Using an N95 and SIP without a SIM card

Hello All,
I recently upgraded to a N95 (S/W V20.0.016). As soon as I got the phone I configured it to use SIP through my home wireless point to my asterisk server. All worked well with the phone auto-connecting to my wireless network, registering with asterisk and making and receiveing calls.
Then (after a botched change to my plan) my carrier deregistered the SIM card. The phone complained about "No SIM registration" which was fair enough, but I noticed all the menu options about making an Internet call had disapeared. When I check the SIP status the phone claims it's registered, but the menu no longer allows you to make an Internet call - is this a bug or expected behaviour?
I also note if you take the SIM out the phone asks if you want to continue in Offline mode. If you say yes, then again there are no options to allow an Internet call.
I can see several cases where you may not have mobile coverage but can get to a wifi access point where I would like to be able to make a SIP based call, but the phone doesn't allow it.
Bug or feature?
Thanks,
John

Perhaps, try and see...like I said, you cannot restore or update software without a sim card present in the iphone. Since it appears that this iphone was last activated on the AT&T network, your Cingular sim "may" work...no guarantees that it will. If it doesn't, you'll have to get one from an AT&T store, again, it need not be activated...just has to be valid.

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