Using 3g as touch, can't sync (water damage)

Hello,
I have an old iPhone 3g that I have been letting my kid use as a touch since upgrading to the 4s.  He dropped it in the toilet.  I put it in rice and let it dry for a week.  I was able to restore it using iTunes.  It now will charge and iTunes does recognize that the iPhone is plugged in when I try to sync.  However, it gives me an error message saying that something is either wrong with the phone or it is inactive, so it won't sync.  I don't want to activate it, he just uses it for games and music.   I have been using an old sim card to try to connect.  Any ideas?
Thanks!

The status of the SIM card don't even enter into it (sorry, bad monty python reference).  It just needs to have a SIM in there to complete the activation process and set up the device in iTunes for syncing and backups.
If, with the SIM in there, it still has issues, than it may be a result of the water damage, but any old SIM should allow for activation.

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