Anyone here owns an XBOX 360 with wireless controller?

I have a question about the wireless controller and the battery.

I put the battery in the charger and there are 2 green lights on the side of the charger (because you can charge 2 batteries at one time).

The lights come on as soon as I put the battery in and then they go off.

Does this means the batteries are fully charged?

Also when I put the battery into the controller, how do I turn the controller on?

Does the XBOX 360 console have to come on first?

My friend came over and loaded several games on the hard drive.

When I tried to start one of the Call of Duty game, it wanted me to create a profile WHICH I DID (pick name, pick funny looking male or female avatar, etc).

But then it's telling me I need to go online to start a new Call of Duty game.

Do I need to buy a XBOX Live minutes card to go online even if I am not going to download any games or movies or do any updates?

p.s. I would call my store but then I will come across as the Boss who doesn't know anything about the products he sells.

LOL!

Maybe try posting on the Xbox 360 support forums. They have player moderators who generally know as much or more than the paid techs.