Want an iphone, but without the service charge. Can I?

Ok. So I want to have all of the perks of having an iphone 4 without the At&t service price. I thought about getting an ipod touch 4th generation, but it is hardly like the iphone 4 because of its lack of quality. I was wondering if I could buy an iphone 4, use only wifi, and if I ever want to pay for the 3G from At&t I can put it on my bill. Can I do that?
Added this in here in responce to one answer/comment.
So I can't go buy an iphone 4 at bestbuy and use it for an itouch?
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if I ever want to pay for the 3G from At&t I can put it on my bill. Can I do that?
No. AT&T requires new all iphones on their network be under contract. You can purchase an iphone with no commitment pricing(no contract), but AT&T will still require the phone be under a post-paid agreement in order to activate it. In essence, buying an iphone the way you want to use it makes for an extremely expensive touch.

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