diff --git a/README b/README
index 9f8c9be3f9..7e57cac478 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ doesn't work for you.
 
 Do you want to run a tor server?
 
+  We're looking for people with reasonably reliable Internet connections,
+  that have at least 768kbit each way. Currently we don't use all of that,
+  but we want it available for burst traffic.
+
   First, copy torrc.sample to torrc (by default it's in
   /usr/local/etc/tor/), and edit the middle part. Create the
   DataDirectory, and make sure it's owned by whoever will be running