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Was this a service only offered with Apple's Mobile Me? Is there anyway I can still get an e-mail address ending in @me.com?

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The answers below appear to be old (before iCloud was released) so are based on some guess work... Can anyone please update whether one can still get @me.com email id, I'm unable to find a way. – Atul Goyal Feb 10 '12 at 7:50
I found a way and have added it as answer below. – Atul Goyal Feb 10 '12 at 14:49

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It's basically not possible to make a new MobileMe account while the transition to iCloud is happening. There are some loopholes (like adding a new account under an existing Family account) - but most will have to wait until iCloud is released. The official word on that is a vague - in the fall of 2011.

From the Apple preview page covering Contacts, Calendar and Mail as part of iCloud:

Mail that delivers. Free.

When you set up iCloud, you get a free me.com email account. iCloud automatically pushes new email messages to all your devices, so your inbox is up to date everywhere you check it. And iCloud keeps all your folders in sync, no matter which device you’re using.

That was posted June 6, 2011, and I think that's pretty definitive. Free me.com accounts for all. It's unclear if you can get a new one today, but when iCloud opens to the public, you'll be able to sign up for one.

The sign-up page for MobileMe was disabled when iCould was announced at WWDC. People with unredeemed paid memberships can request a refund as they can no longer create a new account. Also, the free trials are suspended - presumably until iCloud opens this fall. The MobileMe transition FAQ documents this in detail and should be updated if things change before iCloud details are released.

The only way to get an account is if you already have a Family Pack with unallocated sub accounts. It is not clear if and how that sub account will transition to iCloud, but that may be an option for some to establish MobileMe email after June 6, 2011 and before iCloud opens for business.

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"Free me.com accounts for all." with "all" meaning every one who owns an iGadget or a mac with OSX 10.7 (or later). – Martin Jun 10 '11 at 12:05
Possibly true (We don't yet know if Windows users with Safari or iTunes but no iGadgets will be able to sign up for iCloud), but I think that on AskDifferent, that's not an very restrictive assumption. If people want free email that can do lots of other stuff, including excellent syncing capabilities for many platforms, there's always Google. I use MobileMe now for mail, calendar, and contact syncing, but NetNewsWire and Reeder use Google Reader as my canonical RSS store. And when we had Blackberries a few years ago, before we bought the iPhones, we used Google Sync. – Negrino Jun 13 '11 at 20:33
@martin anyone with an Apple ID will be able to sign up for an iCloud account, so all you will need to do is go to appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa and set one up. – Graeme Hutchison Nov 15 '11 at 14:28
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Steve Jobs mentions in WWDC 2011, that "We'll give you a me.com email address," when speaking about iCloud. So - if your question was in reference to whether the @me.com addresses will disappear with the coming of the iCloud service, no, I don't think so.

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You can actually just go into the "Mail, Contacts & Calendars" section of your system preferences on your Mac. Click the add account option on the left and then click the iCloud option on the right, it will give you the option to generate a new apple ID account with an option to make it a free @me.com account.

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Thanks this worked like a charm – MrDaniel Jul 4 '12 at 1:57
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From this Apple Support page:

Can I create a new MobileMe account?
You can no longer create a new 60-day trial account or start a new subscription using a code contained in a MobileMe box. However, if you have a Family Pack subscription, you can still create new family member accounts.

Edit: I hadn't targeted the actual question very well: "How can I get a me.com e-mail address?".

Turns out, you only need to create an Apple ID using your an existing email address which you will need to verify; then using iOS 5, OS 10.7, or Windows Vista or later, and create an iCloud account which will include your choice of an available @me.com address.

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On a Mac running Lion or higher, click System Preferences, select iCloud.

If you have selected another account, logout.

Click on Create an Apple Id ... rest is self-explanatory and go through the steps.

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You'll need to sign up for an account. At http://www.me.com/ there's a faint link along the bottom-left corner of the page called "Help" which describes the sign-up process. The page you're interested in is here:

  Sign up for a MobileMe Free Account
  http://help.apple.com/mobileme/index.html?lang=en#mmb1de40d9

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From the website: "If you have iPhone 4, iPad, or iPod touch (4th generation) with iOS 4.2 (or later) installed, you can sign up for a MobileMe Free Account. With a free account, you can use Find My iPhone without a MobileMe subscription." – Dustin G. Jun 8 '11 at 6:04
This only worked on or before June 5 and was turned off June 6, 2011 as part of the transition to iCloud. – bmike♦ Jun 9 '11 at 16:37
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Ah hah! So I found a tricky way to get my me.com address. I downloaded the iOS 5 developer preview onto my iPad 2. The new iOS gives you the option to create a me.com e-mail address.

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These accounts could be marked as developer sandbox only similar to Game Center accounts that were all mass deleted just before the go-live date for the general public. Use caution unless you have information that these are not just test accounts and will actually be migrated if that matters to you. – bmike♦ Jun 9 '11 at 16:40
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@bmike: Per your flag, developer questions are okay up to the point of asking about actual code. The lingering question is really how much traction these will get over time (which so far isn't much, but there really isn't another place to ask them. SO will close stuff like this and Programers is for subjective questions). – Philip Regan Jun 9 '11 at 17:31
developer.apple.com has discussions for anything relating to beta software and NDA material and iCloud beta - perhaps you meant no other place on SE. – bmike♦ Jun 9 '11 at 18:25
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I have been looking for a way to get @me email id and finally after a lot of search found a way here

go into the iCloud settings on your Mac and check Mail, you will be prompted to create a @me.com address.

I'm not sure whether there is any other way to create @me address from me.com or icloud.com but the above worked for me!

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