Negative Consequences of Mobile Phone Consumption: Everyday Irritations, Anxieties, and Amgibuities in the Experiences of Finnish Mobile Phone Consumers

This paper addresses irritations, anxieties and ambiguities of mobile phone consumption. First, an analytical approach for the study of mobile phones is outlined. Second, the methodology and data analysis procedures used are presented. Third, informants' experiences of irritations in mobile phone consumption are illustrated, followed by descriptions of anxiety, and finally experiences of ambiguity of control in mobile phone consumption are presented. In the discussion, the consequences of mobile phone consumption are viewed as products of particular local and contextual "ways of consuming" in the context of social space.