Two iPhones, two accounts?

How does the setup work with two iPhone families with only one computer? Is iTunes smart enough to only sync an iPhone with the correct account even it is connected and the accounts are switched? Or will it try to sync any iPhone to any account that happens to be open? It does this with iPods and it is really annoying, but it could be disastrous with iPhones. I don't want my wife's email accounts/contacts/music suddenly replacing mine on my iPhone just because she doesn't remove the phone before switching accounts.
Kurt

During the installation, it will ask you if you are activating more than one iPhone---if you are choosing a family plan from AT&T. [You are not choosing individual plans for each phone right?]
So after the first phone is activated, you plug in the second iPhone and then go thru the same process. [Adding a second line to the AT&T family plan]
Once the second phone is activated, you can choose not to sync your mail, music, photos etc. on the second iPhone
That is, your iPhone will act just like an iPod--have your family member log in to their Mac OS X account on the Mac and then sync their own music and stuff onto the iPhone.

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