New Apple ID using email addresses

I have an iPhone 4 synced to my iMac and an iTunes account. My wife got an iPad 2, and used my Apple ID to buy apps. Now with IOS5, Apple requires an email address for the account name. Since the upgrade on both devices, we can't use imessage or facetime between the phone and ipad since my email address is the account name. It's like sending a message to myself. When I changed the email address on the iPad, Apple thought I was changing my Apple ID.

I thought I was alone in this problem.  I have an iPhone 3GS and when I upgraded to the OS5 Apple wouldn't take my e-mail address.  In the process of trying to trouble shoot I inadvertently changed my Apple ID (which was not an e-mail address) and now I can't get my old ID back.  Apple is forcing me to use my e-mail account instead.
My guess is that this is all intentional, but since Apple hasn't come out and stated "we are now requiring you to change your old Apple ID to an e-mail account" it is frustrating and feels a bit underhanded.  Your note confirms that this is actually going on and not just me trying in vain to revive my old Apple ID.  Apple has also changed the password format, another thing they sort of just slipped in there.  Oh well.
jim

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