HT1349 Should my Apple on both my i-pad and i-phone be registered under the same internet accounts?

Today i bought an i-phone, when the tech helped me with the i-phone I registered the i-phone with a different internet address than the one I use with my i-pad.
Is there a way to change my i-phone to the same internet address as my i-pad? I realized all my downloads for the i-tunes has all been with that other account.
I am not real techie!

I think you mean your Apple ID (which may be the same as your email address).  You can change this on your phone by going to Settings>Store>Apple ID, tap the ID shown, sign out, sign back in using the one you have on your iPad.

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