Activating iOS 7 without a SIM Card.

Hey, my sister gave me her old iPhone 5 and took her SIM.
Since I'm using iPhone 4, the SIM card is not suitable for the iPhone 5, and needs to be resized.
Few minutes ago I finished updating the iPhone 5, and unfortunately I discovered I must have a SIM installed.
There is a way to activate the iOS without a SIM card just for the meanwhile?
Or I'm stuck till I fix this, cause I actually lost my SIM tray aswell and I need to buy a new one.
Please help.

No.  There is no way that you can activate a phone without a sim card.
Purchase a new sim card and tray and then you can activate the phone.

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