Old iphone for wifi gaming now needs valid sim card on ios7?

Hi. I have an iphone 5 with a contract. Been using my old iphone 4 for a year on wifi without a contract for games. Updated 4 to ios7. Now it won't work without a valid sim. What to do?

Thanks Michael. Guess I'm stuck for now then. Can't use my iphone 5 sim (which is on the same carrier), as that's a nano sim and I don't have an adaptor, so have purchased one today. Unfortunately am out of town, so nobody I can borrow a sim from for now. Shame, as I've been happiy using my old phone for over a year to game on wifi without a problem. Wish I'd known this before attempting to upgrade the ios!
Stll, thanks very much for the quick reply - I'll follow the advice once the adaptor arrives.

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