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Who got @me email address they wanted?
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My name is a little more obscure but still very glad I got mine!
Nice little perk getting that e-mail address.
No and even though I already have a .me address it won't recognize it.
This migration is a bit off.
Cheers,
I was able to reactivate my me.com address that I hadn't subscribed to in over a year. It was definitely the one I wanted and impossible to get on any service unless you get it at the start of a service. I also have the same ID on gmail so it's easy to remember.
So I get everything set up and realize that my Apple ID is my account name. My apple ID is my current email address xxxxxxx@verizon.net. My new email address is xxxx.xxxxx@me.com.
Am i stuck with the account name being my old email address and having to sign in with that forever?
Am i stuck with the account name being my old email address and having to sign in with that forever?
Two questions.
1) Anyone planning on switching over and using this as a daily email driver? Shoving aside gmail/hotmail or whatever email provider suits your fancy?
2) I wonder if I can switch and use this xxx@me.com email as an Apple ID instead of my gmail?
1) Anyone planning on switching over and using this as a daily email driver? Shoving aside gmail/hotmail or whatever email provider suits your fancy?
2) I wonder if I can switch and use this xxx@me.com email as an Apple ID instead of my gmail?
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This is exactly what I am wondering. I'd like to completely ditch gmail and go all apple with my @me.com email. However, my Apple ID I'd under my gmail account, so...is there a way to switch email address' with my Apple ID?
jediistar said:
This is exactly what I am wondering. I'd like to completely ditch gmail and go all apple with my @me.com email. However, my Apple ID I'd under my gmail account, so...is there a way to switch email address' with my Apple ID?
I checked out another thread in the iPhone forum and it looks like you can change an Apple ID to anything BUT a me.com email. Sucks.
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Really? That seems illogical since @me.com IS APPLE, lol. Maybe they will fix that soon?
jediistar said:
Really? That seems illogical since @me.com IS APPLE, lol. Maybe they will fix that soon?
Can you make one just to have it and still use your iTunes email account for apps and purchases?
Was fortunate to snag my firstnamelastname@me.com when I got MobileMe back in the day
If I recall Apple said you could keep your "Mobile Me" email address as long as you don't cancel or end your service early. I've had mine since it's inception. It's XXX@mac.com
Only 3 letters! I'm so lucky 
I got the one I wanted... but I'm not sure I'll ever use it. I have NO interest in a new email service. I think I may just use my regular apple ID, which is my gmail address. Why add another email address into the mix? Don't need it, and I have enough stuff to manage.
Seriously... if I don't care about my email in the cloud, because gmail already has this, why do I want o use a @me.com for this?
Seriously... if I don't care about my email in the cloud, because gmail already has this, why do I want o use a @me.com for this?
I couldn't get [first].[last]@me. Since I had an @me account before it wouldn't let me use my preferred email address either.
So instead I went with a variation of my e-mail email address with is already a variation of my name backwards. I refuse to add numbers to my name, otherwise it probably would've been easier.
So instead I went with a variation of my e-mail email address with is already a variation of my name backwards. I refuse to add numbers to my name, otherwise it probably would've been easier.
Was hoping for [shortfirst].[lastname] but that and [wholefirst] was taken. (Chris vs Christopher). However I did snag [firstinitial].[last]
I got the ones I wanted too! I always had the mobileme email address I wanted. I also made sure to get two more variations since I had a MobileMe family plan which still allows for more additions!
Because of this sudden urge to get this ideal [firsname].[lastname]@me.com email address...I was slightly upset that I didn't have the perfect gmail account. I randomly went on gmail and clicked "can't access my account" and put it my firstname.lastname@gmail.com and answered a security question that looked vaguely familiar and....
it worked!
It turned out when gmail first came out, I made myself an account but I never used it since I was in High School and an email account with my firstname.lastname sounded too boring and old. Now here I am with the mobileme email I think is professional and ideal AND a gmail too that I happened upon randomly!
Yes, I'm excited! Now I'm not sure which one to put on my resume...
Because of this sudden urge to get this ideal [firsname].[lastname]@me.com email address...I was slightly upset that I didn't have the perfect gmail account. I randomly went on gmail and clicked "can't access my account" and put it my firstname.lastname@gmail.com and answered a security question that looked vaguely familiar and....
it worked!
It turned out when gmail first came out, I made myself an account but I never used it since I was in High School and an email account with my firstname.lastname sounded too boring and old. Now here I am with the mobileme email I think is professional and ideal AND a gmail too that I happened upon randomly!
Yes, I'm excited! Now I'm not sure which one to put on my resume...
