How to avoid Qwest required set-up (Score 2)

I joined the same Qwest deal, and found out you can point your browser at this address: https://admin.customlink.net/reg/reg.cgi?vpn=qwest internet.net that is correct, a https:// (secure) set-up your info there and enter your software code. Then when it tries to auto-launch your dial-up, cancel that and set-up your own DUN using the phone number the sign-up page gave you. in the login put cl/[e-mail] all other settings are automatic, IP, DNS etc. This circumvents the annoying installation of their proprietary version of Netscape. It also allows you to decide when you want to dial-up, not allowing their version to dial up when it damn well pleases. I quit Qwest the next day, however. Their upstream speed didn't even seem to be v.34. At 19200 I was getting poor latencies. The packet loss is low, but the latency blew. I usually make 33600 v.34 connections, and most of my upstream v.90 connects are at 26400. Qwest doesn't even manage their own ISPs, they contract to Concentric! This is directly contrary to what a tech told me. I asked, "does the dial-up have a direct connection to Qwest's nationwide OC48 system" the answer was yes, the truth is NO.