Do you need service to use iMessage on iPhone 4S?

I've bought an iPhone 4S off a friend and it has a SIM card without service, so iMessage says "waiting for activation..."  So, you need service to use iMessage? I tried reinstalling iOS 6, nothing.

Activating iMessage on an iPhone requires sending an SMS. If your phone has no service, I don't see how you'd be able to do that.

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