IPhone without data subscription possible?

I have an iPod Touch and would like to upgrade to iPhone 4. First of all to get camera and GPS. I don't use my cell phone a lot, and maybe I would move my number to the iPhone if I can find a plan with micro-SIM for calls only. For my use, data plans are way to expensive. I use the Touch on WiFi and that covers almost all my needs, hence the idea to forgo any data plan.
I know I would spend a lot for a "Touch with benefits", but I had a small lottery win and that would pay for the unlocked iPhone. On the other hand, to pay for data that I don't really need would cost even more over the term of the fixed contract.
But to make sure that I get what I expect, I have the following question:
If I buy an unlocked iPhone 4 and use it basically as a very expensive Touch with camera and GPS, are there any consequences? In other words, is there any feature that does not work or does not work 100% if there is no micro-SIM installed? Or if the cell phone subscription only allows for calls, not data?
I hope someone can help me.

As long as you buy the unlocked version from Apple...
You need a microSIM installed (or a cut down normal SIM) to activate it in iTunes, you can borrow one or get a free/cheap pay as you go one. You can then choose whether to leave it in or not.
As long as you are on WIFI, everything will work fine apart from Phone and SMS.
If you disconnect from wifi, Maps and GPS (and other online services) won't work as they only get your coordinates and upload them for parsing to google et al.

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Symptom
Some attributes of the following DataSources are not defined.
0HR_PY_1 DataSource:
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0HR_PY_PP_1 DataSource:
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0HR_PY_PP_2 DataSource:
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Other terms
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The SAP settings for the DataSources are incomplete.
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0HR_PY_PP_1 DataSource:
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0HR_PY_PP_2 DataSource:
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