Do you need a contract to text on iPod touch with wifi?

No, you do not need a contract for a new iPod Touch. The contract that you see for the iphone (the iPod Touch with the phone, as some people cal it) on those Apple commercials is for the AT&T carrier that is exclusive to the iphone. You have to have a two-year contract from AT&T if you want the phone service on any new iphone.

This contract does not apply to the iPod Touch because the iPod Touch does not have a phone built into it.