ICloud sync and data usage

After upgrading my ATT iPhone 4 to iOS5, I thought I would try out iCloud. I read somewhere, that it only syncs when it is connected to a powersource, and maybe I read that wrong, but I interpret it to mean when I am connected to either a power outlet or my computer using the cable. In otherwords, it wouldn't sync while I was out and about, away from my wireless home network, using the 3G network.
Is this not correct?
Because 2 days ago I racked up 80 MB of my data plan (not iCloud storage) while I slept at home, where I have a wireless network. I found this out by getting a text warning from ATT the next day, that I was close to using up my alloted 200MB data usage. I checked out my account online, and sure enough the 80MB transferred in the middle of the night. I didn't notice the "documents and data" setting was turned on so it looks like my apps updated while my phone was in sleep mode. Is there anything else it could be? I have everything iCloud turned off now and wondering if there is something I should know about to avoid wasting my data usage?

elko wrote:
After upgrading my ATT iPhone 4 to iOS5, I thought I would try out iCloud. I read somewhere, that it only syncs when it is connected to a powersource, and maybe I read that wrong, but I interpret it to mean when I am connected to either a power outlet or my computer using the cable. In otherwords, it wouldn't sync while I was out and about, away from my wireless home network, using the 3G network.
Is this not correct?
Because 2 days ago I racked up 80 MB of my data plan (not iCloud storage) while I slept at home, where I have a wireless network. I found this out by getting a text warning from ATT the next day, that I was close to using up my alloted 200MB data usage. I checked out my account online, and sure enough the 80MB transferred in the middle of the night. I didn't notice the "documents and data" setting was turned on so it looks like my apps updated while my phone was in sleep mode. Is there anything else it could be? I have everything iCloud turned off now and wondering if there is something I should know about to avoid wasting my data usage?
I think possibly you are thinking about wireless sync of iTunes. That can be set to happen when you connect to a charger etc, but that is not the same thing as you are descrbing with iCloud.

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