Can anyone tell me is it normal to have had four I.P in four and a half years or i am i just unlucky with them

I had at one time thought once you settled on a I.P you had it forever.How green was i
number one was Freeserve cant remember why i came off that. 2 Whsmithnet i liked that,unfortunately they sold us down the river to Breath they couldn't cope. Customers were lucky to get on the net twice a week. They crashed within a couple of weeks.I myself lost over hundred pounds not knowing that 12 months after the cut off they were still taking my money. Even though i cancelled twice before they vanished. Others had to close accounts to stop them. Today i had an mail from Virgin to tell me that they are changing there phone number in February. I was one of the few that are outside that number. I have 2 choices.Change to Pay as you go or find another provider. The first is no good for me. So i now have to find another one .I am not a happy bunny

because it means i have to have find all the websites i have my number on and change it

I have been looking at some providers but there are to many. I found Waitrose.com One.tel and tiscali. Any comments on these sites anyone

Or can anyone direct me to an I.P that isn't going to sack me ;)I have got till the 14th? of next month but as payment are taken before that i need to find a reliable I.P by the end of the month. Any advice appreciated.
Celia