Data charges when phone not used

Had problem with my Curve 8330. Roller ball stuck and phone froze. Was out of service until I got an exchange phone on Dec. 24. Didn't use the phone but was charged for data usage on Dec. 25. Replacement phone is the same in data usage charges. I'm older person so I have never used the web to surf but have been charged in excess of $197 for a month in data usage. Don't know how to watch tv, movie or listen to music. Why is this happening on days when I know I was not using the phone? I use the phone to text and sometimes check Facebook. My plan has 7 megabytes of data included but since I have had refurbished phones the data usage is skyrocketing.

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