Can I activate an iphone or droid on verizon without a data plan?

My friend is offering me her old verizon iphone 4, and I'm wondering if I can activate it on my existing plan just as I could do with any other phone. That way I could just have a phone that is also anmp3 player.

Data plans are mandatory for smartphones.

Motorola and Verizon Wireless have partnered together to release the Xoom Tablet PC that runs on the Android operating system. You can use the Xoom over Verizon's network if you have a data plan with Verizon. You do not need a data plan or even a Verizon account, however, to use a Xoom. You can use your Xoom over Wi-Fi exclusively.

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