How can i activate an iphone without  a sim card?

i need help my friend just gave me his iphone 4s since he upgraded to a 5s and i dont want to use it with a sevice i just want it to be like an ipod where i can listen to music and stuff but its telling me it wont activate till a sim card is installed and i tried connecting it to itunes but the same thing pops up i need to installa sim card i just need help to active it that's all

See if you can borrow the friend's SIM card. You do not have to have cellular service, but you do need a SIM card to activate the phone. After activation, you can remove the SIM, however do not update the iOS on the device unless you have access to another SIM.

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