diff --git a/mirroring.php b/mirroring.php
index 73136fd0b..b0a10b52f 100644
--- a/mirroring.php
+++ b/mirroring.php
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ $minute = rand(0, 59);
  read and follow these instructions carefully. You should have the
  consent of your hosting company (if you aren't a hosting company
  yourself), and be prepared for some reasonably significant bandwidth
- usage. A reasonable estimate for an often visited mirror as of September
- 2006 is 12GB/day, based on access data from uk.php.net. The PHP website
+ usage. A reasonable estimate as of September 2006 is 2GB/day, which
+ can go up to 12GB/day for busy mirrors, like uk.php.net. The PHP website
  requires at least PHP 4.3.x, but PHP 5 is preferred. Set it up as an Apache
  module with the settings <a href="#settings">outlined below</a>, or in
  any other Apache connected way (CGI, FastCGI, etc), considering the requested