Can you use an unactivated iPhone an an iPod?

My dad wants to get an iPod but iPhone's are cheaper. Can he buy a new iphone and then use it as an iPod without activating it?

Since when is an iPhone cheaper than an iPod?

Ipod has always been cheaper.

I'm pretty sure you can… I've always thought of iPods as I phones but without the 'phone' part. I think iPods are cheaper…

IPod is cheaper… Don't mistake the prices you see from Cell carriers as a purchase price - it's not. That is just the up front price with 2 years of cell service. The actual cost is much more.
Notice below… A 16 GB iPhone C is $549. A 16 GB iPod touch is $199

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