Surprise upgrading Debian packages!

[nuno romano <nuno_romano@yahoo.com>]

I have a background with several Linux
distributions,and when I want to upgrade
one package,I download the source package
(or binary,if compatible) through a web
browser html/ftp interface in a mirror.
I see all packages listed and I pick what 
I want.Now,I have Debian and when I want
to download in a Debian mirror I see 3
files Packages.gz(MD5SUMS),Release,
Release.gpg.
So,the only way to download packages is
through apt-get?Or is there one way of
downloading packages using a standard
web browser?

               Thanks.

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