It's not just a Maemo issue - it affects anyone who has had the misfortune to use a Nokia phone since MyNokia was launched.

I've not used Symbian or Maemo devices for months, but I still get unwelcome SMS, sometimes daily, to all the mobile numbers I used on those devices. They go to personal and work phones, and are intrusive and extremely annoying.

And, this is the real bugbear, not one of those messages has given any information on how to stop or unsubscribe the so-called "service".

I was under the impression that all direct marketing had to include this information?

One thing's for sure, this is turning out to be a real PR disaster for Nokia. The sheer arrogance of the "official" reply quoted in this thread just makes things worse. Are they that stupid that they cannot see their insistence on continuing this practice just makes anyone who has already abandoned their products more resolute than ever never to touch Nokia again? And to actively spread the word to discourage others from making the same mistake?

Looks to me like it's already happening and gone Global:

http://www.mobileinc.co.uk/2010/06/t...s-spam-fiasco/

http://davehall.com.au/blog/dave/201...nokia-sms-spam