IPhone 3GS as an iPod / please help

I have always used my iphone 3GS as an ipod touch and recently updated it and now it wants me to activate it and it won't work.  I am so sad...  I found where it suggest I put an active sim card in and that will activate it then I can remove the sim card and use it as an ipod but that doesn't work.   
Is there any way to restore my iphone or reload the new ios5 on it? 
any advice will help!  AtlKee! 

so sorry but I tried that, I put my friends SIM card who currently has an iphone 3GS with Att and it didnt' do anything.  It's almost like it's frozen. 
I am so very sad

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