Jetpack Usage Spiking HELP

For unknown reasons my jetpack usage has totlay spiked even tho my usage has not. In fact if anything my usage has decreased. I do not watch videos or download anything on my laptop and I watch my device to see if any other computers are on there besides mine and there never are. The only things I do on my computer is check email and go to Facebook. My first month totaled 6.8 GB, then 5.12 GB (this month we had company and others were using the system also) , 5.9 GB, 6.4 GB. then last month 8 GB and now we are half way into my billing and already I am over 4.1 GB.
There is something wrong here and it needs to be fixed ASAP. Please HELP.

I'd have the same concerns that you do, muttandjeff. But I do agree with Kinquana's recommendation. My wife's line has seen a spike in usage as well, and it's not the result of one or two videos. Facebook's video settings have changed to where they can and do start running automatically as you scroll through your timeline (you may have noticed this). That feature can be disabled through your Facebook settings.
Also, I use my Usage Details feature at www.verizonwireless.com. It allows me to see the dates, times, and amounts of data being used on all 5 lines on my account, so that I can see what activities cause the most data usage.
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