4G LTE speeds for 6 hours. And that’s just for starters—use SMARTACTIONS™ to get even more hours of fun. Bottom line: Stop searching for the charger and start having more fun.

HD DISPLAY: RAZR SHARP DETAIL

DROID RAZR HD’s 4.7″ HD display delivers vibrant visual clarity—the kind you’d expect from an HDTV. Better resolution means easier to read texts, web pages, magazines and books. Deeper colors for viewing photos and videos in more true-to-life color. And a smoothness that draws you into the movie thrills like never before. None can deliver it in a smartphone this compact. On DROID RAZR HD there’s always something good to watch. (Hint – NFL Mobile! for Red Zone channel and all the prime time games!)

RAZR DESIGN: INCREDIBLE FEATURES. IMPOSSIBLY THIN.

At a mere 8.4mm thin DROID RAZR HD is the world’s most compact 4.7” smartphone. Yet it still has more features, more battery, and more detail-dripping display than competing LTE smartphones. Turn-by-turn directions, voice-activated text messaging, up to 24 hours of performance, and a full 4.7” of high def viewing area, all in a phone as thin as half a deck of cards. DROID RAZR HD—it’s design innovation from every angle.

ADVANCED CAMERA FEATURES: PICTURE PERFECT EVERY TIME

With advanced camera technology built into the DROID RAZR HD, taking high quality photos on the go has never been easier. Take vibrantly colored HDR photos, razor-sharp HD 1080p video, panorama, multi-shot, slow-motion, and much more. You’ll be ready to capture the perfect shot every time.

Check out all the awesome specs of the RAZR HD here.

“So how do I enter this awesome contest?” you ask.  It couldn’t be easier.  Just post a Comment at the bottom of this post telling me which awesome feature of the new Droid RAZR HD will most help enhance your sports experience or post a Packers joke or predict the Bears record over the last 4 games .  Honestly, the comment doesn’t matter as long as you make one.   Winner will be selected at random, so anyone can win this awesome prize pack.  Contest ends next Friday, so Comments must be submitted by 7PM CST on Friday December 14, 2012.  We want to make sure you get the RAZR HD before the Mayan calendar expires so you can capture the end of the world in dazzling HD.

Now for some boring rules.  Contest is limited to adults 18 and over in the US.  (Sorry, even though the RAZR HD is a global phone, you must be in the US to win).   Please limit to one comment per e-mail address, Twitter or Facebook ID.  As you might know, there are a bunch of sports bloggers out there who are also participating in the same contest.  While we can’t stop you from entering on multiple sites, we do kindly request that you don’t “double dip” and enter on a bunch of sites.

Thanks for participating in this fantastic promotion.  I can personally attest after using one of the newest Droid products over the last two months that these phone and the Verizon Wireless 4G service are second to none!

Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Wireless Midwest Fans program and have been provided with a wireless device and five months of service in exchange for my honest opinions about the product.

Want to meet a member of the NFL’s best defense?  (And no, I’m not just saying that, they’re literally ranked #1)  Come out to the Verizon Store at 1538 E Lake Cook Road in Wheeling IL on Monday October 29th between 7-8 PM for a meet and great with Chicago Bears defensive back DJ Moore.  Moore is among the leaders on the defense with two interceptions including a late one vs the Lions that almost sealed the game.  Almost

If this event is even a fraction of Matt Forte’s recent appearance at a Verizon Wireless Store in Lincolwood, my best advice is to get their early.

For more details on the event, click here.

Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Wireless Midwest Fans program and have been provided with a wireless device and five months of service in exchange for my honest opinions about the product.

There’s nothing like daydreaming about a trip to New Orleans in early February for Super Bowl XLVII after another win for our 5-1 NFC North leading Chicago Bears.  Why sit on the couch at home while the Hurricanes are flowing at Pat O’Briens as the football universe descends on The Big Easy?  Enter for a chance to win tickets to GO TO THE BIG GAME.  Four incredibly lucky grand prize winners get:

• Round-trip coach air transportation for two to New Orleans
• Five-day, four night hotel accommodations (January 31-February 4, 2013)
• Two Super Bowl XLVII tickets (to be played on February 3, 2013)
• Much more!

Entry forms are available at any Verizon Wireless store and the contest is open through November 9.

Check out the details here or get yourself to a Verizon store ASAP to enter for a chance to win. If you believe the Bears are going to the Super Bowl, why not enter so you can be there too?

Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Wireless Midwest Fans program and have been provided with a wireless device and five months of service in exchange for my honest opinions about the product.

If there is any shift in the NFL away from the importance of the running back position, it wasn’t evident last Monday night.  Crowds flocked to Lincolnwood for a chance to meet Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte in the Grand Opening of the new Verizon Wireless store. (more…)

Oct 1, 2012; Arlington, TX, USA; Chicago Bears center Roberto Garza (63) on the sidelines during the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

I guess they’ve raised the bar since I used to do Show and Tell when I was a kid.  Nowadays, if your kid is bringing a pro athlete or celebrity to class, they’re at risk of being banished to the unpopular table in the lunchroom.  Fear not, Bears fan parents!  Thanks to the folks at Verizon Wireless, you can enter for a chance to bring Chicago Bear Roberto Garza to your kid’s school: (more…)

I told you last week that I was participating in a program with Verizon Wireless to check out their products during the football season and give you some feedback.  One of the benefits of this program is that I get to share some of their exciting promos with you and this is a great one right off the bar.  The folks at NFL Mobile and Verizon Wireless are offering a free trial of NFL Mobile Premium now thru Monday October 1st.  What does that mean?  Follow me inside and see.

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Thanks to the good folks at Verizon Wireless, I’ve been selected as a handful of bloggers to participate in the Verizon Wireless Midwest Fans program this NFL season to share my experiences on their network with a cool new phone (which is still a big secret) and some other surprises along the way to let you know how it enhances my NFL viewing experience.

I’m already a cell phone junky and am constantly checking scores, fantasy stats and looking for any updates on the Beloved Chicago Bears on Twitter and around the interwebs, so this will put Verizon to the test.  If you’ve followed me and this site for a while, you know that I’m not a typical homer – I’ll tell it like it is.  If their products aren’t cutting the mustard, you’ll hear about it.

To kick off the program, we’ve been invited to the Chicago Bears vs St Louis Rams at Soldier Field today.  I couldn’t think of a better way to get this program going, could you?  So I’ll be tweeting from the game, along with a bunch of the other bloggers.

To help you keep up with the action, I’ve created a Twitter widget to follow VZWFANS tweets to see what kind of trouble we’re getting into.  Follow along, won’t you?

Tweets about “#VZWFANS”

Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Wireless Midwest Fans program and have been provided with a wireless device and five months of service in exchange for my honest opinions about the product.