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Apple Notifying Former MobileMe Members of New iCloud.com Email Address Options
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iCloud me mac never
If it was such a pain, why did you "switch"? I've never seen the point of using anything other than just .mac.
If it was such a pain, why did you "switch"? I've never seen the point of using anything other than just .mac.
Is there any way to rename your "core" account yet? I loathe that I have to use aliases for everything since my main account from back in the .mac days is named after a defunct business I used to operate before it got bought. I'm not sure if a call to Apple is the way to fix this or if it's simply not possible. Basically I ask because I saw it pop up again with this latest email.
I've never understood why they stopped us using mac.com addy. That was the best period.
Anyway, I went back with my gmail addy, this is until outlook.com has imap option
Anyway, I went back with my gmail addy, this is until outlook.com has imap option
yeah!! so many registrations over so many years - the same reason I don't use the @me addresses I have either.
It took long enough to unravel my Symmetricom emails....
+1, Dude!! So glad I signed up in the .Mac days so I don't have to appear so self-absorbed that I need me in my email address. @iCloud is better but unnecessary. Apple had it nailed with .Mac.
Well...
I would love to use an iCloud.com email actually, it tells people the actual website it takes you to instead of MobileMe is closed! Which could be confusing to people trying to create the same email. However I can give my @iCloud.com email to people but it still can't replace my ancient @mac.com email that has an old embarrassing email I've been trying to get rid of for 2 years.
I would love to use an iCloud.com email actually, it tells people the actual website it takes you to instead of MobileMe is closed! Which could be confusing to people trying to create the same email. However I can give my @iCloud.com email to people but it still can't replace my ancient @mac.com email that has an old embarrassing email I've been trying to get rid of for 2 years.
I had assumed that my @me.com address still existed, and that it was just becoming @icloud.com. But now someone else has taken it.
Finally... Eager to toss the ever so narcissistic @me.com
The last vestiges of the failed MobileMe.
Now I'll continue to wait patiently & watch as Apple struggles with iCloud. At least the name doesn't sound so self centered.
The last vestiges of the failed MobileMe.
Now I'll continue to wait patiently & watch as Apple struggles with iCloud. At least the name doesn't sound so self centered.
I was hoping no one would catch my typo. I wrote the post in a fit of frustration. I meant to say "addresses". All fixed.
This email fiasco
This email fiasco made me actually dislike my Apple products. My Apple ID has always been a Gmail account. I also have been a subscriber to first .Mac and MobileMe. Now I am stuck with two new addresses, but I cannot move my Apple ID to a new address. Further more, my iDevices attempt to use the Apple addresses as default addresses during a new setup until I remember to change those settings...thus I have accidentally sent people emails from this address. I hate this email address fiasco. One more thing that I do not like about iCloud.
In general, iCloud is my least favorite cloud service.
This email fiasco made me actually dislike my Apple products. My Apple ID has always been a Gmail account. I also have been a subscriber to first .Mac and MobileMe. Now I am stuck with two new addresses, but I cannot move my Apple ID to a new address. Further more, my iDevices attempt to use the Apple addresses as default addresses during a new setup until I remember to change those settings...thus I have accidentally sent people emails from this address. I hate this email address fiasco. One more thing that I do not like about iCloud.
In general, iCloud is my least favorite cloud service.
I'll stick with my @mac.com address, thank you. I am not interested in @ iCloud.com. Heck, I still don't haven't used @me.com, either.
Still, it's nice to know that my iCould address is reserved...
Still, it's nice to know that my iCould address is reserved...
Who cares? Here is the list of things I want regarding Apple ID and email addresses.
That's all
- MERGE TWO APPLE ID'S TOGETHER.... pretty please :3
That's all
I don't even use my .me/.cloud email addresses.. Anyway to totally disable them in the mail app?
Why? The .mac addresses continue to work, and have been around a lot longer than .me has been.
I had <myname>@me.com. I was under the assumption that it would automatically transition to <myname>@icloud.com at some point.
I went to try to check on icloud.com, and it told me I had to set up an icloud.com email address. I followed the procedure (turned on email in iCloud settings), entered what I thought was my address, and it says it is taken.
I sign into iCloud with the gmail address my iTunes account it on.
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I think I may be in the same situation as you. It seems for now the best solution for me is to just not turn on iCloud email. I don't plan on using the address anyway, and iCloud is otherwise working with my gmail account as the sign in.
Well, they never stopped letting you use @mac.com, which they stopped giving out in 2008. I doubt they'll stop letting you use @me.com as long as they continue to offer any form of email service.
Have the @mac and an @me. I really don't need another. So glad I can still have the original @mac. That's the one I always use.
I'm curious about this:
If I change my email address to the new @icloud.com does this change my Apple ID to the @icloud.com since my Apple ID is my @me.com address.
If I change my email address to the new @icloud.com does this change my Apple ID to the @icloud.com since my Apple ID is my @me.com address.