Inability to turn off data -- big problem

Well...it was great to be one of the first in Australia with an iPhone as I bought mine a week ago and then immediately left on a business trip. Roaming works fine, etc.
But...and it's a big but....not being able to turn off data is problematic. I have not used safari or mail once since landing -- yet I've still chalked up data use. The fact that the phone is doing something in the background...sending out data over Telstra...is a pain. Its not a lot of money...but global data roaming rates are expensive. I should be able to turn it off...
...or give me unlimited worldwide data....
Big shortcoming....

I have never tried this, but I question whether or not it will work. I read in an early review of the iPhone that one of the idiosyncrasies was that wifi would not work until the phone was activitated. Without the SIM card installed, the phone won't know that it is activitated -- so your plan to use wifi without the SIM card may not work.
Has anybody done this already with success?
Rick
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