Infinity HH3 wireless performance - worse than HH1...

Back in May we signed up for the 6 month free Infinity trial.
Whilst wireless speeds in the room in which the hub is placed are OK (approx 30-35mbps), speeds throughout the rest of the house are much lower. 
We have a TV with wireless connection on which we want to watch using iPlayer.  We have also tried the Wii and PS3.  iPlayer worked fine (on standard resolution - no chance on HD!) when we had the HH1, but with the HH3 we get buffering and interruptions even on low resolution.  Speedtest on a tablet next to the TV shows speeds of less than 1 up to about 8, yet even when the higher speeds are shown we still get occational buffering on low res.
The HH3 is in the same room that the HH1 used to be (albeit not identical positions due to cabling restrictions) - and unfortunately this is at the opposite end of the house to the living room and TV.
Is there anything that we can do to improve the wireless reception?  I'm thinking of channel settings or something to boost the signal.  I can't easily move the HH3 without having a lot of trailing wires, and am not willing to pay out for new devices.  I'm fairly technically competent, but am a novice in terms of WiFi.
We have a couple of months left on the free trial.  If we can't sort out something, then I think we'll be going back to the old service at a third of the price of Infinity.  At least we can then watch iPlayer again.
Thanks.

If you are paying for a fast connection, then to make full use of the speed, you are better using Ethernet cables or powerline adapters.
There is some wireless help here.
Wireless connection problems
and some alternatives here
Network connection problems and possible solutions
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

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