Who got @me email address they wanted?

[silverf1re]

Simple question but an important topic to me. 2 hours after iCloud went live, for those of us who aren't developers or had mobile me prior, I tried to get a combination of my first and last name @me.com While my first 5 attempts consisting of initials etc. didn't pan out i finally got [lastname][firstname]@me.com

 

[Surrix]

I did. [firstInitial][middleInitial][lastName]@me.com

 

[mickbab]

I got mine. Have been using [first][last]@gmail.com for quite some time, and conveniently was able to get [first][last]@me.com straight away.

 

[silverf1re]

I did. [firstInitial][middleInitial][lastName]@me.com

I tried that one to no avail. Damn you common anglo-saxon name

 

[applefan289]

I did. [firstInitial][middleInitial][lastName]@me.com

I did exactly this and it worked.

 

[AlvinNguyen]

I got [first][dot][last]@me.com

 

[likemyorbs]

I tried that one to no avail. Damn you common anglo-saxon name

i have a common anglo-saxon name (despite the fact im ukrainian), and i got the email i wanted. jaybennett@me.com

 

[EddyP]

I got [first][dot][last]@me.com

That's what I did for me, my wife, and daughter.

 

[Patdt13]

I did [first name][middle initial] [Last Name]@me.com

 

[ECUpirate44]

Not exactly understanding why we need an @me account if someone wouldn't mind explaining.

 

[FPP777]

I am updating my phone now. Where doi go to get an email address?

 

[silverf1re]

That's what I did for me, my wife, and daughter.

Nice. I tried all of that and it wanted to ad 5 or 7 after it so i assumed there were that many that beat me to it. How long after it went live did everyone try?

 

[MarkMS]

Not exactly understanding why we need an @me account if someone wouldn't mind explaining.

You don't need a @me.com address to use iCloud. You can use your iTunes ID for that. But you need a @me.com address to get iCloud email access. I make one to move from Gmail to iCloud.

 

[silverf1re]

I am updating my phone now. Where doi go to get an email address?

I did it on my mac under iCloud settings

 

[Arien157]

What does this email do? And how do you get it?

 

[likemyorbs]

How long after it went live did everyone try?

Last night when i installed the GM

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What does this email do? And how do you get it?

allows you to send and receive emails.

 

[FPP777]

I did it on my mac under iCloud settings

I have a PC. Do I just go to icloud.com once the update is complete?

 

[silverf1re]

I have a PC. Do I just go to icloud.com once the update is complete?

it will be on your iDevice also i belive

 

[theDUB]

It doesn't just use your existing Apple ID?

 

[Watabou]

Sadly nope, I got [firstname].[lastname](number)@me.com

But I'm perfectly happy with this. It still is professional. Plus if I had gotten the first and last email address, I'm sure I would have gotten a lot of spam email like my gmail account.

It doesn't just use your existing Apple ID?

Nope, you get to choose what you want for your email address.

 

[MarkMS]

I have a PC. Do I just go to icloud.com once the update is complete?

No. You either make one on your upgraded iOS 5 device or install the iCloud control panel for Windows. For Mac you just update to 10.7.2, I believe.

 

[FPP777]

No. You either make one on your upgraded iOS 5 device or install the iCloud control panel for Windows. For Mac you just update to 10.7.2, I believe.

Thanks

 

[silverf1re]

Sadly nope, I got [firstname].[lastname](number)@me.com

But I'm perfectly happy with this. It still is professional. Plus if I had gotten the first and last email address, I'm sure I would have gotten a lot of spam email like my gmail account.



Nope, you get to choose what you want for your email address.

That's what I am looking forward to, putting it on my resume and having it look nice.

 

[NeighborMike]

I used my nickname and it worked fine

 

[Demosthenes X]

I got [first initial].[last name]@me.com, which is what I wanted. Then I registered [first name][last name] as an alias.

I'm pretty happy, I got the two I wanted which are obviously long since taken on Gmail. I've been using [first name][middle initial][last name] with Gmail, but sometimes people spell my first name wrong (there are variable spellings) or forget to put in the middle initial so I never get the email.