IOS 5.1 using cellular data with no apps open

Just upgraded iphone 4s to iOS 5.1.  Now when I am not connected to wifi, my cellular data usage is constant and rapid.  No apps are open, no data usage that I am aware of.  But when I check the cellular data usage, it goes up by about 1MB every minute.  Just the day before on iOS 5.0, no cellular data would be used with all apps closed.

Iphone 3GS. updated to iOS 6.0.1 Friday. Data usage until then about 300MB
Sunday Morning around 4am. Phone incredibly hot even though connected to charger and home Wifi network. Usage exceeds 3GB for month and extra 3.5GB. Total usage in 12 hours 6.5GB.
Sunday afternoon after receiving message from AT&T about excess data, turned off Cellular Data and 3G and limited to only Wifi.
Monday evening 2GB cellular data. Total data usage in 2 days 9GB????? W/T/F ???
Even when 3G and cellular data is turned OFF, 2GB used up?
Now, turned OFF Cellular data and Wifi and using it as a regular phone with texting and calling. Maybe will buy a regular phone and be done with all these useless charges. Someone should be held accountable here.
PO.

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