Wireless internet..​.help!

okay, so go easy on me, i am totally new to the black berry thing.  i got a curve 8300 when someone was too lazy to fix their cracked plastic screen.  i hate my old phone, so, i took this one.  i haven't switch any of my features over with at and t, as i don't really intend on using the phone much to surf the net or get emails or anything (scandalous, i know).  but what i was wondering was about wireless connectivity.  when my little green led light on the front flashes, does that mean that i am connect to a wireless internet connection as i if i were a computer?  does that mean it does not charge me for data usuage out of my monthly bill?  or does it mean that i still do get charged? 
also, when i am making calls or sending messages, the little arrows in the corner of the screen show up that look like it's transferring data.  is it?  i really do want the phone just to make calls and send texts like any other phone, but i want to know now if it is charging me for data for some reason during voice calls.   
thanks guys, i am new to this blackberry mania!  

the backnforth diagonal arrows up over the signal strength is communication... whether its data or voice. If you have EDGE or 1X up there as well it means you have data (must be capital)
charges for using the internet all depends on what plan you purchased... best to talk to your carrier about that info

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