Using iPhone 5S as an iPod

If I buy an unlocked iPhone 5S with an unactivated t-mobil SIM card installed from the apple store, will i be able to use this phone as an ipod right when i get it if i never activate the SIM card? or wont it work at all?

I bought an unlocked iPhone 5s (32 GB, unlocked, T-Mobile SIM installed at factory) from the online Apple store for my wife as a Christmas present (our first smartphone).  When she opens it on Christmas day, will she be able to use it out of the box as an iPod, or is there something she needs to do first?
We have a 4th gen iPod touch and wi-fi, so she's familiar with the basics.  I'm afraid T-Mobile and Apple Store will both be jammed up on Christmas and for days afterwards, so it'd be nice if she could just use it out of the box, without waiting to activate with T-Mobile.

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