So my Incredible came in the mail today.

[Jamar]

What's the next step? Do I HAVE to fully charge it before turning it on? And does my Droid need to be turned off before I activate the Incredible? How DO I activate it?

[creamers]

Call *228 to activate it and let it charge overnight.

[claustin]

turn off your droid. when you first turn on your incredible it should make you activate it. during the activation call it should prompt you for the phone number you are activating it on. i think that should do it.

[Jamar]

Is it absolutely necessary that I fully charge it before turning it on? I plan on keeping it plugged in... I just have no patience!

[bomber889]

Yes, giving it a full charge would be good. Just turn it on and follow the directions

[aminaked]

My understanding is that it's no big deal to use it/charge it whenever you want. I wouldn't think twice about using it while charging it the first time.

About once a month, you should let the battery drain all the way and then charge it fully. This apparently resets the battery monitor to give you an accurate reading. Usually, though, it is better for the battery if you don't run it down all the way before charging.

In general, use it however you like. Batteries are robust these days and cheap enough to replace if you need to. Have fun!

[danDroid]

lol, there was no way I could have turned it on it let it charge.. I turned it on and started download apps

[jamjr74]

haha im with you dandroid!!! I plugged that baby right in and started downlaoding and setting it up the way I like!!!! I have never charged a phone for 8 hrs before use. The HTC charges fully in less then 1 hr and that is all I did!

[WTF??]

I plugged that baby right in and started downlaoding and setting it up the way I like!!!! I have never charged a phone for 8 hrs before use. The HTC charges fully in less then 1 hr and that is all I did!

Im guilty as well LOL

If you think about it, most cell phone reps will have to turn on a brand new phone to activate it. My activation with the reps (I got two DI's) took an hour. I had errands to run all day on the day I got my phones, so I didnt get to charge until that night (full charge)... so the next day I did my MAJOR editing to my liking

[mach330]

My understanding is that it's no big deal to use it/charge it whenever you want. I wouldn't think twice about using it while charging it the first time.

About once a month, you should let the battery drain all the way and then charge it fully. This apparently resets the battery monitor to give you an accurate reading. Usually, though, it is better for the battery if you don't run it down all the way before charging.

In general, use it however you like. Batteries are robust these days and cheap enough to replace if you need to. Have fun!

lithium batteries doesn't need these conditioning...

congrats on the phone. you're gonna love it.