How to activate your iPhone without a SIM card, using iTunes
For this method, you need the following things:

A tool to remove the SIM tray
A computer with iTunes installed on it
An iPhone unlocking service, if your phone is not yet unlocked
These are the steps you need to follow:

Step 1: Make sure your iTunes is up-to-date. If you don’t have it installed on your PC, download it from Apple’s website

Step 2: Connect the iPhone to your PC

Step 3: Shortly after this, iTunes will display an onscreen prompt, with all the steps you need to follow, as well as some details you need to fill in, in order to activate your iPhone without a SIM card.

Step 4: After a few minutes of going through the procedure, the process will be ready. Connect your iPhone to a Wi-Fi network and use it just like an iPod touch or iPad.

Also, you could activate your phone with a borrowed SIM card. Just ask one from one of your friends and insert it into your phone.

https://www.unlockunit.com/blog/activate-iphone-without-sim-card

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