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Surprisingly yes, I got [firstname].[lastname]@me.com

Surprising because I have a famous name (thanks mom & dad)
 
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.
 
made 3 different ones with variations of my name. Although my name is very unique so I wasn't surprised that what I wanted wasn't taken
 
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?
 
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?
 
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jediistar said:
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?

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?
 
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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?

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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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.

Really? That seems illogical since @me.com IS APPLE, lol. Maybe they will fix that soon?
 
I did [some letter][firstname]@me... my first name is very common so I'm sure someone from mobileme had it.
 
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?
 
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.
 
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...:cool:
 
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