jeanthebean
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Q: @me.com vs. @icloud.com

I set up my iCloud account last month and it required me to set up an @me.com email.  I am now told that on August 1 - @me.com accounts will no longer work and I need to get an @icloud.com email.  Anybody know anything about this?

Posted on Jul 11, 2012 6:23 PM

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Q: @me.com vs. @icloud.com

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  • by Winston Churchill,Helpful

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 11, 2012 6:26 PM in response to jeanthebean
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    Jul 11, 2012 6:26 PM in response to jeanthebean

    Welcome to the Apple community.

     

    Not only have I not heard anything about this, I have not heard anything about iCloud.com addresses, where have you seen this information.

  • by Csound1,Helpful

    Csound1 Csound1 Jul 12, 2012 5:47 AM in response to jeanthebean
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    Jul 12, 2012 5:47 AM in response to jeanthebean

    jeanthebean wrote:

     

    I set up my iCloud account last month and it required me to set up an @me.com email.  I am now told that on August 1 - @me.com accounts will no longer work and I need to get an @icloud.com email.  Anybody know anything about this?

    That is incorrect.

  • by jeanthebean,

    jeanthebean jeanthebean Jul 12, 2012 12:58 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Jul 12, 2012 12:58 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    I called Apple Support and the rep told me all of that ... word for word.  I asked him 3 times.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jul 12, 2012 1:02 PM in response to jeanthebean
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    Jul 12, 2012 1:02 PM in response to jeanthebean

    jeanthebean wrote:

     

    I called Apple Support and the rep told me all of that ... word for word.  I asked him 3 times.

    Still it is incorrect, not all Geniuses are equal.

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 12, 2012 1:18 PM in response to Csound1
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    Jul 12, 2012 1:18 PM in response to Csound1

    Csound1 wrote:

     

    Still it is incorrect, not all Geniuses are equal.

     

  • by jeanthebean,

    jeanthebean jeanthebean Jul 12, 2012 5:47 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Jul 12, 2012 5:47 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    Well thank you very much, boys.  I guess my AppleCare Support that I paid for isn't quite paying off afterall.   I still don't understand why I was forced to create an @me.com email when I can't even use the darn thing for my Apple ID!?

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 12, 2012 5:53 PM in response to jeanthebean
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    Jul 12, 2012 5:53 PM in response to jeanthebean

    You need a me address to be able to use iCloud mail & notes. If you have a different address as your primary address, you will not be allowed to change your primary address to your me address, but you will be allowed to use either of the addresses to log into any of your accounts.

  • by jeanthebean,

    jeanthebean jeanthebean Jul 12, 2012 6:05 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Jul 12, 2012 6:05 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    Okay, Winston.  You seem to be on top of it all here, so I'm going to get specific with you in hopes you will be able to set me straight ...

     

    Here are the facts: 

     

    a) I have one email which is @charter.net.  That email will become extinct soon. 

     

    b) I have one @me.com email which I created when I started using icloud. 

     

    c) My @charter.net email is my current Apple ID email.

     

    d) I want to change my Apple ID to a different email because as stated above, the @charter.net will die soon.

     

    e) When I try to change my Apple ID to my @me.com email, it does not allow it because it says it is a "Mobile Me" email (even though I have never had a mobile me account). 

     

    Here are my questions:

     

    a) Now what?

     

    b) Am I'm forced to get a gmail or yahoo or other non-@me.com email to use for my Apple ID? 

     

    It simply does not make sense to me.  Can you help me to understand?  What am I missing?

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jul 12, 2012 6:08 PM in response to jeanthebean
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    Jul 12, 2012 6:08 PM in response to jeanthebean

    If you have not used the existing .me account I suggest creating a new one, logging out of iCloud and then logging back in with the new address.

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 12, 2012 6:11 PM in response to jeanthebean
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    Jul 12, 2012 6:11 PM in response to jeanthebean

    jeanthebean wrote:

     

    b) Am I'm forced to get a gmail or yahoo or other non-@me.com email to use for my Apple ID? 

    Yes, unfortunately it is as simple as that.

  • by jeanthebean,

    jeanthebean jeanthebean Jul 12, 2012 7:15 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Jul 12, 2012 7:15 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    Please bear with me for a bit longer as I'm confused.  First, I have used my .me account.  Regardless, you are telling me to create a new iCloud account with a new .me address?  How does that solve my problem that my Apple ID will not allow a .me address?

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 12, 2012 7:27 PM in response to jeanthebean
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    Jul 12, 2012 7:27 PM in response to jeanthebean

    I think you may be getting confused between the suggestions being made by various posters. I didn't suggest that you create a new Apple ID.

    You clearly have two Apple IDs at the moment, one of which uses a me address, which you cannot change. The other is a non-me address, which you can change, but the address that you substitute in its place must also be a non-me address.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jul 12, 2012 7:37 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Jul 12, 2012 7:37 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    A question Winston, what stops the OP from not using the existing .me address and substituting another in its place?

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 12, 2012 7:42 PM in response to Csound1
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    Jul 12, 2012 7:42 PM in response to Csound1

    I don't follow.

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