A Husband, Wife, Multiple Devices & iCloud

My wife and I have multiple Apple devices ranging from iPhones to iPads to iMac's. We have used my Apple ID and password for all of our app and music purchases. We eventually got a Mobile Me account so we could share contacts and a calendar (she uses the @me.com for her own email). I really want to move to iCloud, but am not sure how to set it up. Is it ok to still use my original usernam/password for app store purchases, but use the Mobile Me username/password for iCloud? Will get each others messages/texts doing this? We basically want to still have a common contacts list, a common calendar showing both of our schedules and a central place for pictures and video, but everything else should be individual. Any ideas?

Not necessarily. You can configure the Receive At setting in iMessage. Your iPhone will receive messages sent to your phone number and email address; her phone will receive messages sent to her phone number and email address. Set the Caller ID on each phone to your respective email addresses.
On the iPad, you really need to choose. It can receive both, but it can only send as one or the other. If you have the iPad setup to send as yourself, it behaves a little oddly if you try and send messages to your phone. I recommend making a choice on the iPad or setting up a third email there.
Btw, make sure the My Info in Mail, Contacts, Calendars is correct after the switch on each device.

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My family shares one Apple ID for our iTunes purchases. We have two iPhones, two iPads and an iPod touch all running iOS 5 between us. The 'master' Apple ID, that we all use for iTunes, is my e-mail address. I created a separate Apple ID (their own e-mail addresses) for each individual in the family, which is used to connect to the iCloud for the purposes of syncing and backing up to the iCloud.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4895
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I'd like to know this to.
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Best practice for setting up iCloud with multiple devices using a single AppleID

Hi there
Me and my wife have an iPhone each, and are looking at getting both of us using iCloud. The problem is that we only use one Apple ID for our music library.
Is getting a separate Apple ID necessary for each device on iCloud, or can multiple devices have seperate settings/photos/music, etc.?

Using different Apple ID for iCloud is not necessary, but in most cases it is recommended.
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One computer, one iTunes account, multiple devices and iCloud accounts, help!

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A Husband, Wife, Multiple Devices & iCloud

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