We practiced EC on and off with DS since he was about 10 weeks old. My mom started it because that's what people used to do where I come from Eastern Europe when I was little and since there were no disposable diapers parents potty trained kids by 12-18 months. We did use disposable diapers until 12.5-13 months and then cloth for a few more months, and just put DS on a Bjorn potty (or held above a sink, often with water running, when he was really little) as soon as he woke up in the morning or after a nap plus at regular intervals throughout the day or when DS showed signs of needing to go. It was not particularly different but we were not religious about it.
I think we were successful. DS was fully poopy trained by 12 months and had at the most 1 poopy diaper for months before then. And fully trained and not wearing diapers by 14.5 months during the day and 16.5 months at night. I found EC forum on mothering.com really useful and wish I discovered it earlier.
Mom to DS born on Thanksgiving 2003