imo you can do far better than godaddy. They are just way too big to really give a toss (again imo). Plus your probably stuck on a server sharing it with 100K of sites if not more.
I’m at that point where I have 4 domains and two hosting packages, with another domain on the horizon and another hosting package to come. I’m seriously looking at hooking up with either a semi-dedicated or a dedicated server.
The reason I’ve stuck with virtual for so long is that my skill set for unix boxes are pretty lame. Taking on a dedicated server actually scares me (can I say that without sound like a tool?).
Currently I’m hosting with http:http://www.gatorhost.com and they’ve been excellent. Always there 24/7 and contactable by live chat too. Even go so far a fixing a few php errors, altering my php.ini file and also adding mod_security patches to keep out hackers.
I’m pretty impressed with them really. Think I’m paying about $15 a month.
Cheers