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Setting up iCloud email

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AK10R

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Jun 20, 2009
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Fairbanks, Alaska
I'm setting up an iPad for my 70 year old father. He has no email or Apple ID. I have been trying for 45 minutes to find where to sign him up for a @icloud.com email. I need the email account to get him an Apple ID.
Anyone have a link to sign up for an email account.

Thanks.
 
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I went and made a gmail account, signed up for an Apple ID then it gave me a @iCloud.com email.... so I guess one can't have one email/Apple ID username... or at least I could not figure it out.....
 
AK10R said:
I'm setting up an iPad for my 70 year old father. He has no email or Apple ID. I have been trying for 45 minutes to find where to sign him up for a @icloud.com email. I need the email account to get him an Apple ID.
Anyone have a link to sign up for an email account.

Thanks.
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AK10R said:
Follow-up
I went and made a gmail account, signed up for an Apple ID then it gave me a @iCloud.com email.... so I guess one can't have one email/Apple ID username... or at least I could not figure it out.....
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This is very possible, I've does this for many people. Off hand I don't remeber the steps, but I think as you set it up, you make the @icloud for your Apple ID there.
 
No, you just sign up for iCloud on either a iOS or Mac device, and it should give you an iCloud.com email account.
 
impaler said:
No, you just sign up for iCloud on either a iOS or Mac device, and it should give you an iCloud.com email account.
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Unless I am missing something, you can only do this on an iOS device but not on a Mac. The mac seems to need a third party email to set up an Apple ID, for some reason...
 
Dolorian said:
Unless I am missing something, you can only do this on an iOS device but not on a Mac. The mac seems to need a third party email to set up an Apple ID, for some reason...
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You can do it from a Mac. I posted a screenshot how on here someplace also.
 
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