iOS 7 using up cellular data instead of available wifi?

I'm noticing a large increase in my cellular data usage with iOS 7.

I closely monitor my data usage because my family plan shares 6GB with 3 iPhones.

Normally we only use about 5GB of data a month but this month I'm on pace to use 8GB.

I'm trying to monitor my cellular usage within the settings app of iOS 7 and it seems that Safari and Tweetbot the apps I probably use the most are using a great deal of cellular data even though I haven't changed my usage that much. I do use the apps while on Cellular but according to the tracking I've used over 300mb of data in just a couple days with only those two apps.

The only way is to give possibility to restore os6 until os7 will be better than just another samsung or any other same toy.

You may have experienced the known situation where the phone will NOT use WiFi when it goes into "sleep" mode. Not sure. Check out this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2450738?start=2040&tstart=0 137 pages of detailed discussion on data usage. It's complicated!! Good luck.

Yes, I had this exact problem. I was at home, on wifi, and even though settings | iTunes & App Store | Use Cellular Data was off, it still downloaded several albums I'd requested from match over cellular data. Then, overnight, I start getting warnings from AT&T that I'm using (then, later, exceeding) my data allotment. I confirmed it was the music app the next morning in Settings | Cellular, and turned off Music in that menu.

I then called AT&T and growsed about it, and they agreed to credit my account, but I hope this gets fixed (if it hasn't already... I haven't tried to reproduce on 7.0.2).

I've noticed increased data use in iOS7, as well. My data use and daily activities have not changed and I'm primarily on WiFi; however, I've used almost 2gb of data in 10 days!

There is something wrong with iOS7.

Last night I reset my cellular statistic. My phone has since been on WiFi; however, my phone this morning has used 626KB of cellular data. Since I've been in WiFi all night/morning, I don't understand why any cellular data was used.

Exchange 410kb

Voicemail 121kb

Push notifications 88.3kb

DNS Services 7.4kb

Total 626kb overnight while on WiFi.

My data usage for the month - just 10 days in is nearly 2gb!

Something is wrong with ios7.

I just found this article, it might help?

http://www.besttechie.com/2013/10/06/new-ios-7-feature-cause-data-usage-to-spike -heres-how-to-fix-it/

Hmm have you ever turned off cellular data when not using it?

Turned off background app refresh?

Turned off specific apps from using cellular data?

There is something Definitely wrong with iOS 7 regarding DATA USAGE being logged to wireless carrier in for WIFI instead.

I read all the previous replies and same issue.

I rarely use my mac to sync....its all wifi sync for the last 2 years....never had this issue before... and i know it began with iOS7.... here is why....

My iPhone was at home when I updated to iOS7 connected to wifi...but it logged Data Usage to Rogers Wireless (700MB approx)...data will never do an update over 50mb in app store (it gives the warning to use wifi) I play a lot of games and pay for them so I always update through App Store. 2 weeks later, simposons halloween update (650mb)...at home, using wifi.

Rogers told me there was 700+mb data usage on the day of update and 650+mb data on oct 1.st (tapped out).

Went over my 6GB plan and paid the fees.

This has never happened before...It must come to apples attention by now...

I have the same problem, but with email application. Download 5,8GB through cellular data. I can see this in Settings->Cellular data, data consumption.

When I shutoff cellular data and activate wifi connection, download stop. If I activate cellular data the download start again.

The mail usage in the Settings->General->Usage tab is only 583 Mb

I don't understand what's happen.

I just had an experience similar too this. Got a warning from Verizon that my wife's brand new 5c (iOS 7) racked up 1.4GB of cellular data in 2-3 days! I looked at Settings>Cellular>Use Cellular Data For: and saw that Mail app was the culprit. This is a Google account with almost no activity I just set up on her phone. What could be causing this? I looked at the detailed activity on Verizons web site and saw this:

Data usage:

12:15 AM 243.09MB

6:15 PM 186.98MB

...over and over like clock work. Same times of day but different data amounts. Even if Mail was udating in the background why would it be such large amounts and exactly at the same times of day? She has not even used email.

My new 5s on the same account with a Google and Exchange Mail account has not done this. Anybody have any ideas??

Hi. I have 5 GB of data and have never gone over in 2 years. Now I am very close with 10 days to go. I have turned everything off as I checked the support community first and now I have a phone that can text and call. My son and I both have a 4s, and both have the same problem, even though we have different providers. Data seems to be used even when I am asleep, up to 240 mb per night. I do not backup on the cloud. Because it is happening with different providers I am convinced it is an IOS 7 issue. Will there be a fix?

In settings on your wife's iPhone, you can control which apps are allowed use data. You can also turn of data here is how:

1. Open Settings.

2. Click on "Cellular". After you click on this there should be a option to turn off cellular data. DO NOT CLICK ON IT YET.

3. Scroll down to "Use Cellular Data For" and click on each individual thing YOU DO NOT want use cellular data for. If it is GREEN that means that that app IS ENABLED to use cellular data. If it is WHITE OR GREY YOU MAY NOT USE IT for cellular data.

4. Now scroll back to the top and turn off your cellular data. Then hit the arrow button at the top and scroll to "bluetooth" and disable this option. Now go back to the main screen and enable your wifi this allow to use wifi over your cellular network at anytime but make sure you disable cellular and bluetooth capabilities. This should work with; VERIZON and AT&T.

I spent over an our on the phone with Verizon last night, spoke to several people then was transferred to an Apple rep, then transferred back to Verizon. I have the same issue on my ipad and my wife's new iPhone 5c. Verizon and Apple both acted like they have never heard of this issue before and the only advice was to turn off cell data. I understand that this is a solution to the problem but such a pain to do this every time I connect to wifi. This shouldn't be necessary. It should just default to wifi and stay on wifi when in range.

Wishing I would have bought my wife the S4 instead.

Well Folks, I'm no iOS7 expert, but if you go to ATT or verizon users sites, you will see that this problem has been happening for MUCH longer than iOS7 has been in existence....on my wife's 5c running iOS7, she is always on WIFI and at 1:53 AM every night for the past 7 nights, her phone DLd several hundred KB every night. The WiFi is fine, we use it 24/7 she has never even USED safari, browsing, etc..... The ATT threads say that this time of night ATT DLs its own data from the phone, and several ppl seem to think it is using cellular data because the phone hibernated. ATT's answer ? oh there must be something wrong with your WiFi.

yes its true you can turn off cellular every night, or try to figure out which apps are running up your phone bill ? but why should you have to do this if the phone went to bed on a WiFi network ?

this makes zero sense. incidentally, the ATT threads say that verizon had the problem and fixed it.

I dont know about this one. .. would appreciate any information anyone has....