iCloud to me: "Your email is already taken"

Command Alt Ego · Command Alt Ego #1 (**permalink**)

10-13-2011, 11:24 PM

Here's my situation.

1. I already have a MobileMe account.

2. My Apple ID is not my MobileMe email. It's a Yahoo! email.

3. In my Settings/iCloud on my iPhone(3GS), everything syncs fine except turning on email. When I flip the toggle to enable email syncing, up pops the window with my correct (Yahoo!) email as my Apple ID.

4. I enter my password, and everything's still fine.

5. I now get a pop-up window asking me to create an iCloud email, which is to end with "me.com".

6. Since I already have a me.com email, which I want to keep, I "recreate" that same email.

7. I get an error message telling me that ID is already taken. Duh, it's mine.

I called Applecare, and they told me they didn't know the answer to that, as they themselves are new to iCloud.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #2 (**permalink**)

10-13-2011, 11:44 PM

Use your mobile me ID as your AppleID. I have a separate AppleID I use for the AppStore and a mobile me ID.. both working fine on the same phone.

Command Alt Ego · Command Alt Ego #3 (**permalink**)

10-14-2011, 12:13 AM

I deleted my iCloud account on my iPhone, then relaunched it and used my MobileMe email as my "Apple" ID. It worked and everything is fine.

Thanks, Dysfunction!

Dysfunction #2 (permalink)
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Member Since: May 29, 2010 Posts: 67 Mac Specs: 15" Macbook Pro; iPhone 4s; 5th generation iPod Nano; iPod Classic 160 gig.	10-13-2011, 11:24 PM Here's my situation. 1. I already have a MobileMe account. 2. My Apple ID is not my MobileMe email. It's a Yahoo! email. 3. In my Settings/iCloud on my iPhone(3GS), everything syncs fine except turning on email. When I flip the toggle to enable email syncing, up pops the window with my correct (Yahoo!) email as my Apple ID. 4. I enter my password, and everything's still fine. 5. I now get a pop-up window asking me to create an iCloud email, which is to end with "me.com". 6. Since I already have a me.com email, which I want to keep, I "recreate" that same email. 7. I get an error message telling me that ID is already taken. Duh, it's mine. I called Applecare, and they told me they didn't know the answer to that, as they themselves are new to iCloud. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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