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iOS 5 data issues?

I recently upgraded my iPhone 4's software to iOS 5 (yay! ) For about a week, there was no problem. But today, I saw the weirdest thing happen:

I woke up to read a text from my carrier saying that my data plan has reached it's limit (500 MB). I rarely use that much anyway, so I went and checked my "Cellular Usage". I saw 700 MB used! o.o So I freaked out and called my carrier about it. Anyway, I was told my usage was around 130 MB right now, but they increased my data usage for this month "in case".

So I was wondering if any of you guys upgraded any of your Apple products to iOS 5 and have the same "data drainage" issue that I do.

I've been closing all my apps and I even turned off my cellular data just in case I Google'd this problem, and everyone's been saying iCloud is the culprit. Any tips on what else is causing this excessive data usage? I really don't want to see some sort of $100+ on my bill after this month.

November 1, 2011