Can I use the new @me.com address as a full feature mailbox?

When setting up iCloud in my iOS 5 iPhone 4, there is a new @me.com address created (Settings > iCloud > Account > Advanced > Mail

Is this new @me.com a full feature mailbox?

Solution 1:

Yes - iCloud includes full mail service - webmail, IMAP and iOS for free and not counting against your free 5 Gb of cloud storage quota.

http://www.apple.com/icloud/ mentions that iCloud is free with iOS 5. Enjoy!

Solution 2:

I've been using my mac.com and me.com address as my main address since iTools day (when the predecessor to Mac.com was free). Never had any reason to use anything else. I have gmail, but only use it for business emails mostly.

iCloud has a web interface for it, and the Mail.app on iDevices and Macs all use it for their main account. Works well most of the time, though there were a few hiccups tonight with the server authenticating my password. But that seems to have passed.