I’ve been switching out some of my domains to NameCheap recently. I was struggling with two of my former hosting companies and decided that the best advice was really to separate all hosting from all domains.
You can point the domains anywhere you want when you do this; and you can escape from a lousy hoster if you discover problems. Normally the process is pretty quick. In fact, I’ve noted that most domains can be switched within 24-48 hours. Just enough time to keep you out of trouble if your host turns out to be the host-from-hell.
Now, if I can just find a domain name reseller…