ICloud address

I'm slow getting up to speed with iCloud. It seems as if, in th email application, I've been automatically assigned my old mobileme email address as my iCloud email address. How do I change it within preferences? It looks grayed-out where I can't so anything about it. When I look on my one week old iPad mini it tells me that I don't have an iCloud email address. So how do I get an iCloud email address and have it be the same on my iPad and MacBook?

Mine automatically showed up in my email prefences the other day and was working fine last night. I called apple support about an unrelated issue, and got to talking about the new domain. They're still not completely done working on the servers and working out all the kinks, so the service may be in and out for now. That's why you haven't recieved an official email from apple yet about the new address, because they are supposed to send an email to everyone notifying them about the change.

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You will want to see the following article for guidance on achieving the result you wish to achieve:
What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5661
I would just follow the instructions from this article to give your unused 4s to your spouse. Since you have already started using your 5s, you will still be receiving iMessages on that phone and will have no need to receive them on a device that has been replaced. Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
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it tells me it is already in use
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Bump.
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Thank you for your reply.
I am somewhat new to iOS and OS having grown up with DOS and Windows. I am not familiar with IMAP and iCloud and I am not even sure which types of servers my various emails use.
The problem I would anticipate with iCloud is that (I assume) it would limit my access to data (including mail) on the iCloud to when I happen to be logged onto the internet. I also assume(?) that large files (photos etc.) would require some time to download whenever I wish to access them from whichever device I happen to be using (I hope I am wrong about this).
I have kept my devices to 500gb - 1TB for OS and 32gb - 128gb for iOS but since I have pretty slow WiFi (shared with DirecTV Whole Home and Netflix streaming) it is my impression that iCloud might be quite limited due to data transfer times.
Perhaps a factor would be that I have 2 DSL lines and my main DSL line is connected to two wireless routers (to also provide WiFi in a metal building that blocks WiFi and Cellular signals)
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Keep my apple ID (gmail address)... CHANGE new icloud address?

I'm only starting a new discussion because everytime someone asks the same question I have, everyone starts providing answers to a DIFFERENT problem.
The backstory:
I have a longstanding apple ID. I like it; it has worked fine. I have an iPhone 4S. I was setting up iCloud on my son's iPhone 4S, when I noticed that "Notes" was an option for syncing with iCloud. I thought: that's nice, I'll turn that on for all of us, so our Notes can be saved to iCloud.
When I turned Notes on, a popup said that you could only sync Notes if you had a required icloud address, and it prompted me to create one. I thought I was creating one for my son. I added his name before the @icloud.com.
When I went to iCloud, it now says my apple ID is both my gmail address AND this icloud address I thought I was just creating for my son. I want it gone, or changed.
Here's what I have tried:
I went to "Manage my Apple ID" and removed the icloud address. No dice.
I deleted iCloud from the devices and put it back on. No go.
I would like a simple: yes/no answer:
Is it possible to change ONLY the icloud address associated with my (gmail) apple ID?

No. However, you could just not use it and create another more to your liking.

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I am about to change internet service providers and will be dropping two e-mail addresses that I use as Apple ID’s. One is used solely for iTunes and the other is used for iCloud, mail, calendars, etc. The second has two iCloud email address as aliases. I will be going to a new ISP and will establish an e-mail address from that ISP as a backup in case the iCloud addresses are not available.
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ICloud address

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