With any battery, it is best to keep the habit of waiting for the battery to reach the low battery warning signs to put it on the charger. This way, you will get the most out of the battery in terms of the life (longer lasting over months).
Plug it in at night and forget about the charging during the day. This battery is made for people who do not want to be tethered to their chargers all day long. Stop worrying about it so much and enjoy your phone.
This is after the initial conditioning of the battery, right?
One more question.
First day, I've read that the battery will be about half charged. To start the conditioning process, do I discharge it completely or charge it from that starting position?
You don't have to do anything special, just make sure you leave it plugged in for a full 8 hours for the initial charge. After that, you can use the battery conditioning methods discussed in other battery threads (unplug, turn off, plug in, wait for green like, repeat over and over).
Thought I would share this screen shot, been off the charger for around 27 hours, still 63% battery. I haven't placed a lot of calls, maybe 3 or 4 short ones, but have used my phone pretty moderately surfing the web and streaming media last night.
I just got the 3500 mah battery at best buy. Its call "platinum series" did some research and people say its the same exact one as the sedio. Same size, same door, etc. I put the battery in right out of the box and it was at about 60%... should I drain it down very low and then charge it all the way? Or put it on the charger right from the start?
and what app is that on the att thumbnail?