I’ve responded to one of your other posts about this issue, with pertinent information on how to improve your situation, if your version of “poor” aligns with what our Federal government considers “poor”.
If you qualify for lifeline you can get a free, modern smartphone with “regular” (not pre-paid) service at absolutely zero cost to yourself. Then you can take your Cricket payments and go buy a cheezeburger, or a WoW token, or whatever you like.
One last thing. Someone having a different opinion than you isn’t “white knighting,” they’re discussing, just like you. Unless, perhaps, you’re “black knighting,” therefore an opposing position could be called such a thing.
IMVHO Blizzard isn’t at fault here; their intentions with the authenticator change are good. I don’t have a horse in the race; I neither work for Blizz, nor do I play or pay for any of their games (at the moment). I’m simply quite familiar with WoW and Blizzard’s policies, and I like doing text-based customer and tech support. Call it a weird hobby.
At worst, I am a “neutral knight,” if you must dub me such. I argue on the side of logic and fact, nothing more, certainly not company names.
Good luck!