Why is my old Apple ID showing for iCloud account after IOS7 update?

So, about a year ago I switched from a local internet service provider to Google Fiber. As such, my email account from the internet service provider was shut down, and I moved my email to a Gmail account.
I used to have my Apple ID set to [email protected], but just before switching to Google Fiber, I updated the Apple ID to [email protected]. I have been using the @gmail.com Apple ID for about a year now to purchase items in iTunes and backup my iPhone and iPad to iCloud. My previous purchases under @isp.com in iTunes were still there and available for download.
Last night, I updated to iOS 7 on my iPhone. I was never prompted to "restore" from a backup during the upgrade. When I finally got into the phone, all of my apps, photos, music, etc. were there. I went to run a backup on iCloud from the iPhone, and found the iCloud settings show my Apple ID to be @isp.com, instead of @gmail.com. With the new security features in iOS 7, I can't change the Apple ID (the field is grayed out), restore the device, or delete the exiting iCloud backup, without knowing the password for the old Apple ID of @isp.com, which I haven't used in over a year.
I have read several other posts about changing the Apple ID back to the old email address, then verifying that email in order to change the password to something new, but in my case, I don't have that option since the old email address has been shut down. I called Apple Support and they were baffled by this. After a half hour of troubleshooting, their only suggestion was to do a full "Erase All Content & Settings", and then set up the iPhone as a "new device", before trying to restore from the @gmail.com Apple ID. The problem here is that the option to "Erase" also feeds into the new security features for iOS 7, and requires the old password from when I was using my Apple ID as @isp.com.
I'm all about the increased security, but it seems this has essentially locked out a ton of users from getting to their own stuff, simply because at some point they changed their Apple ID.
It seems a number of people are having this problem, so if anyone finds a solution to this, please let me know.

Thanks mellaguy - makes me feel a little better knowing there are others out there experiencing the same problem!
A short time ago, iCloud mysteriously let me sign in using my current password from the @gmail.com Apple ID, which I had tried probably 30 times before. It's almost like iOS7 on my device suddenly connected with the iCloud servers, and obtained the most "current" information?
Apple Support told me earlier today that when I changed the Apple ID login from @isp.com to @gmail.com last year, I was simply updating an existing "account", and did not create a separate account. This was why all of my previous purchases under @isp.com were still available for download, etc. They said that despite the fact my old @isp.com Apple ID was showing after the iOS7 update, I should be able to enter the current password for the @gmail.com Apple ID. When that didn't work, I went to iCloud on my Mac and changed my password. Even after changing the password to something new, it still didn't work on my iPhone running on iOS7. Mysteriously, after 30+ attempts to login using the new password, it suddenly accepted it. It had literally denied my password repeatedly within 5 minutes before it accepted it, which is why I thought maybe it suddenly connected to the server and recognized the current login credentials for my account.
I'm not sure why it suddenly decided to let me sign in, but I've finally managed to disable the "Find my iPhone" feature long enough to change the iCloud Apple ID to @gmail.com and start a backup (still in progress).
The one thing I can't tell from the other threads I'm reading is if this is a widespread iOS7 issue on all devices, or if it is isolated to a particular device (or model). I'm hesitant to upgrade my iPad2 until I see more on this issue.

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