Multiple iphones on one computer.........is it possible?

this may be a silly question but its one im having trouble finding any kind of answer for anywhere on the apple websites!
i have an iphone 3gs and my other half is also going to be getting one pretty soon, but the dilema is that we will be using it on the same computer, will we be able to do this? i know you cant use your iphone between other computers but dont know what the precedence is for multiples!
any help would be greatly appreciated!
thanks!

Yes, you can sync multiple phones to one computer. If the phones are to have different content (e.g., calendar and contacts) the easiest way to do this is to have separate logins for each user on the computer.

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I have verified that the settings show correctly for both phones in iTunes, yet when I sync a phone it puts all contacts and all email accounts onto that phone. This is rather annoying as I don't want or need the info from my wife's phone and she doesn't want or need the info from mine...lol.
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click here for information.
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