Icloud backup with shared email address

My wife & I each have Iphone 4 and are upgrading to Iphone 6 this week.  I just used Icloud to update my phone for the first time
and want to backup my wife's as well.  Can we do the using our current shared email address because we have diffieint phone numbers?

Yes, you can back up multiple devices to the same iCloud account. make sure the devices have distinct names to prevent any confusion when you use the back ups to set up the new phones.

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    <Email Edited By Host>

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    Re: Cant verify Apple ID
    created by kelly218 in iTunes Store - View the full discussion
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    does apple provide me with an email address?

    Yes if you set up an iCloud account
    http://www.apple.com/icloud/
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2623?viewlocale=en_US
    http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/

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