New number activation with data usage?

[jakinl]

I just activated a new number. I had cellular data turned off. How is it possible that my account shows that I have 5.29mb data usage? Is this default for all new users? 

[darlicious]

@Fred54  Ghost data during start up. It will eventually reset.

[Fred54]

I got the same thing, I activated my phone, data disabled, and had 5.xx Mb of data used already.

[jakinl]

it looks like the incorrect data corrected itself, thanks everyone!

[srlawren]

@Anonymous -- you around these days?  

[BEER]

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@jakinl wrote:

I just activated a new number. I had cellular data turned off. How is it possible that my account shows that I have 5.29mb data usage? Is this default for all new users? 

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Don't worry about it - it's an  insignificant amount.

[tsparkle21]

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@jakinl wrote:

I just activated a new number. I had cellular data turned off. How is it possible that my account shows that I have 5.29mb data usage? Is this default for all new users? 

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Based on past discussions, it seems that PM defaults certain data usage amount when you access data, which is around 5 mb but it reverses and corrects to the actual data usage. 

[totalUser]

Once i had -5 megs usage.

There is definitively something going on inn the background, good news is that it's very small whatever it is

I know that mms is not supposed to count against your data, but it does so they offset, i just assumed that was it

[Lemony_Snicket · Accepted solution]

It seems like after a renewal there's a slight bit of data usage also.  The reset isn't perfectly at zero.  New start up might have the same effect.