Multiple Apple IDs on IOS 5

I just changed my country to Kenya with my South African street address and it seemed to work.

Cool, I just used a Niarobi address because I came from NZ one so didn't even think of using a SA address.

Sadly my NZ CC expired, well I closed the account, so I had to change to my SA card.
 
I found a really nice support article on the Apple site about multiple iTunes accounts. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895

One thing that has specifically bugged me is because the SO and I have a shared iTunes account for purchases I was under the impression it would be impossible to use iCloud because the data from our devices would get mixed (i.e. her photo stream would sync to my phone and vice versa). According to the article above it is possible to have a separate account for iCloud and a separate account for iTunes.

You can use different Apple IDs for iCloud and store purchases and still get all of the benefits of iCloud. Just follow these steps:

iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

When you first set up your iOS 5 device, enter the Apple ID you want to use with iCloud. If you skipped the setup assistant, sign in to Settings > iCloud and enter the Apple ID you’d like to use with iCloud.
In Settings > Store, sign in with the Apple ID you want to use for store purchases (including iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match). You may need to sign out first to change the Apple ID.

Mac:
Enter the Apple ID you want to use for iCloud in Apple () menu > System Preferences > iCloud.
Enter the Apple ID you want to use for store purchases (including iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match) in iTunes > iTunes Store

PC:
Enter the Apple ID you want to use for iCloud in Control Panel > Network > Internet > iCloud.
Enter the Apple ID you want to use for store purchases (including iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match) in iTunes > iTunes Store.

Note: You can switch the Apple ID you use for store purchases at any time. However, you can only change the account you use for any iTunes in the Cloud features once every 90 days. See this article for more information
 
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