Why does my iPhone use excessive amounts of data?

My dad, step-mom, brother, and I are all on a 40gb data plan through AT&T. So that gives us each 10gb to use throughout our billing cycle each month. Over time my phone has gradually started to use more and more data. I was on a 2gb data plan when I had an android. After I got my iPhone i kept the same plan but a few months later I kept going over my data so I got a 4gb data plan. I then began to go over my 4gb data plan so I thought maybe it was just my iPhone. So I got a iPhone 5s.. It stayed below the 4gb plan until around 6 months ago. It went from 4gb to 6gb to 8gb over time and around January I was going over 10gb. February my phone was using 10gb in 2 weeks. This month it used 10gb in 12 days. I am on wifi at school so from 8:30-3:30 and I'm on wifi at home, I usually get there around 5:30 or 6. So, I contacted AT&T. They said I must me streaming videos and music constantl, but I'm not. I have turned off data to my apps. I have downloaded a data manager. I turned off my location services and the setting to automatically load videos. When I'm on wifi I turn my cellular data off. I kill my apps as soon as I'm done using them. I have even turned off setting for my apps and iCloud. I just don't know what else to do.

Hi terrymaclean,
If you are concerned about the amount of data your phone is using, here are some tips that can help reduce that:
iOS: About cellular data usage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4146
Cheers,
- Ari

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