Is Cellular Network Data Usage persisted to a new phone

I got my original 3GS on release day in 2009 as an upgrade to a 1G. In around September 2009 it developed a problem with the mute switch so I had it replaced at my local Apple Store.
A friend just asked me what my data usage is (as he is looking at his first smart phone contract and doesn't know how much data allowance to include) so I checked my stats on the 3GS.
It says at the bottom Last Reset: Never so my question is, when does Never begin?
My current 3GS was restored from the backup of my original 3GS when it was replaced and I'm nott 100% sure but I think that the original 3GS may have been restored from the 1G.
So, does my usage stat include only the current 3GS or does it include the original 3GS (and possibly 1G if I restored from it)?
Many thanks!

Texts don't count as part of your data usage. Apps like weather/maps/stocks/etc, email, internet, Youtube, iTunes store all count towards data usage.

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Hello All Who Read This!
I just bought an iPhone 5 on the 21st of March. I ate through 850 MB's in 12 days. I read up on the issue of data consumption looking for tips to conserve data. I did not know there was a problem.
This morning I found out that I was leaking data very little, but daily it accumulates. I am in Barcelona, Spain. I do not have a contract, I am on a prepaid Yoigo carrier.
I happened upon an article/blog by Robert Parks at snnyc.com "problems persist in ios 6.1.2.".
Although his situation did not relate to me, I tried a few tests on my own to see if I could stop the data leak without turning off my celular data and possibly push notifications, I think I found a solution that might help someone:
In ios 6.1.3 goto Settings/Mail, Contacts,Calenders and scroll down to Calendars and turn off " New Invitation Alerts" and also turn off "Shared Calendar Alerts".
My Cellular Network Data seems to be behaving. I only see a change in MB used when I open an ap that uses data.
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