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Your MobileMe email address is also an Apple ID

Posted in Apple Portable Computers

Symptoms

If you have signed up for a MobileMe subscription, your MobileMe email address (subscribername@me.com) was automatically set up as an Apple ID. You can use this Apple ID to access your MobileMe account and other Apple Services. However, there are multiple types of Apple IDs. Continue reading to learn about each and how they interact with MobileMe.

Products Affected

MobileMe, MobileMe Account

Resolution

The Apple ID is your key to accessing many Apple services. Apple IDs fall under one of the below types:

  • MobileMe Subscriber Apple ID: This is your MobileMe email address and was created when you signed up for a MobileMe subscription. You can use it to sign in to MobileMe subscriber services: Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, and iDisk. You can also access other Apple services with this Apple ID such as the iTunes Store.
  • Find My iPhone Apple ID: This allows you to sign in to the free