Do we need separate itunes accts?

Do we need separate itunes accounts ?
My wife and I share an iTunes account amongst my iphone, and her iphone and ipad. Since we added her iphone, all devices receive Txt Msgs intended for her, and when others FaceTime me, her iphone and ipad ring.
Do we need separate itunes accounts ?

You can continue to share a common Apple ID for purchases in iTunes, but many use separate Apple ID for iCloud to prevent this. You can still use the same on if you want. We have 4 devices, 3 phones and an iPad mini that share an Apple ID for iCloud. You just go into the settings area for iMessage and FaceTime for the devices and set the Send and Receive. For the phones, just set the actual phone number for the device, and for the iPad you can set the email address. The alternative is to set up new Apple IDs for iCloud for each device.

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You can do whichever you prefer.

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The Apple support document How to use multiple iPods with one computer suggests a number of ways. I use method two (Sync with selected playlists) with a slight twist. Rather than regular playlists I set the grouping field to indicate which users should receive which tracks and create smart playlists based on the content of this field.
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We have been using the same itunes/apple id to sync and backup our iphones without any problems. Today was my first problem with helping my husband set up his new iphone 4s. An AT&T salesperson said we needed our own accounts. Anyone know if that is true? AT&T transfered my husband's contacts to his new phone but I'm afraid to plug it into the computer because earlier today I ended up putting all of my contacts on his phone and couldn't find his.
Thank you!

It probably means that only one of you can use iCloud or at least sync calender/contacts with it. I would guess that you could manually manage the other phone as you have before.

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No need. Each iPod is recognized by iTunes and has its own preferences. Create the playlists you want to use for iPod #1, connect the iPod, in preferences click on sync selected playlists - and select the playlists you created. Disconnect that iPod. Create some new playlists and repeat the process for iPod #2.
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Why, if it told you you have insufficient space on your computer, would it suggest making more space available on your phone?
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I have an itunes acct - with my iphone and ipad linked. Also my daughter has an ipod -so I orignally linked it to my acct and it identified it as MY ipod.
I now want to open a separate acct for my daughter - can this be done on the same PC/laptop and then change her ipod over to her acct ?

Sure.
See here for Creating Her Apple ID > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5622
It should be Noted that anything Downloaded with a Particular Apple ID is tied to that Apple ID and Cannot be Merged or Transferred to a Different Apple ID
And here for > How to Use Multiple iDevices with One Computer
Also have a read here...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18409815?ac_cid=ha
And you may find this Video Link of Interest...
http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l

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I am using my daughters old laptop (which already has her iTunes on it) and need to add my iPhone and iTunes acct info but can't figure out how... PLEASE HELP!!

Sign her out of the iTunes copy that's on the machine, then you can sign in with your account credentials.

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I have an itunes account. However, I need to copy music onto a different iPod than my own. How do I do that? Do I need to create a separate iTunes account for that iPod?

An account means an iTunes Store account which is an online service. Do you mean that, or do you mean a library on a computer?
iOS devices can only be synced to one iTunes library at a time. You can sync that iPod to your account but it will wipe everything currently on it.
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod - http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201253 - detailed example: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18860187#18860187
If you use manual syncing, you can sync items from more than one iTunes library to your iPod. (You can sync iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad with only one iTunes library.) When manually managing content, you can add content from multiple libraries to your iPod or iPad. Even when manually managing music, some content may be available from only one library at time. This includes all content on iPhone and video content on iPod and iPad. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113 and http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1202
I could post another 2 pages of stuff trying to cover every possible scenario. It would help if you let us know exactly what you want to do. Are you trying to sync just a few songs (like giving them to a friend which is something iTunes is deliberately set up not to do)?

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You can use the same account to set up as many devices as you like.
You might also find there are tools to help with a roll out.
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/enterprise/
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Yes, in fact it's recommended that you have separate iCloud accounts. You can have separate iCloud accounts and still share the same iTunes ID; it does not need to be the same as the ID used for iCloud.
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