Activating an iphone 6 without a sim card

Hello,
I bought a new unlocked iphone 6 yesterday from a US store.
I live in Israel, to activate my iphone I need to use a SIM card.
the question is if I can use a friends SIM just to activate the iphone and then work with it as an ipod touch?
and the other question is if it'll cause the friends iphone or account any trouble?
Thanks.

If the phone is unlocked, then it should be okay and should not cause a problem - try it and see.
However, why on earth would you not want to use a new iPhone as a phone and just an iPod? If you had just wanted an iPod, why not go out and buy an iPod and not a phone? Also, it would be best to go out and get your own sim card to active the phone instead.

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