Ovi account, Nokia account, Discussions Account?

Are all these accounts different? And can I roll them into one?
Rather, is my discussions account != Nokia account?
Please point out if this is a repeated question.

Thanks mc13 for an excellent question and petrib for the correct answer!
We are already working on merging our Discussions accounts with the universal Nokia account (which is also used for most Ovi services). There's still a few loose ends here and there but we're making steady progress.
The migration itself should be fairly simple for every existing Discussions member, regardless of whether you already have a Nokia account or not.
If you don't already have a Nokia account, it might be handy to create one with the same username and password that you now use here. They don't have to be the same, but it just makes it easier for you to remember your passwords when the migration starts. If your current Discussions username is already taken by someone else for his Nokia account, don't worry, your Discussions alias will still remain the same.
After you've merged your accounts (and created a new Nokia account if
you didn't already have one), the biggest change is that you will start to log into these forums with your
Nokia account username and password. Your current Discussions identity ( = your future Nokia "nickname" or "alias" ) will remain the same and is the only personal detail that is displayed here.
If you already wish to create a Nokia account, please visit
http://account.nokia.com/
We'll post more info and full instructions for every possible account
combination once we're all set to go, hopefully still during September.
Message Edited by vandelay on 09-Sep-2009 08:29 PM
I wrote all my posts from 2005-2011 as an "Admin" for this community. I still work for Nokia as an external consultant, so my rank in all posts is now "Employee".

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kenak99709 is the Alias of the Discussions account that you are currently posting with.
If you had to have created a new account, you would not have been able to choose that Alias, as Discussions will only allow one member to have a unique Alias.
Either I am not understanding your dilemma, or possibly you have not explained the situation in full.
ali b

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I find it highly irritating that I am prohibited from deleting my Discussions account.
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Hi Rod!
Although you can't change the Alias of the account you are using, you can create a new Discussions Account, with an Alias that you prefer.
You cannot delete your present account. Just stop using it, after you have created a new one.
You can use all of the same info in the new account, Email address, User name, etc, just be sure to insert a new Alias of your choosing.
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