Two users on one iCloud account?

We are atwo iPhone household (currently both are 3Gs), one for me and one for mywife. We share an iTunes account and MobileMe account so both phones have access to the same music (iTunes) and the same Calendar (MobileMe). When we convert to iCloud should we use the same iCloud account? What are the benefits of us each having our own account vs. using the same one? If we use separate accounts, can we both still access and sync the same music from iTunes? Will we be able to continue to share calendars?
Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Welcome to the Apple community.
If you mean a single MobileMe account, with two people sharing it, then yes they both need to start using iCloud at the same time.
If however you mean two people using a family MobileMe account, then no, they can migrate at different times.

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I am really confused at how to set our iPhones up.
My wife and I each have an iPhone 5.
We have one iCloud account because we share our calendar and contacts.
I did get her her own iCloud account to add some calendar events I don't need to sync.
That is working all well and good.
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About Siri, it must know who you are. To do that, go to: Settings>>General>>Siri>> My Information. There, you can select your own information, like name, phone number, home address, office address and so on.
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1o: Set with iCloud: Settings>>iCloud, there you can set if you want to sync with;
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