Zac, on the Android Beginners mailing list, has posted directions for using the G1/ADP1 with no sim at all. (This will also allow you to activate it over wifi.) It is not a sim-unlock - that you will have to find elsewhere.
Zac writes: I'll describe the exact steps that I used. Of course, use them at your own risk and don't blame me if something goes wrong.
1) Install the android sdk on a computer and setup a usb connection as described here.
2) Use the adb program from the sdk to launch a shell on the phone:
$ adb -d shell
$ $ su $ sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db sqlite> INSERT INTO system (name, value) VALUES ('device_provisioned', 1); sqlite> .quit #
$ adb shell $ am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings
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