Can I insert a SIM card into the iPhone 4S and activate Verizon later?

I am currently on AT&T right now. My billing cycle ends on October 18th which is 4 days after I should get the new iPhone 4S. I am planning to switch to Verizon so I also know that if you don't activate your phone, verizon will not start the billing cycle (for up to 14 days, after that which if you still have not activated the phone, Verizon will charge you full retail price). So while I wait 4 days for my AT&T billing cycle to be over, can I just stick my AT&T sim card into the iPhone 4S and then use AT&T without having to activate on Verizon? (after 4 days I will activate on Verizon). thank you!

What, you can't afford to overlap your phone plans for 4 days?
You will NOT be able to buy a Verizon iPhone 4S and walk out without having it activated on the spot. In addition, you will NOT be able to put an AT&T SIM into a Verizon iPhone 4S. If they treat it like their other world phones, it will only take a SIM issued by Verizon and provisioned for International roaming.

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