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All of the latest Mists of Pandaria newsAuthenticators are back in stock, git 'em boys!
by Adam Holisky 
Apr 17th 2009 at 7:30PM
I sure do!
You following me camera guy?
For those of you who don't have an authenticator yet, you now can get one from the Blizzard Store. They are back in stock, hurry up and get them while you still can. The other option is to download it onto your iPod Touch or iPhone and enjoy your security that way.
Many users sent us this tip in over the last twenty-four hours, so be sure to order yours now if you want it!
Filed under: News items, Account Security
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
devolutionary Apr 18th 2009 1:15AM
US$20 shipping for a US$6.50 piece of plastic and circuitry. All because I live in New Zealand. I call shenanigans.
Xenus Apr 18th 2009 2:14PM
THEY ARE A BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY THESE THINGS SHOULD COME IN THE BOX!
Medros Apr 18th 2009 3:45AM
This one looks much cooler than the one I have, what looks like representations of the different titles, Starcraft, Warcraft, and Diablo. I definitely like it.
abnorml Apr 19th 2009 9:54AM
Thanks WoWinsider.com
With no IPhone etc I was waiting on these to become available again.
Exaudias Apr 18th 2009 6:46AM
So I quit WoW, do you think this would be good for whenever D3 comes out or should I not bother until years from now when D3 actually gets a release date?
Tharesar Apr 18th 2009 7:29AM
No authenticatore are in stock at the EU Blizzard store. :-(
Hwanin Apr 18th 2009 7:30AM
FYI: European Authenticator is already sold out.
vern Apr 18th 2009 7:33AM
Ordered one for myself and one for wife.
This Hardware one is actually better than the Iphone one, more reliable.
If some trouble happen when you patch your Iphone, the serial of the software authenticator will be lost and you got to call Blizzard.
With those Hardware Authenticators, there is no risk of losing the serial (well unless the thing is broken but that would really be your fault) .
The Iphone one is very susceptible to Iphone OS issues.
MechChef Apr 18th 2009 2:00PM
In.
Doctor Adorah Apr 18th 2009 12:38PM
I sure hope the button on these is better than some of the really old ones. I still have my Blizzcon Authenticator, but one of my buddies had his button break :(
Kornsaq Apr 18th 2009 1:50PM
This thing is deffinately a must have. I have been using it for about 6 months now. Its nice not having to worry about your account being hacked.
Tim gibson Apr 18th 2009 2:13PM
Gotta be a noob here, but What is it for?
Oesah Apr 18th 2009 9:37PM
Question: Do you need to convert to a Battle.net account to purchase this? It looked like you needed to.
Thoughts on how well the Battle.net accounts are doing now?
Panaçea Apr 19th 2009 3:15PM
You need a Battle.net account to purchase from the Blizzard store, but your WoW accounts do not need to be associated with the accounts just to buy one.
However, once you receive the authenticator, you must associate it with a Battle.net account in order to get the security and that means your WoW subscription will need to be associated to the same Battle.net account as well.
I have used a Battle.net account for a while now and personally haven't had any issues. The login problems that have been reported never affected me as I was not trying to log in during those times.
The extended maintenance when applying patch 3.1 was due in part to Blizzard clearing up Battle.net authentication issues (what was causing the problems earlier). No problems have occurred since 3.1 was applied, so hopefully it has been fully resolved.
Oesah Apr 19th 2009 3:17PM
Wow, thank you so much for the detailed explanation, Pana! I really appreciate it.