Existing ATT customer - upgrade to iPhone without data?

I'm not sure what's stopping me from doing this, so I'd like to bounce it off of you guys. My friend is upgrading to a 3G and will sell me his 2.5G iPhone very cheap. I'm on a family plan for ATT and currently have a Razr.
I've popped my SIM card into his 2.5G phone and it works fine -- I can place and receive calls. Naturally, what worries me is the EDGE connection, as I don't have any kind of data plan.
If I continue to use the iPhone, I assume I'll get hit hard with charges for things like email/stocks/weather which will continuously use the EDGE network even when I don't want to. If there's someway to disable that, and just use wifi (I have it everywhere) that would be optimal. I don't mind losing visual voicemail or anything, it's just an opportunity that's tough to pass up since he'd be selling me such a nice upgrade for so cheap.
I've looked online and found an add-on called Services.app which will disable EDGE, but I'm not sure if this is effective or necessary. Can anyone shed some light on this situation?

I think I get the jist. My mom (who purchased the phone as a gift) said she was told that the extension will go on for my number however at the end of her original two-year agreement she will be able to take advantage of upgrading her phone while my upgrade is technically being triggered now (AND A **** OF AN UPGRADE AT THAT, if I do say so myself ;))
Merry Christmas everyone and thanks for the past and future help

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